Push technology has come to shove, and this is the book/CD-ROM that shows how to implement all of the major Push servers and clients on the market. It encompasses Push solutions for Microsoft and Netscape browsers, and highlights both Microsoft's CDF (Channel Definition Format) and Netscape's NetCaster. You'll learn how to install and configure BackWeb, Castanet, PointCast, and other webcasting tools that allow you to deliver scheduled update information across the Web.
The funny thing about "old" books reviewed today is how much we were enthousiast we were about emerging technologies taht are now long forgotten. We have here a bunch of them. In fact, the book is all about it. All the technologies related here are now replaced by HTML5 and JavaScript, an unthinkable scenario at that time, even with JavaScript already sitting around... Ma note de lecture en Français ici