(NAPSA)-—-According to a recent survey, Americans crave isuormation, even at the most bizarre times. The survey, which polled 1,016 Americans, found that people want all kinds of information, from receiving financial news on the way to wark to receiving weather updates while sharing an intimate moment. According to the Infogate Information Overload Survey, weather information has fanatical followers who want updates even while sleeping (86 percent) and while | A customized news delivery sharing an intimate moment (12 service has expanded its reach to include wireless devices. hometown fans are hardcore, our most precious commodity,” percent). When it comes to sports, wanting sports news while dining with friends (41 percent), and even at a religious event (8 percent). In addition, some Americans interested in personal finance want information on the way to work (63 percent} while others would prefer it on vacation (39 percent) or during business meetings (87 percent). infogate, a provider of up-tothe-minute customized news and personalized alerts delivered to the desktop or wireless devices, conducted the survey. Based on the individual users’ personal preferences, Infogate delivers streaming news and alerts related to stocks, weather, current events, business, entertainment and more. “We live in a society where peo- wie are bombarded with informa- tion, and attention has become said Chiff Boro, Executive Chair- man, Infogate. The company recently imtroduced a new version ofits product, Infogate, a free alerting service ffering the delivery of prioritized news, data and messages via the Internet. Infogate, which has more than 1.5 million registered users, now has the ability to deliver news from desktop cormputers to wireless devices. Infogate uses “find-me-followme” technologyto let users have their pricrity alerts--such as weather, sports updates and breaking financial news-—forwarded to wireless devices, including cell ghones and pagers, if they do not respond te the desktop alert. To download Infogate or to learn more, visit the Web site at www.infogate.com.
