History of Computers - Push Technology

by Nataly Torres

Introduction

Push Technology is a form of communication that facilitates accessing content from the internet, eliminating the need

Overview

Push Technology came about in 1996 PointCast introduced it as a client software. It became popular in the early when it was used by RIM and soon after by Microsoft. It was mainly used in Blackberrys to sync mail, calendars, and facilitate surfing the web. Push technology is a form of internet communication in which a server gathers data from websites and that server communicates with phones and other devices, letting them know when new content is available. These websites or apps have been granted access by the user to send them "push notifications". One of the advantages of push technology is that it helps increase the battery life of phones and other devices. Rather than check individual serves for new notifications or content, phones only check one server at timed intervals or the server send a signal to the device to let it know new content is available.

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Significance

The advances and uses of Push Technology have increased the efficiency of phones, notebooks, and other electronic devices as well as their battery life. It also eliminates the need to sync your devices and check individual websites or apps to check if you have received a new e-mail or if an event has been added to a calendar, facilitating many areas such as the workplace. Push advertising is a new concept that is growing because which allows companies to send users advertisement along with their content.

Links

http://kellabyte.com/2011/02/13/push-the-history-experience-cost-and-future/

http://www.library.ca.gov/CRB/97/notes/v4n6.pdf

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/blackberry.htm

References

http://cometdaily.com/2011/07/06/push-technology-comet-and-websockets-10-years-of-history-from-lightstreamers-perspective/