Knowledge Management Research & Practice

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Using peer-to-peer technology for collaborative knowledge management: concepts, frameworks and research issues

Saurabh Gupta and Robert Bostrom

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Table 1. C/S compared to P2P in the KM process

Activities technology Creation (KC) Storage (KS) Retrieving/transferring (KT) Application (KA)
Client/ServerOn Client (Creator)On ServerOn ServerOn Client (Receiver)
 Creator transfers data to serverReceiver fetches data from server
Peer-to-PeerOn Client (Creator)Once initiated, the system transfers data between clientsOn Client (Receiver)
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