CeBIT 2002: "Love and kisses" with Videomail friendlyway makes it possible to send video greetings from public booths

Munich, Germany 19.02.2002 (PROTEXT/ots) - friendlyway willpresent its videomail station to the public at this year's CeBITtrade fair. In the future it will be possible for videomailsrecorded directly on site using the videomail station to be sentfrom public locations such as railway stations, airports orshopping centres. The system is simple to use, with a touch-screen procedure tostart the system recording a 20 second video sequence of theperson standing in front. The video sequence can then be viewedbefore the system sends it as an e-mail attachment. The usersimply has to enter their own e-mail address and that of therecipient, and then they can send the message at the press of abutton. The short video greeting is sent to the recipient, and isusually financed by an accompanying short advertisement for theplace where the station is located. Owners of sites such astheme parks, zoos and shopping centres can include subtleadvertising for their products. The system has already beensuccessfully introduced in locations such as Germany's highestmountain, the Zugspitze, at trade fairs and places like Zurichairport. "The short video greeting from public video stations will soonbe as familiar as writing a postcard as a souvenir to loved ones- only much more personal, friendly and as a result also morehuman. Solutions like this enable us to make a smallcontribution towards a friendlier world," says Klaus Trox, CEOof friendlyway AG. Other new developments being presented at the CeBIT 2002 tradefair, such as the "media memorial stone", "the speakingadvertising display", and "the artificial banking advisor" can befound at the friendlyway stand in Hall 6 H46 at the Hanover tradefair between 13/03 - 20/03/2002. About the company (http://www.friendlyway.de) friendlyway has concentrated on the interface of twomegatrends, 'online/offline' and 'mobile/stationary'. In the'online/offline' megatrend, banks and trade customers are nowbringing e-commerce into the traditional branches. In the'mobile/stationary' megatrend, these e-commerce offers can becalled up and controlled from mobile end-units. Customers can,for instance, download product information electronically ontotheir mobile computer and take it home. Against thisbackground, friendlyway is developing technological solutionsand marketing them via the friendlyway partner networkthroughout Europe, Asia and in America via its own subsidiary,friendlyway Inc. in San Francisco. ots Originaltext: friendlyway AG Internet:http://www.presseportal.de For further press information: friendlyway AG Muenchner Str.12-16 D-85774 Unterfoehring Germany ++49-(0)89-95-97-9155 ++49-(0)89-95-97-9140 e-mail: andreas.stuetz@friendlyway.com

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