March 22, 2006 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Internet statistics provider Ipwalk (ipwalk.com) announced on Wednesday it has launched the beta version of its free uptime monitoring service, GIGRIB. The service uses a global, distributed network of clients to provide reliable uptime monitoring of sites selected by its community of users.
Similar to SETI@home and other distributed technologies like BitTorrent, GIGRIB relies on its community of users sharing a small part of their bandwidth and CPU to contribute to a greater whole. In return, GIGRIB users can check uptime statistics for any site on the Internet for free.
GIGRIB hopes to provide uptime statistics for all the Web hosting companies and Internet service providers in the world on a server and network level, allowing future discussions about company uptimes to be solidified by public facts rather then speculation.
Installing the GIGRIB client on a computer enables the user to become part of the global GIGRIB network of distributed clients that are used to monitor sites selected by its users. Sites are checked from multiple locations, providing very accurate information. As more users download the monitoring service, GIGRIB will become more powerful, enabling it to collect and distribute more uptime data.
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