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SceneCaster Launches 3D Web for the Mass
Market
SAN DIEGO, September
25/PRNewswire/ --
- DEMOfall '07 Conference -
September 25, 2007
SceneCaster today unveiled a
new 3D Web community where anyone can create, share and
explore interactive 3D scenes in their browser. SceneCaster
extends the rich visual experience of 3D on the Web to a mass
audience including consumers, creative professionals, and
social media enthusiasts. Bridging the gap between the virtual
and real worlds, SceneCaster also connects the online 3D
experience to eCommerce sites such as eBay and Amazon, product
catalogs from leading manufacturers and retailers and to
social networks such as FaceBook and Flickr. The beta Web site
can be accessed at
http://www.scenecaster.com.
SceneCaster was selected to
debut at DEMOfall '07, the technology industry's leading
conference that showcases never before seen, innovative and
disruptive technologies that will change and enhance the way
we work and live. "There are plenty of places on the Internet
that support creativity," said Chris Shipley, executive
producer of the DEMO Conferences. "SceneCaster is the only Web
application to put it all together in one place where people
can go to get inspired, where ideas can be borrowed,
transformed and made real."
"SceneCaster's mission is to
mainstream the 3D Web by lowering the barriers to adoption,"
said Mark Zohar, SceneCaster founder. "We've built it from the
ground up by combining the very best the Web has to offer
today - search, eCommerce and social networking - with a rich,
immersive 3D experience that is accessible within a standard
Web browser."
SceneCaster allows any
Internet user with basic Web skills to easily create, share
and discuss their own 3D scenes or to transform existing 3D
scenes using a simple and intuitive drag and drop interface.
Featuring integration with Google's 3D Warehouse(TM),
SceneCaster provides access to one of the largest catalogs of
3D content on the Web making it easier than ever for users to
search for, select and customize 3D content for their 3D
scenes. "SceneCaster is one tool in the 3D Internet landscape
that helps make immersive, social media accessible to
everyone," said Sandy Kearney, Global Director, Emerging 3-D
Internet and Virtual Business at IBM. "By providing an
easy-to-use environment and a wide range of content,
SceneCaster offers an exciting marketing opportunity for
virtual environments."
SceneCaster's arrival is
rapidly gaining industry attention from a growing roster of
companies and brands that recognize SceneCaster's approach to
unleash the market potential for the 3D Web. A number of firms
joined SceneCaster at DEMOfall 07 as launch partners,
including Akamai, e-interiors, iStockphoto, Kohler, Oddcast,
SmartFurniture, Wolfgang's Vault and ZeroFootprint. "Smart
Furniture's innovative home furnishings and organizational
products appeal to a wide range of customers," said T.J.
Gentle, President at SmartFurniture.com. "SceneCaster lets
them personalize and visualize their interior spaces with our
products and connect and collaborate with friends and family
about their design and product choices." More partners and
sponsors will be announced by SceneCaster following the U.S.
debut.
About DEMO
Produced by Network World
Events and Executive Forums, the semi-annual DEMO conferences
focus on emerging technologies and new products, which are
hand-selected from across the spectrum of the technology
marketplace. The DEMO conferences have earned their reputation
for consistently identifying tomorrow's cutting-edge
technologies, and have served as launch pad events for
companies such as Palm, E(x)Trade, Handspring, and U.S.
Robotics, helping them to secure venture funding, establish
critical business relationships, and influence early adopters.
Each DEMO conference features approximately 70 new companies,
products and technologies. For more information, visit
http://www.demo.com.
About SceneCaster
SceneCaster is a 3D Web
community where anyone can visualize their ideas, share them,
and make them real. SceneCaster bridges the gap between the
virtual and real worlds by connecting the 3D Web experience to
online storefronts, product catalogs from leading brands and
retailers, social networks, and consumers' dreams. SceneCaster
is a brand initiative of View22 Technology Inc., a leading
provider of 3D Web commerce and media solutions used by Global
2000 companies. For more information please visit
http://www.scenecaster.com.
(C) 2007 SceneCaster. All
rights reserved. All brand names, product names, and
trademarks belong to their respective holders.
Media Kit:
http://www.scenecaster.com/view22/web/aboutus.jsp
Source: View22 Technology Inc.
and SceneCaster.
For further information:
Media and Analysts: Lee St. James, lees@scenecaster.com
, +1-905-695-3470 x.5555 |