Software update: Shareaza 1.9 beta

Bolk draws our attention to a new version of the P2P client Shareaza. This program uses four networks (Gnutella, Gnutella2, BitTorrent and eDonkey2000) to share files with other users. Version 1.9 is the first public beta and comes without a changelog. However, the following information is available:

The next major version of Shareaza is here — almost. As promised, the Shareaza 1.9 public beta is available now. The mysterious two new networks were in fact eDonkey2000, known for its efficient sharing and large file selection, and BitTorrent, known for fast access to very new files. These are now available in addition to Shareaza’s premiere Gnutella2 network and the legacy Gnutella1 network, giving you four P2P systems at your fingertips.

These new network haven’t just been tacked on — Shareaza has been redesigned as a true universal P2P client, able to take full advantage of all the resources available to it. When downloading a file, it can be swarmed from all connected networks simultaneously, automatically selecting the best fragmentation and partial verification schemes! The new upload system is extremely powerful, supporting complex user-defined queues to optimize sharing the most important files first.