Forterra Sells OLIVE To SAIC

By On February 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today that it had purchased Forterra System's OLIVE. OLIVE was Forterra's main product, offering a virtual world platform for collaboration, training, and planning. However, it sounds like Forterra has been in a downturn, raising $1.2 million over the summer, but then reportedly laying off half of its workforce just [...]

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SELEX Expanding Use Of OLIVE For Military Training

By On May 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment

SELEX Systems Integration is a prime contractor and systems integration specialist focused on integrating change programs across organizations. It's long used training solutions from the VEGA Group, but announced today that it would expand its use of OLIVE, the virtual world platform from Forterra, for distance training and collaboration, both in-house and client work. Tweet

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OLIVE Helping Solve Mysteries On NCIS

By On April 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Tomorrow night on NCIS, Forterra's OLIVE virtual world platform will be getting some primetime exposure. Forterra's client  Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services uses OLIVE in its Mirror Worlds application to host Pictometry geospatial data. The main appplication is to create a mirror world for troops and first responders to train and plan for operations. Toward [...]

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Customized OLIVE Helping Troubled Kids

By On April 6, 2009 · 6 Comments

Last week Scientific American ran a great article on the use of virtual worlds in therapy.  Specifically it looks at the role one plays in the Kids in Transition program for New Jersey for one 13-year-old named Joe. Joe had a variety of issues, but his aggression and ADHD made it hard for therapists to [...]

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Forterra Recognized for SCORM Integration

By On February 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Yesterday Forterra announced that it had been recognized by the National Training and Simulation Association with its Modeling and Simulation Cross-Function award. The award was given to Forterra and partners IDSI and Rustici Software as recognition of their integration of SCORM (Shareable Content Object Reference Model) content into the OLIVE virtual worlds platform this past [...]

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Bray Leino BroadSkill Partners with Ambient Performance for New Training Solution

By On January 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Bray Leino BroadSkill, a training and development consultancy, has partnered with Ambient Performance to create a new corporate training solution built on Forterra's OLIVE platform. The pair touts the  Virtual Instructor Led Training (V-ILT) as similar to Second Life, but designed in a closed environment for secure management. Tweet

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New Study Shows Virtual Worlds Strong on ROI for Training and Collaboration

By On December 31, 2008 · 4 Comments

Next week Forterra will release a white paper detailing the results of a joint experiment with members of The Masie Center's Learning Consortium on learning of virtual worlds. The two established a 3D Sandbox for members to explore different use cases for virtual worlds. While the white paper outlines certain challenges to be met, the [...]

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Guest Post: Mike Macedonia, VP and GM, Forterra Federal Systems – Virtual Worlds Build Steam at I/ITSEC Conference

By On December 8, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Mike Macedonia, VP and GM, Forterra Federal Systems, attended the  Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) last week. With all the recent government moves in Second Life, many aided by Forterra, I was interested in hearing how that played out at the conference. Macedonia was kind enough to provide his notes on the show, [...]

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Second Life Only the Beginning for MyBase; Full Contract Not Yet Awarded

By On December 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment

We reported earlier this week that the U.S. Air Force had opened MyBase in Second Life for recruiting purposes. Compared to the big plans initially laid out in the Air Force's white paper on the virtual world, which was meant to go on to include training, staging grounds, and more, the premise seemed a bit [...]

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Second Life Only the Beginning for MyBase; Full Contract Not Yet Awarded

By On December 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment

We reported earlier this week that the U.S. Air Force had opened MyBase in Second Life for recruiting purposes. Compared to the big plans initially laid out in the Air Force's white paper on the virtual world, which was meant to go on to include training, staging grounds, and more, the premise seemed a bit [...]

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