Microsoft Corp. today announced the preview of its .NET Alerts Service, which will make it easy for consumers to receive relevant information from Web sites such as auction bid updates, stock quotes, travel changes and bank transaction notifications, based on the customer’s control and consent. As part of the preview, eBay, MSN Carpoint online automotive service and CNBC on MSN Money have deployed .NET Alerts today and more than 20 companies will begin offering the Microsoft .NET Alerts Service to their customers in the near future.

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