KOMO News Alert (web-based application) is an innovative news and information alerting system that facilitates access for MacIntosh® or Windows®-based machines from anywhere, including corporate settings where one may not have permissions to install local applications.

KOMO News Alert allows users to apply unique filter mechanisms, so they receive only news and information of personal interest. Alerts can be in the form of popups and/or e-mails containing only articles or information of interest. The user chooses what form alert notifications should come in and in the case of popups, they can further choose where and how they want the alert popup window to appear on their display..

Utilizing patent-pending technology, the application supports filtering of alerts through categories of interest and/or specific keywords (Triggers), such that only news and information alerts that fall within your Interests or that explicitly match your Triggers are delivered to you. KOMO News Alert can contain simple text, still images, or even video. All alerts typically contain hyperlinked text back to the source to display the full article in its entirety regarding the alert topic.

In addition to broad filtering capabilities, how and when alerts are delivered to your computer is entirely configurable by you. When an alert is delivered to your computer, it is your choice to display it in an Alert Popup window, Mini-slider window or an Alert Ticker window. Regardless of your method of delivery choice or whether you're logged in or not, the alert will be delivered directly to your Alert Headlines List.

In general, popup alerts will not be generated under the following conditions:

• You have an active browser-based popup blocking routine that suppresses the display of popups, or
   
• You have suppressed the display of popup alerts from within the Settings tab, or
   
• You are logged out or inactive

Minimum recommended configuration requirements for the web-based application include any modern computer running a modern OS; Internet Explorer® version v5.5, Firefox® v1.5, or Safari® v1.3x or later Web browsers. The application supports dial-up or better connections to the Internet.

Important Note: Many anti-virus programs and even some browsers contain built-in suppression of popups, ads, and/or images. The default settings of such software may interfere with the normal operation of this program. Please refer to the KOMO News Alert Web FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for more information regarding configuration of your anti-virus software to allow normal operation of this program.