Google launches Web Accelerator

Randy · 05-04-2005, 03:56 PM

On May 3, 2005, Google launched a downloadable web accelerator know as Google Web Accelerator. Currently, it supports Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer. It speeds up webbrowsing through the use of a local proxy server. This server sends request's to Google's Web Accelerator servers to help get a faster response. The data between the local proxy and the accelerator servers is compressed to increase transfer times. The Google Web Accelerator also uses caching and prefetching. Currently, The Google Web Accelerator is only for North America and Europe.

Google Web Accelarator

intelliot · 05-04-2005, 08:52 PM

Who else but Google has enough fast serves for something like this?

aristox · 05-05-2005, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by intelliot

Who else but Google has enough fast serves for something like this?

you can say that again. try 250,000 servers used by google according to this article:

http://www.fortune.com/fortune/techn...0065-1,00.html

darrenstraight · 05-05-2005, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by aristox

Quote:

Originally Posted by intelliot

Who else but Google has enough fast serves for something like this?

you can say that again. try 250,000 servers used by google according to this article:

http://www.fortune.com/fortune/techn...0065-1,00.html

I was reading this the other day is was quite interesting, well worth a read.

woodiah · 05-06-2005, 07:59 AM

Just FYI - use your own judgement.
Inside Google

Laurent Van Winckel · 05-06-2005, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by woodiah

Just FYI - use your own judgement.
Inside Google

Oh-My-God. That's why I was in another account when I tried to view my stats on Netbux. Amazing article!!

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Randy Google Guru Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,133 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Google launches Web Accelerator On May 3, 2005, Google launched a downloadable web accelerator know as Google Web Accelerator. Currently, it supports Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer. It speeds up webbrowsing through the use of a local proxy server. This server sends request's to Google's Web Accelerator servers to help get a faster response. The data between the local proxy and the accelerator servers is compressed to increase transfer times. The Google Web Accelerator also uses caching and prefetching. Currently, The Google Web Accelerator is only for North America and Europe. Google Web Accelarator

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