Sony bills Instant Video Everywhere — IVE, for short, bot pronounced IV — as software that turns pcs in video phones. The vendor is NJ-based GlowPoint. The free service comes with unlimited video and voice calling to any IVE user. Calls to phones and cell phones require IVE Premium ($9.95) or Professional ($19.95); the latter also comes with videoconferencing calls to IP and ISDN along with other features like a dedicated video conference room. There’s also a suite of business services starting at $499 a month with “broadcast quality videoconferencing.”
Sony IVE is about than making calls, though. According to the site, the Sony IVE Video Portal “provides access to exclusive content and information. Just simply dial S-O-N-Y (7669) from IVE and instantly view movie clips, gaming demos and more.” And Sony’s new FJ series of notebooks includes an integrated camera and microphone.
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