It's fairly well recognised now that virtual environments provide a powerful collaboration solution for business -it's just widespread adoption that's yet to occur as real-world ROI cases are still fairly sparse. Forterra Systems are a virtual worlds provider we've covered a few times before, and their focus is very much business and government. With the recent concern over … [Read more...] about Swine Flu (H1N1) and business continuity: Forterra’s solution
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The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
1. CNN (UK) - Virtual businesses: Going to the office in Second Life. "As travel budgets are squeezed and slashed in the recession, companies are increasingly seeking innovative ways of bringing employees together for conferences and meetings remotely. Virtual community Second Life is seeking to tap into that market by creating a new tool that allows businesses to have virtual … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
Weekend Whimsy
1. Halloween in Second Life® on Info Island (Community Virtual Library) 2. [Second Life- Burning Life 2009] Hahaha-SNSD 3. Aion Halloween - Koala Vlog … [Read more...] about Weekend Whimsy
Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
1. The announcement of Second Life Enterprise has certainly sparked some discussion. There's some interesting debate here and some barely amusing coverage here - surely the 'flying penises' anecdote has been flogged to death a few dozen times by now? Finally, here's a great example of how the standalone offering is already being used (although it could just as easily have … [Read more...] about Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
Linden Lab launches Second Life Enterprise beta today
Linden Lab will announce today that their second "work offering", Second Life Enterprise, is entering an open beta period, prior to release. The preliminary beta for the Second Life Enterprise has been running since April this year; the open beta program will run through Q4 this year, and general availability will be announced during the first half of 2010. The associated … [Read more...] about Linden Lab launches Second Life Enterprise beta today