Rendezvous for Windows

Apple has released a preview of its , which allows applications/devices to automatically and transparently discover other nodes on a network. "This preview release includes full link-local support, allowing Windows machines to discover advertised HTTP and FTP servers using Internet Explorer. It also includes a printer setup wizard which allows Windows machines to print to Rendezvous networked printers, including USB shared printers connected to the AirPort Extreme and AirPort Express Base Stations. With the included Rendezvous SDK, Windows and Java developers can begin the process of adding Rendezvous service discovery to their applications." Versions are also available for Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD as well as Java clients.

by MacNN Staff