Check out Vuzes Graphical Interface
Posted on: September 30, 2009Azureus (now called Vuze) is a BitTorrent application developed to transfer large amount of data online. It uses P2P technology or BitTorrent protocol to enable the sharing of data. The application implements the protocol (set of rules) to establish connection between the peers and allows data to be shared among the peers. BitTorrent has made the sharing of files very simple and resolved the scalability issues that were present in the traditional method of data transfer.
Azureus is an application written in Java and therefore can run on different operating systems. It is a cross platform software application. This software was launched in 2003 under GNU license and is free software. Now, it carries a more restricted license under Vuze platform that uses Azureus engine.
Vuze has a very innovative graphical user interface. It provides options to browse torrents from the Vuze network; chat facility is embedded within the application and also allows sharing of torrents with friends. All the regular features are still available, but they are hidden. To reap all the benefits of the Vuze network, registration with the network is mandatory. Once you discover and understand the functionalities, you can easily configure Azureus to suit your requirements.
This software was launched to experiment with widget tool from Eclipse, but became one of the most famous BitTorrent clients. Some of the unique features supported by Azureus are
- Sharing of torrents between friends.
- This application allows the user to download high quality content and original content from the Vuze network.
- Chat facility has been incorporated that allows friends share and communicate.
- Content can be searched on the Vuze network
- Provides facility to the users to leave comments and ratings for the files they download.
- Media files can be directly exported to portable devices.
In addition, the application provides some cross interface features like
- Utilizes Azureus DHT (Distributed Database) to track peers when tracker is offline or unavailable.
- Statistics of download/upload and peer information.
- Proxy support.
- Protocol encryption to avoid bandwidth throttle by the ISPs.
- Superseeding capability and multiple user interfaces.
- Supports magnetic URI, peer exchange and many more features present in other BitTorrent applications.
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