Remedy Communications Adopts Immersive Workspaces to Help Clients Boost Innovation and Collaboration by Signing Value Added Reseller Agreement with Rivers Run Red

Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:43pm EDT
 
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Remedy to Market Immersive Workspaces
TORONTO--(Business Wire)--
Remedy Communications announced today that it has formed a strategic partnership
with Rivers Run Red and will market and sell the Immersive Workspaces Platform,
a complete web-based solution that allows enterprises to communicate,
collaborate, and co-design in a rich, 3D environment. The Immersive Workspaces
Platform provides a set of applications that integrate Web and mobile
applications with a 3D environment to allow for online meetings, collaboration,
prototyping, and training. Remedy will act as a Value Added Reseller of
Immersive Workspaces. 

Remedy will provide clients with a "one-stop" solution integrating event
management, content development, cross-media design and creative, and training.
Remedy will provide full support services in partnership with the development
team at Rivers Run Red. With a full staff of live and virtual event managers,
editors and writers, 3D content creators, and creative services, Remedy will
work closely with clients to leverage the many benefits of the Immersive
Workspaces Platform. 

"Organizations are looking for new ways to be productive and to save time and
money," said Doug Thompson, CEO of Remedy. "Immersive Workspaces has a proven
return on investment, allowing organizations to save on travel while providing a
rich experience that is an incredible supplement to other forms of distance
collaboration. But what really excites us about Immersive Workspaces is its
potential for deeper innovation which in challenging times is as important as
saving money." 

"Remedy is a key partner in our newly established Virtual Reseller Agreement.
They provide enterprise with strategic insight and collateral services,
leveraged via our Immersive Workspaces solution," said Justin Bovington, CEO of
Rivers Run Red. "We're actively establishing a network of experts and leaders, a
professional team of 'best of breed' who can deliver and develop the virtual
world enterprise market". 

By using the Immersive Workspaces Platform, companies have a way to address
pressing challenges, including: saving money on travel and the time invested in
team meetings; providing employees with tools that encourage and facilitate
innovation; attracting and retaining talent; creating new ways to visualize
data; creating new ways to work with stakeholders and customers`; and finding
cost-effective ways to train staff. 

"Our clients range from banks to global brands," said Justin Bovington. "The
return on investment is tangible, ranging from reduced costs, to more motivated
teams, to corporate innovation. One client recently told us that their
deployment of Immersive Workspaces had netted them a million dollars in value." 

"Remedy believes that the Immersive Workspaces Platform is an important addition
to any company`s tool kit for collaboration and communication," said Doug
Thompson. "We`re pleased to be able to offer this platform as a stand-alone or
key component to an integrated communication and training program." 

About Remedy Communications:

Remedy Communications is a marketing and communication company with a reputation
for providing fresh and effective solutions to clients ranging from Fortune 500
pharmaceutical companies to cause marketers. Remedy provides integrated services
for Web, print, conference management, editorial and content development, and
instructional design. 

Remedy has produced award-winning work based on a focus on advancing how people
learn, communicate and change through the use of conversational, traditional and
innovative media. Remedy is based in Toronto, Canada and has affiliate offices
in Minneapolis and Boston. 

Remedy is the owner of Metanomics, a popular Web-based show on the serious uses
of virtual worlds, and publishes Dusan Writer`s Metaverse, a blog on virtual
worlds. 

About Immersive Workspaces and Rivers Run Red:

Immersive Workspaces is a premium collaboration solution, enabling enterprises
to communicate and collaborate in a rich, 3D environment. Developed exclusively
for the Second Life Grid platform and private networks, Immersive Workspaces
harnesses the potential of virtual worlds and 3D immersive environments to help
solve ecological, collaboration and communication issues facing many
organizations today. For more information visit http://immersivespaces.com/

Rivers Run Red is an immersive spaces company, developing content, applications
and business solutions for the emerging 3D Web. As an industry-leading
development company, instrumental in the evolution of the virtual worlds market,
Rivers Run Red works with some of the world's largest companies in the extension
of their digital strategies. Rivers Run Red is located in London and San
Francisco. For more information about Rivers Run Red, please visit
http://www.riversrunred.com





Remedy Communications Limited
Doug Thompson, CEO
Direct: 647/723-0333
doug@remedylimited.com
www.remedylimited.com



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