Interesting push technology implemented at the Navy
Tags :Technical
I found this looking around Instant
Messaging Planet today. Looks
like a cool tool for alerts and software deployment from Fine
Point Technologies. They had
another product that just does customized alerts and messages.
U.S. Navy Group
Taps Fine Point Alerting Solution
The U.S. Navy's NAVAIR Weapons Division has signed on to use Fine Point Technologies' alerting and file-transfer applications.
The New York-based firm's Direct Messenger and Direct Update applications will be used to manage software repair on the Navy division's internal network. Direct Messenger enables an administrator to send messages straight to users' network-connected computers; Direct Update adds the ability for admins to deliver software to end-users.
Fine Point said that unlike similar applications, Direct Messenger and Direct Update ports remain 'closed' while not downloading new messages and software, which provides a greater level of security.
Desktop and wireless alerting has become a hot area in instant messaging, with a slew of companies ranging from the major IM networks to enterprise/government-focused plays like WiredRed and others seeking to gain traction for their instantaneous alerting platforms.
Now the begging question I have is ................
"Does the push technology still intrude too much for the user/enterprise to embrace such products?"
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On Monday, January 5th, 2004 by Chris Miller
