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PointCast, MS to prompt 'push' Web broadcasting

...week, and to go into beta testing next month. Separately, Microsoft announced Channel Definition Format (CDF), a proposed World Wide Web Consortium standard for broadcasting... Read more

12 March, 1997 by Martin Veitch

IE8: Another Application Compatibility Platform

...you application reference any API's or functionality from these groups? • DirectAnimation • Channel Definition Format (CDF) • Gopher Protocol Deprecated Features Does your application rely on... Read more

12 October, 2009

Five years ago: Netscape fires blank, MS bids for 'push' reins

...Active Desktop feature of IE 4.0. Microsoft is also proposing its channel definition format as a standard for push delivery. Among attendees at the... Read more

8 May, 2002 by Martin Veitch

US Report: Domino Web apps fall flat

...development for its Domino.Broadcast push software, Lotus will support Microsoft's Channel Definition Format (CDF) in the upcoming Domino 5.0 server. CDF will... Read more

7 July, 1998 by ZDNet

IE 4.0 for Mac ready to go

...adding multimedia capabilities to Web sites without animated GIFs or Java, and Channel Definition Format, Microsoft's implementation of push technology. The upgrade is also... Read more

5 January, 1998 by Andrea Dudrow

MS owns up to IE problems, plans for future

...files; better authoring tools including a version of FrontPage that supports the Channel Definition Format (CDF) and the ability to automatically generate CDF files. However... Read more

18 December, 1997 by Martin Veitch

Quotes of the Week, August 25-29

...for some time. But we went into about 40 companies with the Channel Definition Format (CDF) and they said 'yes' . Only Netscape opposed it and... Read more

29 August, 1997 by Martin Veitch

IE 4.0 to get smoother Active Desktop, UI tweaks

...for some time. But we went into about 40 companies with the Channel Definition Format (CDF) and they said 'yes' . Only Netscape opposed it and... Read more

27 August, 1997 by Martin Veitch

MS extends CDF to support Netcaster

CDF (Channel Definition Format) is Microsoft's framework for creating and transmitting pushed content... Read more

5 June, 1997 by Mike Moeller and Norvin Leach

Netscape fires blank, MS bids for 'push' reins

...Active Desktop feature of IE 4.0. Microsoft is also proposing its channel definition format as a standard for push delivery. Among attendees at the... Read more

9 May, 1997 by Martin Veitch

XML: The future of...everything?

XML is just one of dozens of technologies claiming to be the 'next big thing'. But, as Sarah Left explains, this really could be the one that changes our lives Read more

26 November, 1998 by Sarah Left

Netscape skips CDF for Netcaster

...by taking a rain-check on support for its arch-rival's channel definition format (CDF) as it took the wrapping off Netcaster, the 'push... Read more

16 April, 1997 by Martin Veitch

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