• Avatars rising in the enterprise

  Avatars aren't just for the movies or for techies with time on their hands. Organizations are using virtual worlds for training, simulation and prototyping, among other things.

  By Esther Shein | 09 April, 2010 03:55

  Tags: avatar, Cornell University, virtual worlds

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  Red Hat to host Second Life-like virtual JBoss trade show

  Red Hat is stealing a page from the Second Life playbook and will host an online conference for users and partners of its JBoss Java-based middleware products in which people will have their own avatars and can virtually attend a conference as if it was a live trade show.

  By Elizabeth Montalbano | 09 January, 2009 08:04

  Tags: jboss, virtual worlds

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  Linden Lab focusing on higher-end systems for Second Life

  A senior Linden Lab executive has indicated that Second Life's client software is being developed to take advantage of more powerful computers, but did not rule out future efforts involving low-end systems.

  By Ian Lamont | 24 November, 2008 07:00

  Tags: second life, virtual worlds

Whitepapers about virtual worlds

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  A Guide to Staying Secure Amidst Gorwing Threats and the Expanding Digital Universe

  Security management needs to evolve to protect business, government, and individuals from growing cyber threats. This Paper outlines challenges facing security executives and teams and uses an “air traffic control system” analogy to show how advanced security management systems can deliver better security by providing a single point of visibility and coordination for physical, virtual, and cloud assets. Solutions are presented where business processes, policy, controls, and data work in concert to achieve the vision of an air traffic control system for information security.

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  Can you harness clouds without creating storms?

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  IDC whitepaper: Hold Down Data Centre Costs