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Virtual worlds as essential business toolsIs it time for companies to venture into virtual worlds to improve business processes? Colin Parris, vice-president of digital convergence at IBM Research, makes the case in Business Week that virtual worlds offer tremendous potential for enriching the customer experience and enabling 3D business modeling and simulations. This is accomplished through the improvements in visualization, social interaction, and collaboration. (link to www.businessweek.com) |
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Google introduces "Gears" and "Mapplets"Gears allows access to online data and web applications from the browser when you are not connected to the internet. Mapplets is a new tool that gives developers the power to customize Google maps with mini-applications. (link to www.bbcnews.com) |
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