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October 23, 2024 – HTC VIVE, a provider of premium extended reality (XR) solutions, and Virtualware, a European XR enterprise software and solutions provider, have recently announced a strategic partnership to accelerate adoption of enterprise XR solutions within the Americas market.
According to the companies, the partnership establishes HTC VIVE as an official distributor of the VIROO Enterprise XR Software Platform and applications in North America. Under the agreement, HTC VIVE will sell VIROO directly as well as through its value-added reseller network in the Americas.
VIROO is an enterprise XR platform that provides companies and institutions with secure access to immersive technology through public or private cloud services or through an on-premises server architecture. The platform provides multiple ready-to-use applications for users, as well as tools for developers to create, manage and distribute their own custom multi-user XR simulation and digital twin applications.
“Our partnership with Virtualware allows us to offer enterprise customers a broader portfolio of solutions that are integrated with HTC VIVE’s products and technologies,” said Dan O’Brien, President Americas at HTC VIVE. “The VIROO platform is a proven enterprise XR software platform that enables large organizations to scale multi-user collaboration, training and digital twin capabilities securely and cost effectively through public cloud and private corporate infrastructure.”
The companies noted that 17 of 23 federal civilian agencies used immersive technology in fiscal year 2023, according to a survey conducted by the United States Government Accountability Office. With the adoption of XR devices on the rise, many organizations place a strong emphasis on security, including for use cases like engineering design, digital twins of restricted sites, and training simulations.
Virtualware and HTC VIVE also emphasized the importance that both companies place on ensuring privacy and security for their customers. Virtualware already works with companies in industries that require high levels of data security, such as nuclear power. As such, it holds certifications in ISO27001, a globally recognized standard for information security, as well as ISO9001:2015, the standard for quality management systems. HTC VIVE added that its own global privacy compliance program is continuously monitored, reviewed, and updated to meet certification requirements in standards like ISO27001, ISO27701, SOC, and open standards like BSIMM.
John A. Cunningham, President of Virtualware USA stated: “HTC VIVE and Virtualware are already providing the underlying technology platforms for large organizations who are scaling XR. For example, GE Vernova has deployed our platforms to enable training for nuclear power plant operations across the US and Canada. This new partnership [with HTC VIVE] opens up our products to the entire XR ecosystem who want to develop end user solutions using proven technologies that have been designed from the ground up for enterprise use.”
For more information on Virtualware and its VIROO enterprise XR platform, click here. To learn more about HTC VIVE’s solutions for business and enterprise, including its VIVE Business+ offering and its latest VIVE Focus Vision XR headset, click here.
Image credit: HTC VIVE / Virtualware
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