IQ News: With 'Push' Buzz Quiet, PointCast Makes Changes

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A year ago, you couldn’t throw a rock at spring Internet World without hitting someone selling push technology. But as the same industry trade show convenes this week, the buzz surrounding push has been dramatically, almost completely, silenced. So, what happens now to PointCast, last year’s darling of the push category? David Dorman, chairman, president and chief executive officer, announced new strategies last week–and rather than associating the product with push, he offered a different spin.
“We’re a smart agent on a PC that retrieves user-defined news and information,” Dorman said.



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