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Webcasting
Web publishers can now broadcast content to their users on a regular schedule with new "push" and "pull" technologies that are collectively referred to as Webcasting. Users benefit by having the information that is most important to them automatically delivered directly to their desktop without having to go look for it, and also by being notified when the information has been updated. Web publishers benefit through improved feedback from increased exposure, more interactive relationships with their users, and a better understanding of their user base.
Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.0 supports these new open, standards-based technologies as an "information receiver" client. Web sites can broadcast their content to an information receiver such as Internet Explorer by turning their Web site into an Active Channel. This article describes Active Channels and provides a sample that illustrates how to create one. Consult the CDF Reference for Active Channels for detailed descriptions of the CDF file elements and attributes. Further information on Webcasting is available on Microsoft's Web site, located at http://www.microsoft.com/ie/ie40/press/push.htm.
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