UK
parents join son's wedding in New Zealand
…. live by internet video conference
VideoCentric Ltd sets
up live internet video conference for proud
parents to join son's wedding in New Zealand
Wokingham,
Berkshire, UK - April 7th 2002 VideoCentric
Limited, the Video-over-IP Specialists who
focus on the supply and support of the world's
leading technology for voice and video communication
over internet and intranet networks, have
installed new technology at the home of Mr
& Mrs Davies in East Barnet to allow them
to join their son's wedding service and reception
in New Zealand, live by internet video conference
The
"virtual wedding", the first of
its kind conducted over the internet, was
a 5-hour event with live video and audio in
four parts, (1) the outdoor wedding service,
(2) personal one-to-one conversations between
the bride, groom and best man with their UK
family and friends, (3) after-dinner speeches
from the indoor reception and (4) live speeches
in the reverse direction, during which, UK
toasts to the happy couple were seen and heard
live by the guests in NZ.
To
ensure that the atmosphere in the UK was as
close to the real thing as possible, family
and guests attended the video conference dressed
in formal wedding attire; the home had been
decorated to replicate the wedding reception
using matching flower arrangements and colour-coordinated
table decorations; wedding favours (sugar
coated almonds wrapped in bridesmaids' colours)
were sent from NZ and even a tier of the wedding
cake had been flown half way around the world
for the UK guests.
Craig
Brown, Technical Director of VideoCentric
Ltd who set up the link in the UK at 05.30
Sunday morning (16.30 Sunday afternoon in
New Zealand) said, "We are pleased to
have established such a video conference for
the families and guests involved. Its was
not possible for Mr & Mrs Davies to make
the long trip to New Zealand, yet the new
technology, a VCON ViGO Professional system,
connected to a standard laptop PC, and a high-speed
internet connection enabled us to link the
proud parents with their two sons, Jeff (groom)
and Martin (brother of Jeff), and Christine,
the bride".
Conference
details
Wedding venue:
Allely House Hotel, Kumeu, Auckland, New Zealand
Video conference Start time: 05.30 Sunday
7th April 2002 (BST)
Video conference Finish time: 10.30 Sunday
7th April 2002 (BST)
UK connection
capability: Internet ADSL link by Pipex, 256kbps
upstream, 512kbps downstream
NZ connection capability: Internet via ISDN
dial-up router. Supplied free by NZ Telecom,
256kbps
UK-NZ connection speed utilized: 128kbps
VideoConferencing
systems used in UK: VCON ViGO Professional
with fixed camera
VideoConferencing systems used in NZ: VCON
ViGO with multiple cameras & camcorders
UK camera system operated by: Craig Brown,
VideoCentric Ltd, Wokingham, Berkshire, UK
NZ camera systems and recorders operated by:
Carol & Grant, Pulse Video, North Shore,
New Zealand
Digital photographs in
".jpg" format have been uploaded
to a web-site and are available upon request
from VideoCentric with permission from the
Davies family.
About VideoCentric Ltd
VideoCentric is a UK Reseller and International
Distributor of a comprehensive range of video
communications solutions. VideoCentric supplies
award-winning products ranging from desktop
videophones and set-top group systems to enterprise-wide
IP video networks involving gateways, multipoint
controllers and video-PBX software. It employs
staff with almost 20 years videoconferencing
industry experience making it one of the most
knowledgeable sales channels in the United
Kingdom. VideoCentric's multi-vendor solutions
are tested for international standards compatibility
and the Company offers installation, training
and extended support for all of its products.
Headquartered in Berkshire, England, VideoCentric
markets its products and services primarily
in the UK and Middle East but has also formed
associations with other Companies worldwide
to facilitate the global supply and support
of major corporations.
