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The Venue Network, Inc. Chooses Vivox® to Provide Voice for New Virtual Collaboration Platform

Vivox Inc., winner of the 2007 Game Developer Magazine Frontline Award for Best Audio Tool, today announced the addition of The Venue Network, Inc. (TVN) to the Vivox Network. Presently in closed beta testing with an anticipated general availability date in Autumn 2008, TVN is a new media company that provides on-demand virtual venues where presenters can share their content and customize unique event experiences for online attendees. Users will experience full featured communication with group voice chat, IM, 3D spatial audio, attendee lists, presence Continue reading →

MANHATTAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY TO USE VELA SYSTEMS’ MOBILE SOFTWARE FOR FIELD ADMINISTRATION

Vela Systems, a developer of mobile field software for the AECO (architecture, engineering, contractor and owner) industry, today announced that Manhattan Construction, a more than 100-year-old international construction company based in Tulsa, OK, will be using Vela Systems installed on Tablet PCs to help build the largest enclosed football stadium in the United States. Located in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the stadium’s construction marks the continuation of Vela’s rapidly growing popularity amongst AECO leaders who are enlisting the solution for its proven abilities to accelerate Continue reading →

VELA SYSTEMS INTRODUCES FIELD BIM™ AT THE 2008 BIM4BUILDERS CONFERENCE

Vela Systems, a developer of mobile field software for the AECO (architecture, engineering, contractor and owner) industry, and Tekla Corporation, a leading building information modeling (BIM) solutions provider for the building and construction industry, introduced a new and unique solution called “Field BIM™” at the BIM4Builders™ conference in Gainesville, Florida on May 11-13, 2008. BIM4Builders™ was jointly presented and co-hosted by the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction at the University of Florida and by The LaiserinLetter™. Adam Omansky, Co-Founder and Vice President of Continue reading →

NCsoft and Vivox® Announce Collaboration to Bring Voice to the NCsoft Player Community

NCsoft Corp. and Vivox today announced a partnership to bring high-quality, full featured voice to the NCsoft player community. Through this partnership, the NCsoft player community will enjoy market-leading voice chat from Vivox. Players will have the ability to communicate with scalable, full featured voice within and across NCsoft games via an NCsoft branded game communication portal. Vivox will also deliver advanced features such as voice fonts, voice mail and in-and-out of game communication via regular phones and text messages. “Voice is a significant feature Continue reading →

VELA SYSTEMS NOMINATED WITH SUFFOLK CONSTRUCTION FOR THE 2008 HOSPITALITY DESIGN AWARD FOR TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION FOR THE LIBERTY BOSTON HOTEL

Vela Systems is pleased to announce that it has been nominated for the 2008 Hospitality Design Award for Technological Innovation for The Liberty Boston luxury Hotel project, in cooperation with Suffolk Construction of Boston, Massachusetts. By using Vela Systems’ software on Motion Tablet PCs, Suffolk Project Superintendents such as John Gillis were able to personally cut their work-time in half. Previously, Gillis needed to capture field notes on-site on paper floor plans, transpose the data into a computer back at his office, make photocopies of Continue reading →

Vivox® Appoints Matthew Bellows as Vice President Consumer Strategy

Vivox Inc., the premier provider of voice services to online games and virtual worlds, has added Matthew Bellows to its executive team as vice president consumer strategy. In his new role, Matthew is responsible for extending the reach and capabilities of Vivox’s voice services into new games, virtual worlds and communities. Matthew Bellows brings significant videogame and online media experience to his role at Vivox. Prior to joining Vivox, Bellows served as General Manager for Floodgate Entertainment, making videogames with EA, Disney, Nokia, Microsoft and Continue reading →