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Photos: IBM lifts the lid on web 2.0 tech

A behind-the-scenes peek at Big Blue's UK R&D centre

Tags: r&d, web 2.0, ibm

By Tim Ferguson

Published: 7 August 2007 16:45 GMT


A global team of IBM developers have created an internal virtual world called Metaverse, which is based on GarageGames' Torque Game Engine.

The idea is for IBM workers to use Metaverse to communicate with each other and share ideas. People can hold virtual meetings and areas are dedicated to individual departments and projects.

Photo credit: Tim Ferguson


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