IBM announced last week that it would integrate a virtual worlds platform into Lotus Sametime, Big Blue's collaboration software, that will be used by the U.S. intelligence agencies to communicate on key topics such as terrorism.
Analysts believe the move might lead to increased adoption of virtual worlds nationwide, as IBM could encourage other users of Sametime to integrate the platform as well.
IBM's partner in the project will be Forterra Systems, whose virtual worlds platform, On-Line Interactive Virtual Environment (OLIVE), has been used by organizations to train employees, hold meetings, and develop new products in virtual environments.
The project will be funded by In-Q-Tel, a Washington, D.C.-based investment firm that works with the intelligence community to adopt new technologies.
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