For the first time ever, children and the child at heart looking to give Santa their Christmas list will have to go no further than their own home computer to see and talk with Santa live at the ‘North Pole.’

IVE (pronounced ‘ivy’), or Instant Video Everywhere, turns any Windows based PC into a free video and voice phone. Santa will be using IVE to personally answer calls live from 3pm to 10pm EST on December 21st and 22nd. However, even when Santa is busy making toys, checking lists twice and feeding his reindeer, callers will be able to leave their own personal video message with their Christmas wishes on his IVE Video Call Mailbox. As part of the IVE service, Santa will be checking his Video Call Mailbox and sending a special video greeting when he returns back home. Santa’s Video Call Mailbox will be available 24×7 from December 19th through December 23rd.

To download IVE and become a registered user, simply visit www.sonyive.com. The download is free and callers will be up and running to reach Santa over video - or be able to call other friends and family members on IVE anywhere in the world - for absolutely no charge. To place a video or audio call directly to Santa, users simply have to type the name “SANTA” using their keyboard and place the call - or click on the name “SANTA” which will be automatically included in their IVE Contact List.

“Santa will be using IVE to make sure that he can see and hear from children and the young at heart from around the world, even though he is so busy at the North Pole just days before Christmas,” said Stuart Gold, VP Marketing at GlowPoint. “It’s so simple to use IVE — anybody can do it. And even better, no one will have to wait in long lines at the mall this season with their kids to see and speak with Santa. What a great gift for everyone this holiday season.”

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