"Apple Computer has published updated source code to its
Rendezvous network-configuration technology for use in Windows,
Linux, Unix and Java applications.
"The move is designed to entice developers to use the code to
incorporate the 'zero configuration' technology into their own
applications. The software allows network devices to automatically
connect to other components of a network and to communicate what
features they have to offer. The technology competes with the
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) technology that Microsoft has
developed..."