socialmedian: Second Life Goes Behind The Firewall

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Source: ReadWriteWeb

Nov 05, 2009

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Second Life is introducing a behind the firewall service for enterprise customers, another sign that the very definition of collaboration is changing as more companies seek ways to do their work in virtual environments.

In addition, Second Life will unveil a marketplace in the first quarter of 2010 where people may purchase templates and other 3D environments for their Second Life Enterprise world.

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We hear so much about how "people," are at the center of a world where social technologies have an increasingly important role. The reality is that the very definitions of time and place are changing in the enterprise and what it means to be present as a person is becoming increasingly abstract. We see this with the advent of augmented reality, which provides ways to layer our physical world with digital markers. In a 3D world, the applications for business allow for an "always on," world where people may have meetings, go sailing in a virtual sea and use 3D objects for training and other purposes.

The Second Life Enterprise environment provides users an added

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