Push Technology Timeline

Commercial and MITRE/Gov't Work

March 1996

• Pointcast Client Released

June - November 1996

• IFusion ArrIve
• Lanacom Headliner Client
• Backweb Client
• MBN Proposal Completed
• Marimba Castanet Client
• Pointcast IServer
• and many others...

December 1996

• CDA Finalized

January 1997

• MBN Pilot Test Begins

February 1997

• Gov't Apps Pursued

March 1997

• Microsoft Draft CDF Released

April 1997

• IFusion RIP
• ActiveDesktop Preview

May 1997

• NetCaster Preview
• Weather App Started
• Netscape Proposes MCF for Push

June 1997

• Freeloader Evicted
• Wayfarer Buys Torso

July 1997

• Backweb Buys Headliner

August 1997

• OSD Introduced
• Army App Started
• ACC Started

September 1997

• Initial CDA Completed

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