http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/28/forterra-systems-raising-10-million-round-for-corporate-virtual-worlds/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:28:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/28/forterra-systems-raising-10-million-round-for-corporate-virtual-worlds/comment-page-1/#comment-804294 Unisfair launches version 2.0 of virtual trade events builder » VentureBeat Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:33:17 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/28/forterra-systems-raising-10-million-round-for-corporate-virtual-worlds/#comment-804294 [...] will compete against the larger all-purpose world, Linden Lab’s Second Life, as well as Forterra Systems‘ custom corporate virtual worlds. IBM has also given its own endorsement to virtual worlds as [...] [...] will compete against the larger all-purpose world, Linden Lab’s Second Life, as well as Forterra Systems‘ custom corporate virtual worlds. IBM has also given its own endorsement to virtual worlds as [...]

]]> http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/28/forterra-systems-raising-10-million-round-for-corporate-virtual-worlds/comment-page-1/#comment-799685 IBM and Forterra teaming up on virtual world for spooks » VentureBeat Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:47:57 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/28/forterra-systems-raising-10-million-round-for-corporate-virtual-worlds/#comment-799685 [...] Forterra Systems and IBM said today that they’re teaming up to create virtual worlds for U.S. intelligence-gathering agencies. The so-called “Babel Bridge” project will allow spy agencies to use virtual worlds and Web 2.0 technologies to share intelligence information. Last month, Forterra raised a $10 million round (our coverage). [...] [...] Forterra Systems and IBM said today that they’re teaming up to create virtual worlds for U.S. intelligence-gathering agencies. The so-called “Babel Bridge” project will allow spy agencies to use virtual worlds and Web 2.0 technologies to share intelligence information. Last month, Forterra raised a $10 million round (our coverage). [...]

]]> http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/28/forterra-systems-raising-10-million-round-for-corporate-virtual-worlds/comment-page-1/#comment-796955 PartnerUp Bill Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:19:05 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/28/forterra-systems-raising-10-million-round-for-corporate-virtual-worlds/#comment-796955 This would bring a whole new meaning to the term virtual worker. I could see it being a hard sell to prove that a "virtual world" workplace would actually increase worker productivity. This would bring a whole new meaning to the term virtual worker. I could see it being a hard sell to prove that a “virtual world” workplace would actually increase worker productivity.

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