- Cnet, Thursday, November 17, 2005 11:32 AM
Sony Corp. has entered the voice-over-Internet-protocol (VoIP) race, adding a neat little twist--videoconferencing. The company calls its new service Instant Video Everywhere, or IVE, and like Skype,
computer to computer calls will be free, but computer to wire-line phones will carry charges. Sony is offering a premium package for $9.95 a month that lets users call and receive calls from analog
phones and cell phones. The videoconferencing feature will be available for download but will also be packaged with Sony's new line of Vaio BX laptops, which come with built-in video cameras.
Eventually, Sony hopes to bring videoconferencing to cell phones.
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