The latest technology from Progressive Networks Inc – the firm behind RealAudio real-time Internet audio software – is Timecast, which is claimed to enable users to customize daily news broad- casts with audio content over the Internet, feeding timed audio streams to anyone logged in at the time. Progressive reckons Timecast is the first end-user service to deliver customized multimedia news and inform-ation. Cornerstone of Timecast is the Daily Briefing feature, which allows users to build a custom newscast with stories from a dozen well-known news and entertain- ment organizations such as ABC, Cnet, Entertainment Tonight, CBC, Fortune, Web Review, ComputerWorld, Industry.Net and TST-Taylor Subscription Talk. Individual user choices and preferences can be saved for use upon repeat visits, so returning users are just one click away from the daily audio news they want. A Live Radio Stations feature connects users to one of over 50 radio stations throughout the world that are currently broadcasting their radio programs using Real-Audio technology.
