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IBM, Circuit City go prospecting in virtual world

December 15, 2006 Big Blue is investing big to see how it can make 3D virtual environments pay off for the company and its customers.Images: Big Blue in 'Second Life' TAGS: Second Life, virtual worlds, Circuit City Stores Inc., IBM Corp., initiative, ROI, 3D, environment

IBM to give birth to 'Second Life' business group

December 12, 2006 Big Blue plans to launch a virtual reality project next month, and some of its now-private islands will open to the public soon.Photos: IBM gets a Second Life TAGS: Second Life, Palmisano, virtual reality, IBM Corp., interface, CEO, Linux

IBM's virtual pioneer

December 18, 2006 Second Life is much more than a chat room--it "changes everything," says IBM's Irving Wladawsky-Berger. TAGS: Second Life, supercomputing, IBM Corp., visualization, brain, 3D, interface, broadband, Linux, Web browser

IBM's chief steps into 'Second Life' for incubator launch

November 14, 2006 Sam Palmisano chooses the virtual world and Beijing to announce $100 million investment into new businesses, found via online brainstorming. Images: IBM chief's 'Second Life' avatar TAGS: Palmisano, Second Life, IBM Corp., avatar, Beijing, virtual worlds, collaboration, session, investment, Real-Time, idea

IBM's Booch: The developer's developer

September 26, 2007 Big Blue's Grady Booch is continuing to explore ways to collaborate through applications such as Second Life. TAGS: Grady Booch, Second Life, UML, SOA, IBM Corp., mashup, truth, developer, Web service, code, blog, acquisition, programming

Meet me in my avatar's office

January 24, 2007 IBM executives say success in the future services economy depends on how well employees play the game--literally. TAGS: virtual worlds, IBM Corp., avatar, Second Life, perspective, consultant, vision, event, security

Are people more polite in virtual worlds?

August 2, 2007 Virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier theorizes that people behave better in the alternate digital realm than in blogs or chat rooms. TAGS: virtual worlds, Second Life, virtual reality, meeting, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., theory, blog, forum

Tech titans seek virtual-world interoperability

October 12, 2007 A group of 23 companies and institutions has set out to search for ways to make content and identity transferable between virtual worlds. TAGS: interoperability, virtual worlds, Second Life, avatar, identity, founder, Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp.

IBM simulates business software in 3D game

May 21, 2007 Called Innov8, game aims to help business and IT people better understand, improve internal processes.Images: Where 3D gaming meets SOAs TAGS: SOA, BPM, business process, IBM Corp., business software, Second Life, environment, 3D, games

Joi Ito a man of many hats

November 27, 2006 newsmaker The man-about-the-Internet offers his wisdom on copyright, content sharing, Second Life, World of Warcraft and more. TAGS: monopoly, Second Life, World of Warcraft, venture capital, IBM Corp.

A real yardstick for virtual worlds?

October 17, 2007 It's no easy feat tracking the social and economic data on all those furries, spacemen and Goths. Two men believe they may have an answer. TAGS: virtual worlds, Second Life, barrier, professor, accounting, Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp., games

What's ahead this year, or whenever

January 3, 2007 From Web 2.0 to mulch to Mister Magoo, CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos offers his predictions for the new year. TAGS: prediction, Second Life, Web 2.0, conference, YouTube, IBM Corp., U.S., Intel, security

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