Push Technology
Push Technology :
(ICT) (GEN) A process that allows a user to obtain automatic delivery of specified information from the Internet to the user's computer for example, stock market quotes, weather forecasts, and sports scores. Software that automates the delivery of information to users too relates to Push Technology. In contrast, the Web is a "pull" environment that requires a user to seek information. In a "push" environment, information is sent to a person proactively, through a Web browser, email, or even voice mail or a pager. In business, push technology can be used for the conveyance of time-sensitive information, like changes in commodity pricing or the introduction of promotional programs to a sales force. Enterprises can employ push technology to communicate externally with their clients or internally with their employees over a network
