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Tue, Feb 2 2010

Forterra sells OLIVE to SAIC

Also tagged: OLIVE, SAIC

PRESS RELEASE: SAIC Purchases Simulation & Collaboration Product Line From Forterra Systems Inc. Company Adds On-Line Interactive Virtual Environment (OLIVE(TM)) to its Simulation Portfolio MCLEAN,...

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Mon, Jan 25 2010

Business virtual needs

Also tagged: COLLADA, IBM, Lotus Sametime 3D, Nortel, OLIVE, OpenSim, ProtonMedia, ProtoSphere, Second Life, web.alive

When most people compare virtual worlds, they do so from a technical perspective — how many concurrent users, what kind of interface is being used, what data standards are supported. Image courtesy...

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Tue, Jan 19 2010

The 3D future

Also tagged: hypergrid, Microsoft, OpenSim, Second Life

The dawn of the 3D age is upon us. Over a dozen immersive virtual world platforms are competing for our attention — and that’s just in the business sector. Our kids and teenagers are already...

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Wed, Dec 23 2009

Virtual world alternatives

Also tagged: 3dXplorer, Active Worlds, Assemb'Live, Nortel, OLIVE, ProtonMedia, ProtoSphere, VastPark, web.alive

Here at Hypergrid Business, we write a lot about the Second Life-OpenSim-realXtend ecosystem. We love the low cost, the flexibility, and the massive amounts of content available for this platform. But...

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Mon, Dec 21 2009

Metaplace closing a warning for virtual worlds users

Also tagged: Metaplace, OpenSim, realXtend, Second Life, ThinkBalm

On Monday, Metaplace announced that the company was shutting down its virtual world. This virtual world wasn’t the first platform of choice for enterprise users. The game-like interface, the kid-friendly...

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Fri, Aug 14 2009

Startup demos virtual therapy platform

Also tagged: InWorld Solutions, OLIVE

InWorld Solutions has premiered the world’s first virtual behavioral therapy product, based on Forterra’s Olive virtual worlds platform, Forterra announced today. Olive — or On-Line Interactive...

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Mon, May 25 2009

Which virtual platform is best for business

Also tagged: 3dXplorer, InXpo, OpenSim, OSGrid, PioneerX, Second Life, virtual meetings

So you have decided that your company needs a virtual world platform. (Maybe you read our earlier article, “Do you need a virtual world?“) Here is how to select the rigtht platform. Do you...