IBM shows off Metaverse
Tags :IBM Metaverse Sametime
I just came across an article on Publish.com discussing IBM Metaverse project.
IBM's Metaverse virtual reality software ... Though still a bit rough around the edges-it won't be mistaken for Second Life-some 2,200 IBM staffers are testing ways to collaborate with colleagues in the Metaverse, according to Mike Ackerbauer, innovation manager for collaboration development at IBM.
Ackerbauer said IBM staffers leverage IBM's internal virtual conferencing application through Web services to have online meetings in 3D. This approach is a boon for IBM employes, who are spread out all over the world.
The meeting room Ackerbauer showed eWeek was sparsely furnished, but serviceable, with a screen on the wall to simulate the typical conference room.
What interested me was the statement in the article that they are looking for VOIP solutions inside of it, including hooking it to Lotus Sametime. Forget making profiles in Lotus Connections, get ready to make avatars.
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On Friday, December 21st, 2007 by Chris Miller
