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Wed, Mar 3 2010

OpenSim one step closer to in-world media

Also tagged: browser, OpenSim, Second Life

OpenSim moved one step closer to full support for Second Life Viewer 2 media on in-world surfaces this week, with the completion of an extensive project to rearchitect the way the open-source software...

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Sun, Feb 28 2010

The Maria Awards

Also tagged: Adam Frisby, Diva Distro, Intel, Lotus Sametime 3D, OSGrid, ScienceSim

Can’t wait for Oscar night? I know I can’t. So here at Hypergrid Business we’re doling out our own awards. First, a little video introduction. This is a little sailboat trip that OpenSim’s...

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Wed, Feb 24 2010

OpenSim must wait to use new viewer

Also tagged: Adam Frisby, browser, OpenSim, Second Life

OpenSim users will have to wait before they are able to use the new Second Life viewer on their grids because the core OpenSim software is currently being rebuilt, developers say. The are compatibility...

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Wed, Feb 3 2010

OpenSim developers warn against patents

Also tagged: Intel, Lotus Sametime 3D, Melanie Thielker, Mic Bowman, Microsoft, OpenSim

As OpenSim continues to enjoy a sky-high growth rate and alternatives lose ground, a new gold rush may be in the works — to patent as many key technologies as possible, before other companies do. That...

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Fri, Jan 15 2010

10 predictions for 2010

Also tagged: avatars, browser, Diva Distro, education, hypergrid, OpenSim, Second Life, Xenki

I just got off the phone with a company building an educational grid for a company in China — in OpenSim. They picked the platform not for its cheapness, but it’s feature set. This too often...

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Fri, Nov 20 2009

Over 300 grids running OpenSim

Also tagged: Adam Frisby, Diva Distro, hypergrid, OpenSim, SimHost

Over 300 grids run on the OpenSim open source virtual world platform today, a dramatic increase over the last few weeks, mostly due to the release of Crista Lopes’ Diva Distribution of OpenSim, and...