Avatars attend House hearing on virtual world

Founder of Second Life seeks to reassure U.S. lawmakers that the online community can police itself.
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[Len Bullard]

Maybe But Not For IBM

"Virtual worlds and spaces are quickly becoming powerful tools with the potential to transform enterprise and government processes..." IBM Vice President Colin Parris told the panel.

Maybe, but IBM has problems getting the contracts.

http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/03/ibm-suspended-f.html

After all the hoopla IBM generated in the standards world over OOXML and Microsoft 'ethics', this is distinctly ironic.

It is time for Congress to consider standards in virtual worlds instead of insider deals between big companies such as IBM, server farm vendors such as Second Life, and CIA venture capital firms such as Forterra.

http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/03/interview-forte.html

If the web had been created the way these parties have set out to do it, Microsoft and Unisys would own it.