Virtualis is selected as a GOLD SOLUTION PROVIDER for Hosting Meetings and Events in Second Life!

LINDEN LAB LAUNCHES GOLD SOLUTION PROVIDER PROGRAM FOR SECOND LIFE
International Program Identifies 31 Firms with Proven Success
Helping Organizations with Projects in the Virtual World

SAN FRANCISCO, May 27, 2009 – Linden Lab, creator of the virtual world
Second Life, today announced its new Gold Solution Provider Program. A first for
the virtual worlds industry, the new program is designed to identify highly
qualified firms that offer services and develop content for enterprises,
governments, educational institutions and individuals in Second Life. Second Life
has a large Solution Provider community that includes more than 250 firms
around the globe, with varying areas of specialization and experience. Following
a thorough application and vetting process, 31 Second Life Solution Providers
have today been accepted into the new Gold Program. These firms, roughly half
of which are based outside of the United States, are recognized as particularly
well qualified for enterprises or educational institutions planning immersive work
or learning environments in Second Life.
Today, many large global organizations and educational institutions, such as
Adobe, BT, Xerox, Michelin and Imperial College London, are creating custom
immersive workspaces and applications in Second Life that increase productivity,
creativity and innovation while cutting the costs and ecological impact of travel.
Additionally, many organizations are using Second Life to provide unique
opportunities to engage with their brands, raise awareness of and money for
charitable causes, experience works of art that may not otherwise be accessible
and more. Many organizations turn to members of Linden Lab’s Solution Provider
Program to help them get started and achieve their objectives in the virtual world.
Linden Lab’s Solution Provider Program is unique to the virtual worlds industry,
with more than 250 organizations and individuals around the globe providing a
wide range of consulting, design and building services in Second Life. Firms in
the program help organizations new to Second Life get started by providing
services that can range from developing environments, producing events and
conferences and marketing to Second Life communities. Linden Lab has today
accepted 31 Solution Providers from the US, the UK, Europe and Asia into the
new Gold Solution Provider Program, confirming these firms as being particularly
well qualified.
“Innovative enterprises, military organizations, government agencies and
educational institutions are actively using virtual worlds for distance learning,
training and simulation,” said Tom Hale, Chief Product Officer at Linden Lab.
“The Gold Solution Provider Program makes it easy to find experienced partners
that can deliver high-quality experiences for a wide range of Second Life
projects.”
The following firms have been accepted into Linden Lab’s Gold Solution Provider
Program:
• A&D Consultants (Italy)
• Avatrian, LLC (US)
• Beta Technologies (US/Portugal)
• Bokowsky + Laymann GmbH (Germany)
• Chant Newall Development Group LLC/FutureWork Institute (US)
• Clarity International (Italy/UK)
• Community Chest (France)
• Corporation Pop (UK)
• Cranial Tap, Inc. (US)
• Daden Limited (UK)
• depo USA, LLC (US/UK)
• Designing Digitally, Inc. (US)
• Firesabre Consulting (US)
• Gronstedt Group (US)
• Hermes-PPMM (UK/Netherlands)
• Ill Clan Animation Studios (US)
• Indusgeeks Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (India)
• Involve, Inc. (US)
• ISN Virtual Worlds (Italy)
• MadeVirtual Ltd. (UK)
• Metabirds Co., Ltd. (Japan)
• Moderne Interactive (US)
• New Business Horizons Ltd (UK)
• Popcha! (US)
• Siterma VWP (US)
• Stonfield InWorld (France)
• The Magicians (US)
• virtual-e Ltd (UK)
• Virtualis Center/Corporation Planners Unlimited (US)
• VirtualMind (formerly SecondMind) (Spain)
• Youin3D GmbH (Germany)
For more information about the Gold Solution Provider Program, and to find
information on each Gold Member and more than 250 Second Life Solution
Providers, please visit the directory at: http://solutionsproviders.secondlife.com