(Source: PRNewswire)SAN DIEGO, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Alerts.com(TM) (http://www.alerts.com/), a free online alerts service, designed to help consumers save time and money creating, managing and controlling how they receive information, today announced at DEMOfall 08 the launch of its Web-based consumer alerts platform, as well as a new array of alerts and expanded site capabilities.

By aggregating content from multiple sources, Alerts.com does the work of searching the Web for the news and information consumers need most to help them save time and money. Alerts.com users can schedule when they receive alerts, and where they are delivered, such as e-mail, voice, text and widgets. By using Alerts.com, consumers receive the information they want, when and where they want it.

Alerts.com also unveiled a 'Desktop Alerts Widget,' which enables subscribers to manage their incoming messages and alerts by receiving them directly on their desktop without having to visit Alerts.com or their inbox. This new downloadable dashboard offers a quick, convenient way to ensure that subscribers receive only their requested content.

"Alerts.com is a unique resource that saves consumers time and money while helping advertisers reach a highly profiled user base," said Chris Shipley, executive producer of the DEMO Conferences. "Consumers are inundated with information and desperately need help remembering what matters most. Alerts.com will make certain you never miss an important event again."

"We have been exhilarated by the positive reception we've received since our public beta launch with thousands of users having already signed up for our free service," said Pascal Stolz, co-founder and chief executive officer of Alerts.com. "It is also rewarding that our mission to help users save time and money is becoming a reality with the quick adoption of our many alerts, especially our Gas Price and Price Watch alerts, which reflects current consumer attitudes toward today's economic environment."

The new series of alerts announced today span across multiple categories from finance to entertainment to sports to health and news, all designed to help users save time and money. The newly launched alerts include:

-- Gas Price alerts - this alert, the company's most popular, provides consumers with the location and pricing of the cheapest gas station in their zip code.

-- Price Watch alerts - enables users to be alerted when a product of interest drops to the price they select.

-- Craigslist alerts - notifies consumers when any product matching a specific keyword is posted on any of Craigslist's categories, worldwide.