Google won't run all the Wave servers

[anon]

In a recent story about how Google creatively destroys markets, I said that only Google will run the servers for Wave, its re-think of e-mail. I was wrong about that, as Google reps took pains to tell me. I want to set the record straight. What Google is doing with the Wave communications architecture is important enough that it merits its own story, not just a strikeout in the original.

Google has said it will "federate" Wave. That means it will make it possible for anyone to operate their own Wave server and have it communicate with other Wave servers. This is just how e-mail works today: Anyone can run an e-mail server that can send messages to and receive messages from any other e-mail system. The Internet routes messages from server to server.

In contrast, only Google runs the Gmail servers.

Google won't run all the Wave servers | Webware - CNET (http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10252579-2.html)

[slikrapid]

at Google presentation these things were explicitly mentioned - looks like cnet people didn't pay attention :rolleyes:

[SomeGuy]

at Google presentation these things were explicitly mentioned - looks like cnet people didn't pay attention :rolleyes:

The google presentation you are referring to is here

Google Wave Preview (http://wave.google.com/)

Just for those, like me, that never have seen it :)

[slikrapid]

well, the presentation was posted here a few days ago:

Google Wave Developer Preview at Google I/O 2009


http://www.sb-innovation.de/f71/google-wave-upcoming-12387/

[nishant]

I read a summary of wave but not sure exactly how it'll work. How is it different from email/current picture/video sharing networks?

[anon]

Everyone will be able to run their Wave, and people will be able to work on documents together, etc. If you want to have a sneak peek:

About Google Wave (http://wave.google.com/help/wave/about.html)