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IBM's Sametime 3D
Kidd Krasner
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06-24-2009 11:32
It looks like IBM's Lotus division is competing in the PG business-oriented grid space (presumably on OpenSim).

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2009/06/24/ibm_lotus_offers_online_virtual_office_world_with_sametime_3d/
Nika Talaj
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06-24-2009 11:33
Sametime offers links to both OpenSim and Second Life spaces.
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Destiny Niles
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06-24-2009 11:33
What is the phase?... Oh Yes, "Nobody was ever fired for buying IBM"
Ceera Murakami
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06-24-2009 11:38
See also:

http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/27831.wss

Looks like they are using the LL-licended "Second Life Benind-your-firewall" corporate product for this.

LL? See this? It is all your Corp and Business and Education customers leaving, for a secured environmet.
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06-24-2009 11:52
From: Ceera Murakami
Looks like they are using the LL-licended "Second Life Benind-your-firewall" corporate product for this.


That isn't quite accurate. The SameTime 3D product is based on OpenSim.


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Nika Talaj
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06-24-2009 12:22
From: Newfie Pendragon
That isn't quite accurate. The SameTime 3D product is based on OpenSim.
I disagree. SameTime regards 3D as just another form of streaming media, like audio and video. Their 3D plugin accommodates OpenSim, Second Life, and Forterra's Olive (the 3D platform of choice for military and other highly secure, cost-insensitive clients).

http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2009/03/video-ibm-announces-beta-of-sametime-3d.html

One would expect other corporate-oriented platforms, such as ProtoSphere and Qwaq, to be added as well.
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Newfie Pendragon
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06-24-2009 13:50
From: Nika Talaj
I disagree. SameTime regards 3D as just another form of streaming media, like audio and video. Their 3D plugin accommodates OpenSim, Second Life, and Forterra's Olive (the 3D platform of choice for military and other highly secure, cost-insensitive clients).


Yes, it may accommodate it, but as of today's announcement, it only has one 3D environment - that being the OpenSim implementation.


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Nika Talaj
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06-24-2009 14:09
From: Newfie Pendragon
Yes, it may accommodate it, but as of today's announcement, it only has one 3D environment - that being the OpenSim implementation.
I do not know where you are getting your information, but if you look at IBM's press release from today cited above (http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/27831.wss), it does not mention ANY one platform -- no mention of Open Sim or SL or Olive. But, the YouTube video embedded in the press release is plainly filmed entirely in SL.
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Irene LeShelle
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06-25-2009 08:32
From: Destiny Niles
What is the phase?... Oh Yes, "Nobody was ever fired for buying IBM"
And a good and sound priciple which everybody should follow. ;)
Destiny Niles
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06-25-2009 08:37
From: Irene LeShelle
And a good and sound priciple which everybody should follow. ;)


Not really, that was the sells pitch that I got from a IBM sales rep when they where selling PS/2 running OS2. We know how that went.