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Virtual Meetings Upgraded by Sony

Today, thanks to Sony and IVE (Instant Video Everywhere) Mobile service, corporate business employees and clients can have a meeting at home, at work, or even at the beach. The new addition of One-Click Online Meeting Services from Sony has made virtual meetings more professional and more convenient. The new systems powered by GlowPoint Inc., and WebEx(R) allow online meeting services with select VAIO(R) Professional BX Series notebooks and IPELA(R) video conferencing systems.

With WebEx meeting capabilities combined with Sony`s IVE business professionals will have easy access to high-quality broadband video combined with WebEx data sharing capabilities for online conferencing, support, sales, remote training and online events.

To subscribe to the IVE service, customers simply click on the IVE desktop icon on a Sony VAIO BX notebook, equipped with an integrated video camera, sign up for the service and select meeting attendees to invite. The IVE service then enables a user to escalate from an email or telephone call into a multimedia virtual meeting. This new technology will be available for use with select VAIO Professional notebooks and IPELA video conferencing starting in mid-October.

John Scarcella, president of Sony Electronics` Broadcast and Business Solutions Company says, `By bundling WebEx with IVE we are vastly improving meeting productivity as it allows users to share applications and presentations online as well as see each other face-to face while away from the office. This is yet another example of how our professional products are making it easier to conduct business.`