Organizations can use similar mechanisms to ensure pushed material meets certain guidelines.
Repeatedly searching the Web for information on a particular topic can be both time-consuming and frustrating. Configuring your PC to receive pushed information is relatively easy, often requiring you to simply download and install the push vendor's software from a Web site such as BackWeb's Polite Agent or Marimba Inc.'s Castanet. Some vendors even push their services without requiring anything on the user' s end but a Web browser and an Internet connection. Users fill out a profile specifying what types of information they want. The filter then retrieves relevant information and sends it to the user's desktop.