

The AI file format was originally a native format called PGF. ai filename extension is used by Adobe Illustrator. The company hopes the new model will bring more viewers, and ultimately, more advertising, to the PointCast Network.Adobe Illustrator Artwork ( AI) is a proprietary file format developed by Adobe Systems for representing single-page vector-based drawings in either the EPS or PDF formats.

PointCast co-developed CDF with Microsoft to make PointCast Connections feasible.


The company said the new service will let any publisher push content, for free, through its PointCast Network browser. PointCast followed up Microsoft's news with its own announcement Wednesday of the PointCast Connections service. Microsoft has submitted the format to the World Wide Web Consortium for consideration as an Internet standard. "Netscape can use the standard, and we hope they get behind it like the rest of the industry and support CDF in their browser," Mehdi said. However, there is nothing to stop Netscape from implementing CDF, which hit the ground running with impressive momentum. CDF is the first open standard for push technology, but other formats, such as Netscape's Constellation, are in the works. IE 4.0 will support CDF, meaning users will be able to view pushed CDF content in the browser.
