| Building the Feds' Virtual War Room |
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Forbes.com By Andy Greenberg Electronically reprinted from March 20, 2008 Leave it to the U.S. government to suck the fun out of innovative technology. As the inhabitants of virtual worlds like "Second Life" and "World of Warcraft" fulfill fantasies of flying between islands and fighting armies of blood elves, the feds are looking into using the virtual realm for far more mundane--if more practical--activities: sitting around a conference table, watching PowerPoint presentations and attempting to track down terrorists. On Thursday, San Mateo, Calif.-based startup Forterra Systems and IBM (nyse: IBM) revealed some details of a "Second-LIfe"-style virtual world the two companies have been developing for the U.S. government.  Click to download PDF file.
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