<s>
BBC	B-Application
Alerts	I-Application
was	O
a	O
free-to-use	O
desktop	O
software	O
package	O
issued	O
by	O
the	O
BBC	O
(	O
but	O
developed	O
by	O
Skinkers	O
Ltd	O
.	O
)	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
see	O
news	O
as	O
it	O
happens	O
on	O
a	O
scrolling	O
desktop	O
news	O
ticker	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
pop-up	O
alert	O
every	O
hour	O
.	O
</s>
