Altadyn 3DXplorer Puts Government Networking in 3D.FCVW Launches Meet-in-3D Website and Conference Space IRVINE, Calif. & PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. -- Altadyn, the developer of 3DXplorer[R], the first plug-in-less browser-based 3D virtual world creation platform, today announced another expansion in online meeting centers based on the technology. The Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds (FCVW), a group sponsored by the National Defense University's (NDU NDU National Defense University NDU Notre Dame University NDU Naval Diving Unit (Singapore) NDU Non Disruptive Upgrade NDU Navigation Data Unit NDU Nordisk Data Union ) Information Resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. Management College (IRMC IRMC Inter-Regulatory Risk Management Council IRMC Ingham Regional Medical Center (Michigan) IRMC Information Resources Management College iRMC Integrated Remote Management Controller (Fujitsu-Siemens) ) went live with a 3DXplorer Meet-in-3D application last week. Members of the FCVW include staff from federal, state & local, and international government, various 3D vendors, and academics with a common interest in the development and use of Virtual Worlds in government. Dr. Paulette Robinson, Assistant Dean for Teaching, Learning & Technology at the IRMC opened the new website to all members of FCVW as well as to IRMC staff. A Meet-in-3D website represents a virtual corporate lobby, where online visitors can directly access representatives of an organization. Each online participant is represented by an avatar, which the user can control within the 3D environment. The Consortium also set up a conference room last week to present webinars using 3DXplorer Online Meeting application. Upon invitation, users meet at the same site for remote conferencing with the complete package of features: desktop sharing See remote control software. , slide presentations, instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or , and live conversation through Skype. Users can enter the site immediately through any PC or Mac Internet browser See Web browser. , without the need to install plug-ins or other software. "When experts from different government agencies come together at formal conferences, you get a natural cross pollination pollination, transfer of pollen from the male reproductive organ (stamen or staminate cone) to the female reproductive organ (pistil or pistillate cone) of the same or of another flower or cone. of ideas," says Darius Lahoutifard, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Altadyn. "With Meet-in-3D, the same quality of interaction and exchange can happen much more frequently, and at almost no cost. In this way, 3DXplorer offers tremendous value in the realms of government and academia. Thanks to higher accessibility and easier deployment of 3DXplorer's Browser-based plug-in-less technology, we are seeing an increased usage of Virtual Worlds and 3D spaces by the Federal government." View sample images of the Online Meeting in 3DXplorer at www.3dxplorer.com/pages/static/newpages/OM_Overview.html. To read more about the FCVW and visit its new meeting space, please visit: www.ndu.edu/irmc/fedconsortium_3dx.html. About Altadyn Altadyn is a developer of web3D technology that makes powerful 3D accessible from any PC or Mac. With the 3DXplorer plug-in-less browser-based web3D development platform -- and Toon-MX, a 3D "digital puppetry" software application -- the company has delivered a new dimension to the online experience, making dynamic and immersive 3D immediately viewable on all computer platforms, including Windows and Linux PCs and the Mac, and browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Opera. Altadyn customers include SAP, Orange, Bayer, and Glaxo-Smith-Kline. Altadyn operates globally with offices in Paris, France and Irvine, California. For more information, visit www.3dxplorer.com or contact: 3DXplorer, ALTADYN, and the Altadyn logo are registered trademarks of ALTADYN. All other registered trademarks belong to their respective owners. |
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