Push technology is a great idea, but it can prove troublesome to users who connect to the Internet using analog phone lines and modems. After installation of push components, many users find that their computers have become possessed by slowness demons. The push technology makes calls to users' Internet providers automatically, and users who are trying to push a brief out of the system while the computer is downloading the latest sugar beet futures prices may find themselves growing quite frustrated. When Internet connections become faster, the problem associated with push technology will disappear. Until then, users should push push technology out of their systems.
Mailing lists remain a good alternative.
However, if a firm has Internet bandwidth to spare, push technology may a good way to obtain information from the Internet. Copyright 1998, Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine . All Rights Reserved.