IBM meetings, staff training in ... virtual world

IBM is determined to jump into the virtual world with an investment of up to US $ 10 million spread evenly over the next 12 months, which is the opening of a show of popularity in Second Life today.

President and CEO Sam Palmisano is expected to access Second Life's virtual world next Tuesday, "meeting" with 7,000 employees in China and speaking to another 250 employees on one. Virtual island.

Second Life is currently one of the most famous virtual worlds today with over 1 million members. In that world there is both economy and currency as in real life. The cash flow of trading and circulation in this virtual world is so big and vibrant that many big companies have to keep an eye on Second Life in their future business strategy.

The 3D virtual worlds like Second Life are attracting customers so big corporations like IBM have to look at and include future business strategies.Source: Linux.softpedia

Last month, Reuters news agency even opened a virtual "news bureau" in Second Life, which acts as a bridge between two virtual real-life banks.

For its part, IBM is currently the largest Fortune 500 list of Second Life virtual worlds. The company mainly uses this world to train and meet staff but has once organized a virtual Wimbledon tennis championship.

The company's next intention is to build a 3D intranet in Second Life for everyone in the group to discuss sensitive business information. IBM's goal is to win the title of "Virtual Business" just as it once won the e-business title during the booming dot-com era.

" We always ask ourselves: If you had known the Web 20 years ago as it was today, would you act differently? " Said Sandy Kearney, IBM's director of virtual business and 3D Internet. "The Web takes a few decades to mature, but three-dimensional Internet only takes half that time. "

One information may surprise many people: IBM has organized many meetings and even conducted research in the virtual world with 20 large customers, including airlines and airlines. A gasoline company wants to ask IBM to turn the virtual world into a training facility, while a big British food company wants to build a virtual store, allowing users to buy food online.

Although IBM is now the number one giant in the virtual world, IBM claims its goal is not limited to Second Life. " We want to merge all of the existing" virtual oases "today, from Second Life to Multiverse and Bigworld . Then you will be able to bounce back and forth in the virtual universe. no barrier to be separated ".

Trong Cam