Open Standards for Real-Time 3D Communication

Jul 31, 2007

Strategic move for ubiquity on Web3D and Khronos standards / BS Contact to become platform independent on MS, Linux and Mac OS/ New 3D interactivity tool BS Editor

Jul 20, 2007

EADS optimizes manufacturing processes with meta data management system based on X3D and MPEG-4 / BS Contact VRML/X3D - meets high requirements.

Jun 30, 2007

Octaga is developing 3D distribution platform for Norsk Hydros HydroVR. Hydro has chosen Octaga Player for distribution of 3D geological and seismic data.

Jun 07, 2007

Version 2.2 of Octaga Player and Octaga Professional support for CompositeTexture3D, ReflectionTexture and RefractionTexture.

May 30, 2007

Test Suite Available to Consortium Members and General Public; First Conforming Browser Products Now Shipping

May 23, 2007

Bitmanagement Software GmbH and Spatial View Inc. have thus decided on a close cooperation in the fields of development and distribution, affecting both existing and upcoming products as well as collaboration on projects. This is leading to interesting new advancements in 3D-display technologies, which in turn, are naturally demanding suitable 3D based software.

Apr 19, 2007

Two standardization organizations initiate cooperation to accelerate market adoption of pervasive connected 3D; Initial focus is synergy between X3D and COLLADA.

Mar 29, 2007

The Web3D Consortium announced that the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology and Research Center (http://www.tatrc.org), part of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command (USAMRMC), has awarded the Consortium a second round of funding totaling $150,000 for the "Development of an Amendment to X3D to Create a Standard Specification of Medical Image Volume Rendering, Segmentation and Registration."

Mar 27, 2007

Twelfth in the series -- The Web3D 2007 International Symposium, April 15th - 19th in Perugia, Umbria, Italy, will address a wide range of topics about 3D and Multimedia on the Web Topics include languages, tools, rendering techniques, human-computer interaction, mobile devices and innovative applications.

Dec 19, 2006

The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) and the Web3D Consortium signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to cooperatively advance standards to support web-based 3D visualization, modeling and simulation.