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AOL launches Amber Alert service

NEW YORK-America Online Inc. and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children announced the launch of AOL Amber Alerts, a service that will allow AOL members to choose to receive the alerts on missing children on their computer screens, via e-mail, mobile phones, or paging devices.

“AOL Amber Alerts are about using the power of the online medium to help protect children both in the online world and the offline world,” said Jon Miller, AOL’s chairman and chief executive officer.

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