A little over a year ago we created a short discussion paper on the potential impact of virtual worlds on business. Since that time literally hundreds of people have downloaded the paper, so we thought it was worth updating it. It remains a fairly succinct overview of the opportunities presented by virtual environments in the enterprise, as well as identifying some of the … [Read more...] about Virtual worlds and business: 2010 overview
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Immersive environments and the enterprise: new report
Erica and Sam Driver from ThinkBalm have released a new report. Titled The Enterprise Immersive Software Decision-Making Guide, the focus is obviously virtual environments suitable for business applications. For those not aware of ThinkBalm, they have a growing stable of reports on the state of play in virtual worlds industry, particularly from a business perspective. Aside … [Read more...] about Immersive environments and the enterprise: new report
Second Life offers enterprise solution
It's been rumoured for months now, but Linden Lab have finally confirmed that they've entered the alpha phase of "a server solution that is completely disconnected from the main Second Life environment with all of the rich functionality in the box." As far as virtual worlds and enterprise, it doesn't get much bigger than this. The announcement has a bunch of significant … [Read more...] about Second Life offers enterprise solution