Tots to Teens: A Parent Guide to Virtual Worlds is a new, 'must have' directory of over 300 virtual worlds, online games plus kid-friendly portals to thousands more web-based destinations for kids from preschool to high-school and is now available free from OneClickMoms.com, singular sites for savvy moms...and dads. (PRWeb May 7, 2009)

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Official Virtual Goods from Top Collegiate Institutions to Debut in Social Networks, Virtual Worlds, Mobile Apps (PRWeb Aug 11, 2009)

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General Patent Corporation (GPC) today announced that it filed on behalf of its client, Worlds.com, Inc., a patent infringement lawsuit against NCSoft Corp. of Austin, TX. (PRWeb Jan 1, 2009)

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RocketOn, Inc., a venture-funded startup located in South San Francisco, is rolling out its virtual world platform by embedding virtual worlds on partner sites. RocketOn's partners range from comedy, music and game sites to community networking sites and college magazines. (PRWeb Feb 4, 2009)

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New book targeted towards enterprise users includes virtual worlds overview, how-to hands-on knowlwdge and case studies from Fortune 100 companies

To harness the resources of business, education and medical experts across the U.S., Gemm Learning has announced the formation of its Virtual Advisory Board. (PRWeb Nov 3, 2008)

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"Powered by Real Life" is the 1st Twinity Machinima contest and it is supported by Koinup. The participants of the contest are asked to film their virtual lives in Twinity, the virtual world that mashes virtual and real and submit their machinima on Koinup, the web 2.0 platform for virtual worlds. http://www.koinup.com/group/powered-by-real-life/ (PRWeb Jul 17, 2009)

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) March 30, 2009 -- Koinup, leader company in social networking for virtual worlds, is glad to announce the launch of the 1st Second Life Comics Competition.

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Virtual worlds and comics strips are the two major entertainments for millions of people. Koinup partner with the metaverse developer Deep Semaphore to create the 1st Virtual Worlds Comics Contest. The initiative is open to all the Comics enthusiasts and to all Second Life residents.

Life On Line visits one of the new virtual worlds on the Open Grid. ‘Reaction Grid’ emphasises building rather than buying. We report on Sony's latest inroads into virtual worlds. SpaceJunky performs 'Killer Coat'. And 'Some Grey Bloke' explains what Facebook is REALLy all about.

The first grant competition for an online virtual world project that serves the community and contributes to student learning will be held, also online, at Second Life on December 4, 7 pm central time, according to the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Foundation and the University of Texas. Four student teams from a UT course called "Working in a Virtual World" will vie for the prestigious Carter Academic Service Entrepreneur grant, with a prize of $1,000 to implement the winning project and certificates for students signed by President Jimmy Carter and Mrs. Carter. The winning project will be the most innovative way for students to serve the community online in the virtual world Second Life. (PRWeb Dec 4, 2008)

Announces the departure of Xivio's CEO David Wisotzky to join the newly formed Virtual World developer Nu Ko Mi Inc. as their new CEO.

Look ma, no hardware. Twelve applications are available as free public AMIs, JumpBox customers can deploy all 38 virtual appliances. (PRWeb Dec 17, 2008)

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“Another Perfect World” illuminates the intersection of the virtual universe and real life

) September 26, 2008 -- TheSLAgency, an interactive marketing agency specializing in Second Life and virtual worlds, will be presenting at Ontario's Digital Economy Conference next week in Huntsville, Ontario. Leigh Rowan, VP of Interactive Marketing for the virtual worlds marketing firm, will discuss innovative ways governments - including Ontario's - are using virtual worlds for multiple uses: everything from internal meetings and collaboration to external public awareness campaigns, job recruitment, and more. His presentation will take place Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 6:00PM on the kickoff evening of the conference.

Educators, educational partners tapped to share virtual learning expertise with K-12 education community (PRWeb Oct 21, 2009)

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BitRock, sponsor of the BitNami Project, has released all of the BitNami Application Stacks as SUSE-based virtual appliances. In conjunction with the release, BitRock has announced that it will extend its Custom Stacks Service to include virtual appliance creation. (PRWeb Jul 30, 2009)

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) November 23, 2008 -- More and more companies are becoming globally distributed and the number of employees telecommuting is on the rise. While the benefits of working remotely are clear, employees often complain that they don't feel connected to their co-workers or company. But now with the arrival of the Meetsee Virtual Office, which has just entered public beta testing, companies can connect their distributed workforce. Meetsee makes it easy for co-workers to communicate, share files, collaborate on documents, and get to know each other in virtual offices and meeting rooms.

OIVAC offers seminars, workshops, training and networking opportunities for VAs who want to propel above the crowd and connect with their ideal clients. (PRWeb Sep 28, 2009)

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A writer from San Diego uses Twitter and other social media outlets to spread the word about the Virtual Food Drive, which seeks to collect two tons of pledges from around the country. (PRWeb Dec 8, 2008)

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My Virtual Project helps businesses increase visibility, improve market share and develop critical business relationships by implementing a social media marketing campaign using popular social networking sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, along with providing guidance on blogging and article writing. Businesses can also save money using our Virtual Assistant services because you only pay for the services you need, whether that is 10 hours a week or 10 hours a month. (PRWeb Jan 30, 2009)

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Sanbolic Inc.'s Melio clustered file system now supports extended attributes, enabling scale out of NFS file services. Melio has also improved performance for pass through block storage applications, such as virtual disk files. Sanbolic will be exhibiting at the Storage Networking World in Dallas on October 14 and 15. (PRWeb Oct 14, 2008)

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ExhibitOne Corporation today introduced its patent-pending Virtual Court-Interpreter System™ (VCIS™). VCIS enables interpreters to stay in one location as they provide their services in different courtrooms and even different courthouses on a virtual basis. (PRWeb Oct 2, 2009)

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Virtual Gateway Prevents Spam and Viruses Using Real-Time Three-Layer Technology (PRWeb Nov 14, 2008)

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While no longer in a free fall, the real estate industry is still in terrible shape, with business down for agents and brokers across the board. As large and small brokers look to cut costs any way they can, the notion of a completely virtual real estate brokerage is gaining popularity. Resonant Properties, a San Francisco real estate brokerage, has made this the heart of their new real estate strategy. (PRWeb Oct 15, 2009)

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The Online International Virtual Assistant Convention (OIVAC) showcases the latest in technology and communication features that benefit small business growth and enhanced client relations. (PRWeb Apr 20, 2009)

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New application is "the HobbyLobby of Facebook". Blotterpal is the first website to allow users to position items on a virtual canvas and incorporate photos which are stored on the social networking site to create compelling e-cards. (PRWeb Dec 14, 2008)

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Simpaticorp announces a new website designed to provide an easier interface for customers to order virtual server products and customize these servers. (PRWeb Sep 23, 2009)

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) March 13, 2009 -- General Patent Corporation (GPC), a leading patent licensing and enforcement firm, announced today that its client, Worlds.com, Inc. (OTC BB:WDD), has been issued U.S. Patent No. 7,493,558 titled "System and Method for Enabling Users to Interact in a Virtual Space."

The Patent relates to computer architecture for a three-dimensional graphical multi-user interactive virtual world system. Such systems are utilized in Massive Multi-Player Online Games (MMORPG) of the type known as Graphical Multi-Dimension (GMUD) games, which provide a graphical representation of the player's character (avatar) wherein movement of the character in virtual space alters what the character views.

) March 13, 2009 -- General Patent Corporation (GPC), a leading patent licensing and enforcement firm, announced today that its client, Worlds.com, Inc. (OTC BB:WDD), has been issued U.S. Patent No. 7,493,558 titled "System and Method for Enabling Users to Interact in a Virtual Space."

The Patent relates to computer architecture for a three-dimensional graphical multi-user interactive virtual world system. Such systems are utilized in Massive Multi-Player Online Games (MMORPG) of the type known as Graphical Multi-Dimension (GMUD) games, which provide a graphical representation of the player's character (avatar) wherein movement of the character in virtual space alters what the character views.

) December 22, 2008 -- 3DNPVEI, LLC is announcing the simultaneous unveiling of its X3Daemon(tm) Multiuser Network Server beta and the vastly expanded Office Towers(tm) Virtual World. This expected move will further 3DNPVEI's position in both the 3D client-server technology and the 3D Web social and serious business game virtual world markets.

JumpBox, publisher of virtual appliances that provide the easiest way to trial, develop, and deploy Open Source applications, today announced the availability of the JumpBox for DSpace. This addition marks the fiftieth JumpBox in its growing catalogue of time-saving virtual appliances for Open Source software. (PRWeb Jun 16, 2009)

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Meredith Medland to Drive ADM Projects (PRWeb Oct 13, 2008)

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Social Media, Self Service Tools and Custom Templates Added to Industry's Leading Virtual Platform Solution (PRWeb Oct 27, 2009)

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After 35 years of servicing the San Diego area, independent agency Garrison Insurance continues to find new ways to meet the needs of their customers and new shoppers. Most recently, the agency updated their website to help make dealing with insurance a simple and convenient experience for customers. This week, they are unveiling their new website, or "Virtual Insurance Office" at www.garrisoninsurance.com. (PRWeb Oct 14, 2009)

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IT Computer Support of New York is proud to announce the launch of their iSCSI SAN Virtual Storage Solutions website. iSAN™ Architecture is a new technology that makes data backup storage solutions more efficient and dependable. Virtualized storage with I-SCSI SAN is a compelling, cost-effective solution for small and midsized companies. (PRWeb Jan 14, 2009)

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Avega Inc joins an initial group of North American Telecom and Technology Agencies to build an association whose mission is to promote the growth and success of Indirect Sales channel Partners. (PRWeb Oct 8, 2008)

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Noventri announces the release of a new website designed to appeal to tech savvy visitors. The site is intended to both entertain and inform visitors as they delve into a virtual experience that brings digital signage to life. (PRWeb Dec 18, 2008)

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) May 7, 2009 -- Easyspace, one of the largest providers of Virtual Servers in the UK, has had its services recognised with a 3rd place award in the Virtual Server category for May in the monthly awards given out by the influential Web Host Directory. It's the 3rd time the virtual servers range from Easyspace has been recognised in 2009 after already achieving a runner up 2nd in January and an impressive 1st place in March.

Announcing a limited-time offer of a premium article pack specifically for internet and social marketing service businesses (PRWeb Sep 22, 2009)

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The Web3D Consortium will showcase innovative, open standards based multi-user 3D applications at the Engage virtual worlds show in San Jose, California September 23-24, 2009. The Consortium is also announcing a call for participation to assist in developing the "last mile" of it's full featured, open standards based multi-user platform specification focused on open chat and server technologies. Visit them in booth #3 and explore their multi-user applications and see how you can use X3D for your real-time 3D graphics needs. (PRWeb Sep 21, 2009)

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