People Near Me

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The People Nearby tile attached to the Windows Sidebar (top) and its tile flyout (bottom) as seen in Windows "Longhorn" build 4074.

People Near Me (formerly People Nearby) is a peer-to-peer networking component included in the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system that allows users to discover and collaborate with other users connected to the same subnet.

History

People Nearby

A precursor to People Near Me was included in the Windows "Longhorn" operating system as a feature known as People Nearby. The People Nearby feature was available within a tile on the Windows Sidebar[1] and allowed users to discover and collaborate with other users connected to the same local subnet. People Nearby functionality was demonstrated during the Professional Developers Conference of 2003 by Hillel Cooperman and Craig Beilinson where it was used to start a presentation and share data across PCs.[2]

Discovery and collaboration enabled by People Nearby was a part of Microsoft's mobile platform strategy as revealed during the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) of 2004.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Chris123NT. (October 22, 2004). "Windows 'Longhorn' 4074 Tweak Guide"
  2. ↑ Microsoft. (October 27, 2003). "Bill Gates' Web Site - Speech Transcript, Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2003"
  3. ↑ Fish, Darrin (2004). "Windows For Mobile PCs And Tablet PCs - CY04"
  4. ↑ Suokko, Matti (2004). "Windows For Mobile PCs and Tablet PCs - CY05 And Beyond"
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