Happy Holidays

Those who have recently visited our 3D lobby, accessible from our home page ( through the “Meet-in-3D” button or the first featured space ) have noticed our Christmas tree which will decorate our virtual reception hall during the holidays season for our visitors joy.

Today, some of us got together in the lobby and took a picture, that I am glad sharing with you.

On behalf of the team, I would like to wish excellent holidays to all of our friends, users and partners.

Sincerely

-Darius Lahoutifard / CEO

Generation-O-Marketing Partners With Altadyn to Launch Accessible 3D Virtual Collaboration Services

We are pleased to announce a new White Label Partner, Generation-O-Marketing, a global full service marketing group. 3DXplorer V5 released recently, enables Altadyn’s partners to build their own branded SaaS applications, using the same platform as Altadyn, and offering value added services to their customers. 3DXplorer cloud-Based architecture powers the new global services under a White Label model.

Generation O Marketing is a global full service marketing group with offices in the U.S. and EMEA. The company is comprised of demand generation experts, marketing and sales professionals with the keen ability to leverage the new era of marketing. Service offerings include demand generation infrastructure development, evaluation and overhaul service, consulting, marketing automation, lead nurturing, scoring, lead and database management, and lead generation. For more information about GenerationO and its services including virtual collaboration services, visit www.generationOmarketing.com

This alliance between 3DXplorer and all 3D virtual collaboration related services offered by Generation-O-Marketing, brings a full accessible and cost effective solution to the market.

This partnership will provide customers with a fully managed yet cost effective 3D virtual solution. Customers will have the choice to use the platform alone as well as to select related services when they need it. “GenerationO has always been forward thinking. We are constantly looking for the latest and most accessible tools in marketing and continuously analyzing the market and related information. GenerationO concluded that attendance declining at physical events and virtual events have become the prevailing demand and lead generation techniques. In addition we found that the new generation of executives are not the newspaper reading crowd. This new generation wants to “show themselves” and “interact”. Consequently we looked for a 3D interactive and immersive platform that we could add value to and provide quality at a competitive price.” Said Mercedes Oz, Generation O Marketing’s Chief Marketing Generator. “3DXplorer was an obvious choice since it is the only platform on the market that provides a cloud-based collaboration and quality at a reasonable price.” continued Oz. This partnership will also allow GenerationO to present our offerings to other departments since virtual 3D collaboration is versatile and all departments can benefit from using it. Whether that is HR for employee on boarding, kick off meetings for sales, or product demos for engineering.”- added Oz.

More information on the new service can be obtained here:
http://www.generationomarketing.com/VirtualCollaboration.html

First Responders Training Demo at I/ITSEC

As we had announced earlier, last week at I/ITSEC, we presented 3DXplorer V5 to the visitors at the show. It was a unique opportunity for Altadyn to reconnect with our existing customers as well as new prospects, in the field of training , simulation and e-learning. Several 3DXplorer customers, were even exhibiting at the show. The show being focused on training, e-learning and simulation, we also showed to some of our customers, a short demo for first responders training.

To discover this demo space live, try it here.

Altadyn’s booth at I/ITSEC 2009, Orlando, FL

New Position available at NDU/FCVW

NDU/FCVW (Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds), one of the earliest 3DXplorer adopters,  has opened a new contractor position for an “Education Innovation Support” position based in Washington DC.

To claim this spot, you need to prove your passion for interactive simulated environments.

To know more:

http://www.pixelmatterinteractive.com/opps/EdInnovation.html

Best of luck to all the prospective candidates.

Ask for your invitation to I/ITSEC

For those of you who need a free invitation to I/ITSEC ( Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference) which will be held in Orlando, Florida from November 30 to December 3, 2009, please contact us either by sending an e-mail to Jeff Hewitt , JH(at)3DXplorer(dot)com or  through the form available on the 3DXplorer website:

http://www.3dxplorer.com/static-v3/contact.html

Altadyn to Show 3DXplorer at I/ITSEC in Orlando

Altadyn will show 3DXplorer v5 at this year’s Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), scheduled to take place in Orlando, Florida from November 30 to December 3, 2009.

I/ITSEC, the world’s largest modeling and simulation event, promotes cooperation among the armed services, industry, academia and various government agencies in pursuit of improved training and education programs. It has existed in various forms since 1966. This year, the conference features over 18,000 registrants, with about half of the registrants coming from government.

Altadyn will showcase the latest product releases including:

• 3DXplorer Conferencing: allows large capacities with over 100 avatars in a 3D space.
• 3DXplorer Enterprise: can be installed behind a firewall for full security and scalability.
• 3DX/Online Meeting : enable the creation of easily accessible virtual 3D meeting rooms, classrooms, working spaces.
• 3DX/Meet-in-3D: a 3D lobby right on your home page, helps transforming your anonymous visitors into qualifiable prospects

Interactive training is becoming increasingly important as an educational tool. Simulations give participants the opportunity to experience the consequences of decisions they might be called on to make in real world situations. Interactive training simulations develop interest, increase participant attention span, and because they are experiential, leave a lasting impression. Simulations promote active participation, giving the trainees a sense of control over both the content and pace of what they are learning.

3DXplorer’s browser-based download-free solution facilitates the accessibility of interactive training in government applications. Eliminating the need to download client software when deploying 3D virtual conferences, training, and simulations makes 3DXplorer ideal for use in strict IT environments where security is a prime consideration.

Cubic Defense Applications and Aptima, Inc. are among 3DXplorer customers that will be exhibiting at I/ITSEC.

We’ll be at booth 2821. If you’re attending the conference, please stop by and say hello.

3DXplorer Quick User Guide Now Available

Our Quick User Guide is now available for download.  This PDF document is designed to help attendees and presenters get quickly up to speed navigating through virtual meetings and conferences authored with 3DXplorer v5.

The User Guide is divided into three parts:

1. Avatar Guide: This section covers creating and customizing an avatar.
2. Meeting Attendee & Visitor Guide: This section covers basic navigation and chat.
3. Presenter Guide: This section includes presentation techniques such as sharing the desktop with attendees and delivering power-point presentations or demonstrations.

The User Guide also contains troubleshooting tips. This handy resource ensures that both presenters and attendees will participate in successful and productive virtual meetings.

3DXplorer Powers Online Aviation Expo

Indiana based FBO Academy, the training institute for the aviation service industry is using 3DXplorer’s cutting-edge 3D technology to power its Virtual Online Aviation Expo. The expo is a permanent virtual hall dedicated to Fixed Base Operator (FBO) professionals in the aviation industry.

The Online Aviation Expo utilizes 3DXplorer to create a virtual 3D space that allows vendors and visitors to interact with each another. Participants can view products and displays from a variety of vendors from the comfort of their home or office computers using standard web browsers—without the use of any plug-ins.

Attendees can move through the virtual expo space using 3D avatars that can communicate with each other with live text chat or with audio via Skype.

Vendors are able to reach thousands of potential customers and clients, eliminating the cost usually associated with trade shows, such as travel, food, and lodging.

Since the Online Aviation Expo is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it isn’t limited by time constraints. Attendees can visit anytime—at their leisure.

Visitors and those interested in exhibiting can view the site while the virtual expo space is being created.

Altadyn Announces New U.S. HeadQuarters Location

Altadyn's new Irvine location.

In order to better support our rapid growth and commitment to our customers, Altadyn has moved its U.S. corporate office to a new facility. The move comes on the heels of the September 2009 release of 3DXplorer v5.

3DXplorer is the first and only browser-based 3D web platform that works without requiring a plug-in. Our immersive, interactive, cloud-based technology enables users to experience collaborative virtual spaces using customizable avatars for a myriad of applications, including 3D online meetings, training, and education.

Since Altadyn’s inception in 2002, we have focused our efforts on bringing real-time 3D technology to the web. The new office location will enable us to continue development of our internationally acclaimed, award-winning 3D web technology.

Our new office is located at:

ALTADYN
2192 Dupont Drive
Suite 108
Irvine, CA 92612

3DXplorer V5 Takes 3D Live Collaboration To The Cloud

As pre-announced a few weeks ago, 3DXplorer V5 is now released. Among the new features of this scalable, efficient, reliable, flexible and secure cloud-based network architecture are additional choices and categories of avatars, capacity for more than 100 avatars simultaneously in a single space (with 3DX/Conferencing), intranet installations with unlimited number of rooms (3DX/Enterprise Edition). V5 offers white label services for marketing partners and includes increased possibilities for customizations.

For the first time, an immersive and interactive web3D platform is offered on a cloud-based architecture. 3DXplorer being browser-based with no download required, enables users to collaborate live, leaning on their set of distributed resources. Primary resources which can each be on a different server on the cloud are:

-          The application: 3DXplorer

-          Static data including the 3D space, and all related 2D/3D content

-          Dynamic synchronized data including the multi-user session service, the streamed data server for presentations, remote access, the chat server.

Cloud-based architectures reduce cost of maintenance, increase scalability, flexibility and reliability. Security is also improved as customers benefit from an easy to maintain SaaS application, while hosting sensitive data internally and inaccessible from outside the firewall. Another benefit of this architecture is increased performance due to the user-defined relay servers. Customers around the world, can now easily setup their own local intranet or web servers relaying their meetings live, faster than global servers. Possible combinations are endless using 3DXplorer cloud-based architecture.

3DXplorer V5 also offers Altadyn’s partners the capacity of building their own branded SaaS applications, using the same platform as Altadyn, and offering value added services to their customers. Initial users of this white label SaaS are Altadyn’s content provider partners and 3D builders.

V5 avatars can now be represented in three levels of resolution: low poly (or low-resolution) avatars, adapted for large conferences, or high poly (or high resolution) avatars adapted for smaller groups.

3DXplorer V5’s new packaging enables customers to start with the 3DX/Platform, free of charge, then upgrade to applications such as 3DX/Online Meeting, 3DX/Meet in 3D or 3DX/Conferencing, depending on their needs.

Finally, 3DXplorer V5 integrates the recently announced new product 3DX/Conferencing under the same user account and the same interface, together with existing products 3DX/Online Meeting and 3DX/Meet-in-3D.

Full release notes of the V5 (details of new features) are available here:

http://www.3dxplorer.com/static-v3/pdf/V5-release-notes-2009_08_Rev2.pdf

Enjoy V5 which is live and in “Last Release” status since last week-end!