SmartConnect Launches Three New Live Las Vegas Strip Web Cameras For Las Vegas Helicopters

Business Wire, Dec 30, 2002

Business & Entertainment Editors, High-Tech Writers

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 30, 2002

SmartConnect, Inc., a leading Las Vegas provider of Internet video and visual communications, announced today the launch of a new three-camera Digital Broadcast System for Las Vegas Helicopters.

SmartConnect's advanced technology, also known as the Digital Broadcast Center, will give web surfers around the world a new virtual window to the Las Vegas Strip.

Las Vegas enthusiasts will now have free access to three new live camera views of the world-famous Strip from the centrally located Las Vegas Helicopters landing pad near the Bellagio Hotel & Casino. Tour customers will also be able to wave to family anywhere in the world while boarding the company's custom designed "stars & stripes" helicopters for Grand Canyon and Las Vegas Strip flights.

"Las Vegas Helicopters is the top of their class and their 'stars and stripes' helicopters say it all," said Henry Valentino III, president of SmartConnect. "This new amazing visual show will quickly become one of the most popular live web cameras in the world. Everyone wants to take a helicopter ride and the Las Vegas Strip provides some great visual scenery. SmartConnect is excited to be a part of this project."

"We want to show our customers our unique helicopters and services through the Internet and allow them to share their experiences with friends and family back home," said Gerald Shlesinger, president of Las Vegas Helicopters. "With SmartConnect's new broadcasting technology, it is sure to impact the way tour operators plan online marketing."

SmartConnect is changing the way tourists plan their vacations by offering "live" camera views of their dream vacation sites. The company plans to bring several tour operators online next year with other "live" web cams from around the world.

The new web cam is available at www.lvhelicopters.com.

About SmartConnect

Las Vegas-based SmartConnect, the leader in Internet video and visual communications, offers a wide variety of high-technology business solutions. Its products and services include Internet surveillance, videophones, Internet access, videostreaming, server co-location and e-commerce solutions. Among its customers are the Little Chapel of the Flowers, Las Vegas Helicopters, Riviera Food Court, Park Towers, and KTNV News 13 Inside Las Vegas.

For more information, including a free business communications analysis, please call (702) 253-0655 or visit SmartConnect.net at www.smartconnect.net.