Can You See Me Now? Catholics, Archdiocese Build Family Communication Network
AmigoLatino is happy to welcome our new affiliate in the City of Philadelphia, the Catholic Institute for Evangelization. Thanks to the initiative and generosity of Mr. Jim Delaney and his wife Jacki, Hispanic families and friends of the Philadelphia Archdiocese will now be able to enjoy AmigoLatino’s family video conferencing service to reunite live, with friends and family between the US and Latin America. Thank you very much for your kind support and below is an article by the Catholic Standard & Times:
(left to right, back) James Coffey, Jim Delaney, Mons. Hugh Shields, Abel Osorio. (left to right, al front) Theresa Scanlan, Sister Amelia Breton and Joselyn Martínez during a demonstration of the video conferences at the Catholic Institute for Evangelization on Wed the 5th of March.
By Sabrina Vourvoulias
CS&T Managing Editor
PHILADELPHIA — A Guatemalan woman in the United States converses with her mother half a continent away. Their hands fly with gestures, forming words of news, of love, of distance temporarily bridged. The conversation is possible only because they are visible to one another on-screen in a video conference.
The gift of technology makes possible what was once impossible, at least for those with the financial means and access to the technology. And now, thanks to the vision and commitment of a Catholic couple from St. John Vianney Parish in Gladwyne, Jim and Jacki Delaney, and the archdiocesan Office of the Vicar for Hispanic Catholics, access to technology in the form of videoconferencing will soon be available to all who might not otherwise be able to afford it.
“It is the Church reaching out,” Jim Delaney said during a demonstration of the technology on March 5 at the Catholic Institute for Evangelization, 4404 North 5th Street.
Delaney, a retired business executive, is a member of the Papal Foundation, a trustee of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary and a Steward of St. John Neumann.
May 1, 2008 No Comments
Católicos, La Arquidiócesis Construye Una Red De Comunicación Para Familias
AmigoLatino le da la bienvenida a nuestro nuevo afiliado en la ciudad de Filadelfia en el Instituto Católico para la Evangelización. Gracias a la iniciativa y generosidad de Jim Delaney y su esposa Jacki, las familias Hispanas y amigos de la Arquidiocesis de Filadelfia ahora ya pueden aprovechar el servicio de video conferencias familiares de AmigoLatino para reunirse con sus familiares y amigos entre los Estados Unidos y Latinoamerica. Muchas gracias por su apoyo y adjunto el articulo del periodico Catholic Standard & Times:
(Izq. a der, al fondo) James Coffey, Jim Delaney, Mons. Hugh Shields, diácono Abel Osorio. (izq. a der, al frente) Theresa Scanlan, Hna. Amelia Breton y Jhoselyn Martínez durante una demostración de videoconferencias en el Instituto Católico para Evangelización el miércoles 5 de marzo.
Por Sabrina Vourvoulias, Redacción del CS&T
Una mujer Guatemaltecaguatemalteca en los Estados Unidos conversa con su madre que está a medio continente de distancia. Las manos en movimiento, formando palabras de noticias, de amor, de la distancia temporalmente salvada. La conversación es posible sólo porque ambas se pueden ver en la pantalla, en una videoconferencia. El don de la tecnología puede hacer posible lo que antes era imposible, por lo menos para los que tienen acceso a la tecnología. Y ahora, gracias a la visión y el compromiso de una pareja católica de la parroquia San Juan Vianney en Gladwyne, Jim y Jacki Delaney, y de la Oficina del Vicario para Católicos Hispanos, el acceso a la tecnología en forma de videoconferencia pronto estará disponible a todos los que de otro modo no pudieran costearlo.
«Es la Iglesia tratando de alcanzar» dijo Jim Delaney el miércoles 5 de marzo, cuando se hizo una demostración de la tecnología en el Instituto Católico para Evangelización localizado en 4404 N. de la Calle 5.
Delaney, un ejecutivo de negocios jubilado es miembro de Papal Foundation, fideicomisario del Seminario San Carlos Borromeo y administrador en San Juan Neumann.
April 30, 2008 No Comments
Mediante Las Videoconferencias, Gabriel Biguria Une A Las Familias Hispanas
Por: Gabriela Segovia - El Periodico, Guatemala
“Mijito”, “no lo puedo creer”, “mírese usted cómo está de grande”. Esas y otras expresiones de emoción son las que se viven diariamente en las oficinas de AmigoLatino, una empresa que conecta a personas que residen en Estados Unidos con sus familiares en Guatemala y en toda Latinoamérica, a través de la tecnología de videoconferencia.
El creador es Gabriel Biguria, quien desde hace seis años trabaja por un solo fin: unir familias. El servicio funciona como un canal privado de televisión por el cual las personas pueden hablarse y verse en vivo. Con oficinas en toda Latinoamérica, esta innovadora empresa hasta el momento ha beneficiado a más de 10 mil familias.
¿Qué lo motivó a emprender este proyecto?
– Yo trabajé en varias empresas de tecnología en San Francisco, California. Decidí que era el momento de empezar mi propio negocio y de enfocarme en resolver algunas de las necesidades que existían y que nadie estaba resolviendo dirigidas al mercado hispano. Estando allá pude ver la cantidad de familias emigrantes que siguen llegando a Estados Unidos. Estas pueden llamar por teléfono o enviar dinero, pero muchísimas no han podido regresar y, por ende, no se han podido ver con sus seres queridos. Para nosotros los latinos lo más preciado que tenemos es la familia.
¿Por qué la idea de las videoconferencias?
– Yo ya había usado y conocía muy bien esta tecnología que es bastante cara y compleja. Entonces mi meta fue crear un servicio que fuera accesible para las familias y que permitiera ayudar a todas estas personas que no se han podido ver en 5, 10, 15 o 20 años, de una manera sencilla, cómoda y económica, con toda la calidad de una videoconferencia corporativa.
April 30, 2008 No Comments
Hispanic Families Reunite Via Video Conferences
By Gabriela Segovia - El Periodico, Guatemala
“Sweetheart”, “I can not believe it,” “look how big you are.” These are just some of the expressions charged with emotion that take place every day at the offices of AmigoLatino, a company that connects people who reside in the United States with their families in Guatemala and throughout Latin America, through video conferencing technology.
The creator is Gabriel Biguria, who has worked for six years with a single purpose: to unite families. The service works as a private television channel through which people can talk and see each other live and in real-time. With offices throughout Latin America, this innovative company has so far benefited more than ten thousand families.
What motivated you to undertake this project?
– Having worked for a number of technology companies in San Francisco, California, I decided it was time to start my own company and address some of the biggest needs within the Hispanic market that no one was solving. While in San Francisco, I saw first-hand the number of migrant families who continue to arrive into the United States. They can call or send money back home, but many have not been able to return, and thus have not seen their loved ones. For us Latinos, the most precious thing we have is the family.
Why the idea of videoconferencing?
– I had used them in the past so I knew the technology, which was somewhat expensive and complex. So my goal became to create a service that would be easily accessible and that would help to all those families who have not seen each other in 5, 10, 15 or 20 years, in a simple and economical way, with all the quality of corporate videoconferencing.
April 29, 2008 No Comments
Hello Amigos - Welcome To AmigoLatino’s Information Central
Welcome to AmigoLatino’s information central, where you will get first hand information about our innovative services and how they are impacting the lives of thousands of families around the world. Below you will enjoy a brief video mix to give you a flavor about what we do at AmigoLatino!
April 29, 2008 No Comments
Amigo Live - The closest thing to being there!
Amigo Live is AmigoLatino’s live video conferencing channel that helps bring families and communities together (like affordable telepresence for the family market). Amigo Live makes it possible for thousands of distant families to reconnect live and maintain those essential family ties, regardless of distance - “it is the closest thing to being there with them!”
The best thing about Amigo Live is that it is both affordable and easy to use and provides unique memorable experiences to those that use it. Moreover, it is available through a comprehensive network of offices in several of the main cities in the U.S. and Latin America (see our coverage).
The following video coverage of AmigoLatino by CNN helps to illustrate the relevance of our services to under-served markets
April 28, 2008 1 Comment
Amigo Compras - Best deals for the home and the family!
Amigo Compras is AmigoLatino’s new shopping channel, providing our customers with convenient access to the best deals from the leading retailers in the U.S. and Latin America. Through our dedicated shopping assistants, customers will find the latest deals on the best products and services for the home and the family.
Through Amigo Compras, AmigoLatino also strives to democratize the benefits and savings of e-commerce, to those that are new to the Internet or simply do not have convenient access to it. As a result, customers can conveniently interact in person with one of our shopping assistants at any of our AmigoLatino centers, to help them with their all of their shopping needs. Moreover, AmigoLatino can also assist with the payment and delivery of products whenever customers are not comfortable or do not have the proper payment vehicles to purchase online.
April 28, 2008 No Comments
