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Table of Contents
Foreword-ByCo-ChairsofEnterpriseCommittee 5 Enduvo 32
Foreword–DirkSchart,CMO&President,RE’FLEKT 6 Ententee 33
AfterNow 8 ESIGroup 34
AmberWavesVR 9 EXOInsightsCorp 35
Anansi 10 FactualVR,Inc. 36
AnotheReality 11 FirstForwardFutureLab|3F-Lab 37
AppvilleSoftwares 12 Foundry45 38
ARForEveryone 13 FraunhoferSingapore 39
ARA:VirtualHeroesDivision 14 FromTheFuture 40
Ario 15 GembabyTheLeadershipNetwork 41
Atheer,Inc. 16 GembaSystems 42
Augumenta 17 GlassUp 43
AumentaSolutions 18 GronstedtGroup 44
AvatarPartners 19 HoloForgeInteractive 45
BeBopSensors 20 Hoppin'World 46
BeeboxStudios 21 IBM 47
BeingVR 22 ICwhatUCInc. 48
BitSpaceDevelopmentLtd. 23 IglooVision 49
BODYSWAPS 24 Immerse 50
Cavrnus,Inc. 25 IMMYInc. 51
CleanboxTechnology 26 Infinadeck 52
DeloitteDigital(Canada) 27 iQ3Connect 53
Digitalnauts 28 JorjinTechnologiesInc. 54
DiSTICorporation 29 KognitivSpark 55
EdithCowanUniversity-SimulationandImmersiveDigital Lenovo 56 TechnologyGroup 30 Loom.ai 57 Emteq 31 3 VR/AR INDUSTRY SECTOR REPORT: ENTERPRISE 2020
meetingRoom 58 VimAI 86
MeetinVR 59 VirtualSpeech 87
Mirari 60 Virtualware 88
ModestTree 61 VisionLib—byVisometryGmbH 89
ModuXR 62 VividQ 90
MondoDX 63 VNTANA 91
ONEDigitalConsulting 64 VRConcept 92
OVAinc. 65 VRNautics 93
OverIT 66 VRVision 94
PIXOVR 67 VRcyclops.com 95
PLNAR 68 VRdirect 96
Program-Ace 69 WaveFunction,Lda. 97
QuestionWhat'sReal 70 WeAre 98
RE'FLEKT 71 XonneS.r.l 99
Sector5Digital 72 XpertVR 100
SentientComputing 73 VR/ARDirectory 101
SentirealLtd 74
Signiant 75
SquareComp 76
StartBeyond 77
STEngineeringAntycip 78
TalentQuest 79
TravancoreAnalytics 80
UL 81
Ultraleap 82
Uptale 83
VarjoTechnologies 84
VECTORBUSINESSAPPS 85 4 VR/AR INDUSTRY SECTOR REPORT: ENTERPRISE 2020
Foreword - By Co-Chairs of Enterprise Committee
Now Is the Time for Immersive Technologies simulatorsintheirtrainingprogrammes,improvingthe capabilitiesofprofessionalsthroughintensivetrainingwhich Asweenterthesecondhalfof2020(andwhat,formany,maybe contributestothereductionofbothcostsandrisks. thebeginningoftheir2021financialyear),it’sworthtakinga InthehealthcareIndustry,BiogenInternational,oneoftheworld’s momenttoconsiderhowmuchthelandscapeforimmersive firstglobalbiotechnologycompanies,isenablingmemorable technologieshaschangedinthelastsixmonths,duetotheglobal customerexperiencesatcongressesthroughmulti-user businessimpactofCOVID-19. immersiveescaperooms,orKesslerFoundation,agloballeaderin Notonlyhaveweseenmillionsworkingfromhome,business rehabilitationresearch,whoistransformingneurorehabilitation travelalmostcompletelycurtailed,muchhigherunemployment researchbyusingVR-basedsystems. ratesacrossmanysectorsandchangedworkingconditionsforall Meanwhile,PorscheCarsNorthAmerica,recentlyreportedthatit front-lineworkers,butwehavealsobeeninspiredbythe hadtripledusageofitsAugmentedReality-basedTechLiveLook innovativeapproachesmanycompanieshavetakentotackling platformfordealerservicesupportfromFebruarytoMarchof thechallengescreatedbyCOVID-19astheylookatstrategiesfor 2020. recovery. Thisisjustabriefoverviewofthemassivepotentialofimmersive TherecoveryfromCOVID-19isunlikelytoreturnustotheworld technologiestocreaterealvalueacrosstheeconomyandsociety, thatwas.Mobilityrestrictionshavechangedthewaywe empoweringorganizationstohelpthemsurviveinarapidly communicate,thewayweoperate,thewaywecare,thewaywe changingworld. experience,thewaywelearnandthewayweworkforever. Itisclearthatnowisthetimeforimmersivetechnologiesandthe Theimpactofthepandemichasacceleratedthedevelopment VR/ARAssociationEnterpriseReport for2020shouldserveasa andadoptionofemergingtechnologiessuchasaugmented steppingstoneforallthosethatarestillundecidedtotakeastep reality(AR),virtualreality(VR),andmixedreality(MR)tohelpstay forwardandleadthenewfuturewiththeproductsand usconnectedandboostproductivityintimesofsocialdistancing technologiesfeaturedhere.Wehopeyoufindituseful! andgloballockdown.Businessesaremoreinterestedinimmersive technologiesthaneverbeforeastheyarelookingforinnovative Thanks, waystobemorecompetitiveinpost-COVIDenvironment. TheVR/AREnterpriseCommittee WeareseeinganincreasingdemandofXRtechnologiesacross industriesastheyarefacingimportanteconomicandregulatory challengeswheretheyneedtodesignanddelivertheirproductsin Geof Wheelwright asafety,fasterandbettermanner,andimmersivetechnologies DirectorofMarketingCommunications Atheer,Inc. canreallyhelpthemovercomethesedemands.Thefutureof workishappeningrightnowandtherearealreadymany companieswhohastakenastepforwardtoleadthenewera David Moreno utilizingthepowerAR/VR/MRtechnology. HeadofMarketing&BusinessDevelopment Virtualware Forinstance,GEHitachiNuclearEnergy,world-leadingproviderof advancedreactorsandnuclearservices,isbecomingmore competitivebyintroducinglarge-scalecollaborativeVR 5 VR/AR INDUSTRY SECTOR REPORT: ENTERPRISE 2020
Foreword – Dirk Schart, CMO & President, RE’FLEKT
Now Is the Time for Immersive Technologies Aspragmaticbuyers,companiesexpectamaturesoftware Newtechnologiesoftenfollowacommoncourse,startingwith solutionthatmeetstherequirementsforsecurity,integrationand initialhypefollowedbyalongerphaseofsidewaysmovement, scalability.Thesefactorsjoinvalue,urgencyanduserexperience thenfinallyabreakthrough.Weseethisdevelopmentin ascrucialcomponents.Whileusersinlabsarealready technologiessuchasAugmentedReality(AR)andVirtualReality experimenting,pragmaticbuyersexpectaneasy-to-useand (VR). “turnkey”application.Beforethecoronaviruscrisis,thelackof urgencywasoneofthereasonswhyARdidn’tgetoffthemark. Thistimelastyear,manystartupsthatbuildproductsinnew Changecannotbeachievedgradually,andthepainwasobviously marketsmainlywonderedwhyadoptionisn’tasfastasexpected. notbigenoughtoreplaceexistingtools. Eventhoughtherearenumeroususecasesthatdemonstrate howARmakeslifeandworkeasier,dailyuseisstilllacking.Today,in The Rise of Remote
2020,theworldfacesapandemiccrisisandfromonedaytothe Duetothecrisiscompaniescannolongerfulfillservicecontracts, next,ourdailylives–andthusthewaywelearnandwork–have in-persontrainingcannolongertakeplace,on-sitesalesdemos changedcompletely.Travelandaccessrestrictionshaveledto andeventsarecanceled.Andthesolution:remoteworkand rethinkingandthuscreatedthemissingelement:urgency. support.Insteadof“in-person”,weexperienceashiftto“on- demand.”Remotecollaborationtoolsareinthesightsof companiesfromonedaytothenext,andweseeenormous Adoption = Value + Urgency growth.Particularlyinthecaseofconferencingtoolssuchas WhentakingalookatARintheenterprisesectorandcomparingit Zoom,MicrosoftTeamsandmanyothers.AtRE’FLEKTour withGeoffreyMoore’s“CrossingtheChasm”construct,itiseasy experienceshowsthatmostusersdonotmakeadistinction toseethatthemarketisinthemiddleofthechasm.ARhasalready betweenARsupportandtraditionalconferencingtoolsyetbut lefttheearlyadoptersandisfreeingitselfmoreandmorefromthe enteraclassicappleandorangedilemma.Aftersettingupoffice ranksoftheinnovationlabs.Thefirstscalableplatformsandroll- workerswithconferencingsoftwarelikeMicrosoftTeamstowork outsatlargecompanieshavebegun,andadoptionisslowlybut fromhome,businessesturntothesametoolswhenreducingin- surelyincreasing. personinteractionintheirindustrialoperations.Especiallyunder thetimepressureofthecurrentcrisis,aremotecollaborationtool thatotherdepartmentsareusingalreadyseemslikeaneasy solution.
What’s next?
Urgencyisthetriggerforfasteradoptionofemerging technologies,butwithouteasyoperationandgooduser experience,thegrowthisquicklyover.
Bigplayersnowhavethepotentialtochangemarketsandpush technologies.Applecompletelyturnedthemobileageupside downin2007,Microsoftshapedthewayweworkoncomputers. SalesforcechangedthemarketforCRMsoftwareandpavedthe 6 VR/AR INDUSTRY SECTOR REPORT: ENTERPRISE 2020
wayforthecloudinthelate1990swhiletheinternetbubblewasin fullswing.Itispreciselyinthesetimesthattherearegreat opportunitiesforstartups.
In2020,amidstaglobalcrisis,ARseemstobefindingitsplacein the“augmentedworkplace”asindustrialenterprisesswitchto remotecollaborationandon-demandARguidancesolutions becomethenewnormal.Thenexttwoyearswillbedecisivefor bothARandVR.Howexactly?Wewillfindoutverysoon.
Dirk Schart President&CMO RE’FLEKT
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AfterNow
Company Summary AfterNowisaleaderincustomAugmentedandVirtualRealitytechnologyforthe enterprise.AsaMixedRealitypartnerwithMicrosoftsince2016,AfterNowhasled thetransformationtoSpatialComputing.Ourlatestproductisafirstofitskind remotepresentationtoolfortheenterprisecompatiblewithHoloLens1,HoloLens 2andOculusQuest.
Contact Name:PhilippeLewicki Email:[email protected] Website:www.afternow.io
Size of Company Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 ThroughcustomdevelopmentworkwehavecreatedalotofsalesandpitchAR Revenue:1M-5M presentationsforhighstakemeetings.Sinceourproductisnowworkingremotely wehaveanuptickindemandfromtrainingandeducationsectors.
Type of Company How does your solution address current global situations? Internalmeetings,high-stakemeetings,salespresentations,trainingclassesand Currenteventshaveacceleratedtheneedforremoteworktechnologies, education propellingusintothefutureofwork.Workingandlearningfromhomeisnoteasy andthetransitionforeducationsystemsandcompaniescomeswithsignificant Customer Types and/or names challenges.AfterNowPrezRemoteisanapplicationdesignedtocreatestunning3D Fortune500enterpriseincludingBoeing,Anthem,Hershey,T-Mobile,Sprint, presentationsforremotehigh-stakesmeetings,collaboration,education,and Raytheon,BD,ImmersionaswellasinnovativestartupslikeVerses,Trippand trainingsessions-thefirstofitskindthattheXRindustryhasseen!Afternowprez Perceptoscope. remoteisattheintersectionofimmersivevirtualrealitytrainingandremote collaboration.Enablingstructuredandorganizedcontenttobesharedinaremote collaborationsession. What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? ToallowforwideadoptionofAR/VRtechnologiesacrosstheenterprises
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Amber Waves VR
Company Summary Experienceyourdatalikeneverbefore.AmberWavesVR'sdataanalyticsanddata visualizationtoolsandservicesenableyoutoseeyourdata,touchyourdata, experienceyourdata.AmberWavesVRcreatessolutionsthathelpyouexplore yourdataandcreatestunninginteractivevisualizations.Backedbyourdeep analyticaltools,ourtechnologysupportsalevelofdataunderstandingthatis unparalleled.
Contact Name:RichardSenft Email:[email protected] Website:www.amberwavesvr.com
Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Size of Company OurVisualization-as-a-Serviceapproachenablesustobypassincumbents,overcome EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5 culturalresistancetonewtech,completelycontrolthecustomerexperience,and Revenue:<$100,000 captureagreaterportionoftheeconomicbenefitsthatweprovide.
Type of Company AugmentedReality/VirtualReality/MixedReality(XR)Software How does your solution address current global situations? Wedevelopsoftwareandcloud-basedservicesthatallowcustomerstoeasilyconvert bigdatasetsintoXRexperiences,aswellasadvancedtoolsforexploringandanalyzing Customer Types and/or names bigdata. N/A
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? AsXRtouchesanddisruptseverymediumthathascomebeforeit,ourgoalistobe thego-tosolutionfordatavisualizationanddataanalyticstoaddressindustry’s needsinthisemergingnewenvironment.
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Anansi
Company Summary AnansiistheUKSoftwareDevelopmentandSolutionsProvidercompany specializinginbuildingapplicationsforVR/AR,webandmobileplatforms,aswellas full-scaledigitaltransformationsforalargenumberofindustries.
Wedevelopsolutionsthatdelivervalueforourclientsandtheircustomers.
Atthemomentwearecollaboratingwithuniversitiesandcommercialpartnerson twomainproducts: • AVR/AR/Mixedrealityplatformforenterprise • AVirtualfittingroomthatuses3DBodyScanningandARforRetailEstate
Contact Name:YuriAlfano Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Email:[email protected] Webelievewecanmakeapositiveimpactinthesespecificsectorsanddrive Website:www.anansi.london innovation.
Size of Company How does your solution address current global situations? EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5 Imagingdatatechnologieshavebeenperceived asthewaytogotocreatenew conceptthattakeintoconsiderationoldproblemsaswellasnewnecessities Revenue:N/A (COVIDdistancing,etc.)
Type of Company Software,Innovation,ITServicesandConsultancy,Imagingdata,AI
Customer Types and/or names FashionRetails,Luxury,Museums,GovernmentOrganizations
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Wewouldliketoberecognizedasapartnerforrealinnovation.
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AnotheReality
Company Summary AnotheRealityisaninteractivespatialcompany,thathelpsyoumaximizebusiness performances,deliveringhumanproofimmersivesolutions,throughaunique combinationoftechnologicalexpertise,humancentereddesignandcreativity.
Byleveragingourlongtimeexperienceinvirtualgamingsince2014,wesolve enterprises'realbusinessproblems,throughimmersiveapplications,onthe groundofcustomer/employeeengagement, training,dematerializationof marketingandsalesprocessesandaugmentedhumanoperations.
Toensuretherichestdemateralizationexperience,wemasterthefullspectrumof immersivetechnologyanddesign:AugmentedReality,VirtualReality,MixedReality, VideoStreamingandConferencing, 360°webandvideos.
Ourboardmembersarespeakersatindustryeventsandvisitinglecturersat Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? variousdesignacademiesandbusinessschoolssuchasPolitecnicodiMilano,SDA WebelievespatialcomputingisanITrevolution,andthatitwillbecomethenext Bocconi,NABA. computingplatformwithin10years.
Contact How does your solution address current global situations? Name:GuidoD'Arezzo Weenableddematerializedexperiencesmimickingphysicalpeopledynamics& Email:[email protected] emotionsintheabsenceofphysicalspaces.Weallowedthetransitionfroma Website:www.anothereality.io purelyphysicalprocesstoanewremote-onlyorhybrid(remote+physical) process.Wehaveworkedwithourcustomers,togetherwithourimplementation partners,onthefollowingverticals:VirtualCollaborativeSpacesforShowrooms Size of Company andB2BSales,VirtualEventsandConventioncenters,VirtualAcademies,Digital EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 TwinandImmersiveAnalytics. Revenue:N/A
Type of Company Immersivespatialcompany:weserveourcustomerswithagilecustom developmentfocusedoninteractiveandXRtechnologies.
Customer Types and/or names Enterprisecustomersacrossdifferentindustries-likeENI,IBM,TRENITALIA,MSC, NOKIA,HUGOBOSS,WIDIBA,ASUS,OLIVETTI,PRADA.
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Hardwareminiaturization&wearabilityatareasonableprice:thiswilldrive technologyadoption.
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Appville Softwares
Company Summary AppvilleSoftwaresisfocusedonInnovationanddeliveringnext-generationXR solutions,andsmartIOTandDigitalTwinsolutionstodriveenhancedsuccessfor itscustomersandtheirstake-holders
Contact Name:Bala Email:[email protected] Website:www.appville.in
Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10 Revenue:Euro60000.00 Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Innovationforfuturetech Type of Company Software How does your solution address current global situations? Highlyruggedandeconomicalsolution Customer Types and/or names Contitech,L&T,Macdue,
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Contactsinindustry
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AR For Everyone
Company Summary ARForEveryoneisamobilephonebasedAugmentedRealityheadset,allowingyou todevelopanddeploytraining,experiencesandcontentacrossthemassive mobilephonemarket.OursolutionsincludehardhatsandconsumerHMD'saswell asacardboardversion.
Contact Name:StevenTaylor Email:[email protected] Website:www.ar4e.com
Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5 Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Revenue:<200K Tohelppartnersscalethepromiseofspatialcomputing
Type of Company How does your solution address current global situations? Hardware,ARexperiences WehavetheabilitytoscaleheadmounteddisplayARusingthemobilephone- alleviatingthehighcostofintegratedARdevices-thiswillallowyourteamstogetto Customer Types and/or names workimmediatelyrealizingthepromiseofARintheworkforce.Withourvieweryou canchoosefromanumberofpotentialvendorsolutionsorworkwithustode-risk B2B,B2C,Industrial,marketing yourveryown.
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Tohelpthemscaletrialsandpilotswithourlowcostsolutionaswealllearnwhat usecaseswillactuallywininthemarket.
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ARA: Virtual Heroes Division
Company Summary AppliedResearchAssociates,Inc.(ARA)isanemployee-ownedscientificresearch andengineeringcompanydedicatedtoproducinginnovativesolutionsthattackle criticalnationalproblems.AttheVirtualHeroesDivisionofARAwecreate immersive,3Dinteractivelearningsolutionsandhigh-fidelityvirtualenvironments. Ourgoalistocreaterealistic,detailedtrainingandeducationalsolutionsto improveyoursafety,security,andwayoflife.Wehavebeenworkingwiththe DepartmentofDefensecommunityforoverfifteenyears,developinginnovative modelingandsimulationapplications.Ourcutting-edgevirtualrealityproductsare currentlyinusebyagenciessuchastheUnitedStatesSpecialOperations Command(USSOCOM).
Contact Name:RandyBrown Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Email:[email protected] Throughtheeffortsofourimpressiveteamofcreative,technical,andartistictalent, Website:www.virtualheroes.com wehavewonnumerousawardsbyestablishingourselvesatthenexusofcutting-edge gametechnologiesandworld-classproductionvalues.Fromthebeginning,our approachtointeractiveinstructionaldesignandexperientiallearninghasfocusedon Size of Company simultaneouslyinspiringandeducatingacrosstheenterprise.Ourhighlyimmersive, EmployeesorFTEequivalent:100+ dynamicandfuncontentlinkslearningobjectivestomeasurableperformance Revenue:340M outcomes.
Type of Company How does your solution address current global situations? SeriousGamesSoftware Wepaycloseattentiontoevolvingend-userneeds.Oursolutionscanbedeployed anywherefromastand-aloneapplicationonahandhelddeviceinthefield,toareal- timemulti-playeronlineexperiencewithhundredsofusers.Ourremote-learning Customer Types and/or names platformisespeciallyrelevantinthistimeofCOVID-19,sincemanyindividualsare • OfficeofNavalResearch(ONR) workingandlearningfromhome. • U.S.ArmyCombatCapabilitiesDevelopmentCommand-SoldierCenter(CCDC SC)SFCPaulRaySmithSimulation&TrainingTechnologyCenter(STTC) OurAfterActionReviewenginehelpsfacilitatelearning,providingfeedbacktoplayers • CollinsAerospace aboutperformanceandstoringthisdataonanLMStomakeitavailableforfuture • SOCOMJointAcquisitionTaskForce trainingsessions.OurVRapplicationsareenablingmilitaryleaderstomakeimportant • DefenseThreatReductionAgency(DTRA) decisionspre-deployment,enroute,orduringdeployment,withouthavingtomove • Raytheon andsetupbulkyhardware.WithourVirtualTacticalAssaultKit(VTAK)application, theTacticalOperationsCenterhasgonevirtual,withalaptopandVRheadset • Amazon replacingheavymonitors,computers,communicationinfrastructure,andother equipment. What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Somecompaniesinourspacearetechnologyexperts,whileothershaveexpertise Inthispost-COVIDworld,ourVR-basedsystemscanhelptrackandvisualize invirtuallearningbutmustoutsourcetheirtechnologyneeds.Ourgoalhasalways populationsanddatabeinggeneratedfromspecificcollectionenvironments. beentobethebestofbothworlds,leveragingourin-housesubjectmatter expertiseinnotonlyseriousgamesdevelopmentanddeploymentbutalso instructionaldesign,cognitivepsychology,andmilitaryoperations.Wehavethe depthandbreadthofknowledgetocreateeffectivetrainingapplicationsfor customers,toworkwithhigh-orlow-endbudgetsanddeployindiversesettings, evenresource-constrainedenvironments.AlloursoftwareisGOTS;thedefense industryismovingawayfromtheconstraintsofproprietarysoftware,andwehave alwaysprovidedinteroperable,opensoftwaredeliverableswithnolicensefees.
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Ario
Company Summary Foundedin2016,Ario’smissionistocreateeasy-to-use,knowledge-sharing productsthatprovideinformationwhenandwhereit’sneededmost.Bysupplying spatiallyrelevantdata,ourappshelpbuildasmarter,moredigitallyconnected workforceusingaugmentedrealityandmakeiteasyforteamstoaccess,capture andshareinformationinreal-time.UsingAriomakesteamsmoreconfidentwhen theystepintocomplicatedworkenvironments,increasingtheirefficiencyand oftenresultinginupwardsofa35%increaseinproductivity.
Contact Name:Kensey Email:[email protected] Website:www.ario.com Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Inourverticals,upwardsofathirdoftheworkforceiseligibleforretirementand Size of Company millionsofjobswillneedtobefilledoverthenextseveralyears.Whilebusinesses EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 strategizeonhowtodigitallytransformtheirworkforce,theirteamsareoftenfaced Revenue:NotDisclosed withcomplicated,high-pressureworkenvironments.Whetherthegoalistoreduce downtime,increaseaccuracyonacomplicatedworkfloworquicklyonboardanew teammember,teamsneedasolutionthatmakesiteasytoaccess,captureandshare Type of Company proprietaryknowledge.That’swhereAriocomesin. Softwareasaserviceapplications Citation: https://energycentral.com/news/third-utility-workforce-reaching- Customer Types and/or names retirement-age-soon Manufacturing,EnergyandUtilities,TransportationandLogistics,Defense How does your solution address current global situations? What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Arioofferstwoappsthathelpteamsshareknowledge,improvetrainingprocesses, decreaseerrorsandboostproductivity. We’dliketoseeanevencloserrelationshipbuiltbetweenhumanityand technology.AsemergingtechnologieslikeArio’sbecomemoremainstream,we TheAriomobileappusesaugmentedrealityandspatialdocumentationtoprovide hopetoseethemseamlesslyintegratedintocompanies’workflows;thiswillmake teamswithalltheinformationtheyneedtodotheirjobscorrectlyandefficiently.By iteasierthaneverforemployeestobemoreefficientandeffectiveintheirroles, associatingvideos,photos,PDFs,quizzesand3Dmodelswithaspecificpieceof improvingproductivityacrosstheorganization. equipmentormachinery,teamshavetheexactresourcestheyneed,whenandwhere theyneedthem.
Connect,Ario'scommunicationapppoweredbyaugmentedreality,empowers collaborationbygivingcolleaguesreal-timeaccesstoexpertadvicethatexistswithin theirorganization.Theappprovidesasuiteofplacedinformationpoints(Pips)forthe callrecipienttodropintothecaller’sfieldofviewtoguidetheirwork.
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Atheer, Inc.
Company Summary AtheerusesAugmentedRealityandAItoempowerfront-lineteamstoperform mission-criticalwork.Foundedin2012,AtheercombinesthepowerofAugmented RealitywithmachinelearningandAItodeliverasecure,flexible,enterprise-grade platformaimedsquarelyatboostingproductivityandspeedingrecovery.
ThenewAtheerFrontLineOS™isasuiteofARandAI-poweredapplicationsto assistfrontlineteamsperformessentialwork.It’sloadedwithfeaturesand capabilitiesthatenterprisecanbeginusingstraightaway.Nocodingisrequired.
Atheeractsasthemiddlewarethatconnectsfront-lineworkerstoallthe assistance,expertise,guidance,processes,workinstructions,andknowledgeof theenterprisetheyneed-acrosssmartglassesandmobiledevices.
Atheerisaglobalcompany,withteamsinCanada,theUnitedStates,Franceand Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? India.TheAtheerplatformisbeingusedtodaybyleadingindustrialenterprisesto Toservetheworld'sfrontlineteamsbyprovidingthemwiththeassistancetheyneed transformtheproductivity,accuracy,quality,andsafetyoftheirfront-lineteams, toperformmissioncriticalwork. providingreal,measurableandradicalbusinessimpact.Customersinclude PorscheCarsNorthAmerica,VolkswagenGroupUK,JulaboUSA,Thales,Anglo How does your solution address current global situations? American,andtheInternationalAirTransportAssociation(IATA). Weareseeingsignificantlyincreasedusageofourplatformacrossourenterprise customers,whoareusingittotacklethechallengesofreducedtravel,needforsocial Contact distancing,remoteaccesstoworkinstructionsandtherequirementbymanyofour Name:GeofWheelwright manufacturingcustomerstomeethugelyincreaseddemand(whichmeansreducing Email:[email protected] downtime). Website: www.atheerair.com
Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:50-100 Revenue:PrivateCompany
Type of Company EnterpriseSoftware
Customer Types and/or names PorscheCarsNorthAmerica,VolkswagenGroupUK,JulaboUSA,Thales,Anglo American,InternationalAirlinesGroup,theInternationalAirTransportAssociation (IATA).
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Wewantanon-goingpartnershipwithourcustomerstokeeppacewiththeir evolvingneedsduringatransformativetime.
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Augumenta
Company Summary AugumentadevelopsintuitiveandinteractiveAugmentedRealityapplicationsand toolsforenterprises.OurindustrialARsolutionshelpcompaniesimprove productivityinmanufacturing,maintenanceandrepairaswellasintraining.
TheAugumentaeasy-to-deploysmartglassesappskeeppeopleontheshop-floor andinthefieldinformedandabletoreactfastwhileleavinghandsfreetoefficiently completetasks.Oureasytouseremotecollaborationtoolsallowexpertsandlocal personnelindifferentsitestoworkseamlesslytogether.Alloursolutionsare device-agnosticandcustomizablebyourcustomers.
Thesoftwarecompanywasfoundedin2012andisheadquarteredinthe technologyhuboftheNordics:Oulu.WithofficesalsoinTaiwanandJapanand over300companiesengagedwithusfromallovertheworld,weareatrusted partnerservingourcustomersglobally. Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? WefocusonIndustry4.0usecases,industrialcompaniesneedtofindawaytomake theirmostvaluableassetusable:data.Wehelpcompaniesprovidetheirworkerswith Contact therightdatathatimprovestheproductivityandsafetyofpeopleontheshopfloor. Name:EveLindroth Email:[email protected] How does your solution address current global situations? Website:www.augumenta.com OurARsolutionsareusedformonitoringandcontrollingmachinesandproviding remotesupportandguidanceforworkers.Duringthecurrentglobalsituationwith Size of Company socialdistancingandtravelrestrictions,forexample,real-timemonitoringof EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 machineryviasmartglassesappsenablescompaniestodiversifyrisksthatcomealong withcentralizedcontrolrooms.Ourvirtualcontrolpanelsarehygienicandperfectfor Revenue:Software hazmatenvironments.Also,efficientremotecollaborationsolutions,likeAugumenta SmartEyes,areneededinsituationswhenexpertscannottravelbutinstallation, Type of Company maintenance,advancedworkertrainingprojectsmustbekeptongoing. Manufacturingindustry,maintenance,training
Customer Types and/or names Manufacturingindustry,maintenance,training
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Weseeandhopefordigitaltransformationeffortstospeedupandcompaniesto changethewaysofworkingtowardsmoreefficientandatthesametimemore sustainableways.
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Aumenta Solutions
Company Summary OurAugmentedRealitytechnologyprovidessolutionsthatincreaseproductivity andefficiencyinthefundamentalprocessesofyourcompany.
Thesesolutionsenhancetheefficiencyofyourteamandprocessesthrough virtualtraining,intuitiveaccesstogeolocatedinformation,remoteassistancein repairsandmaintenance,toolsthatfacilitatetheplanninganddevelopmentof productsandinstallations.
Contact Name:PereRoset Email:[email protected] Website:www.aumentasolutions.com Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? WeareworkingonARforIndustrysince2013,nowintegratingARwithIoT,BlockChain Size of Company andMachineLearning.ProvidingnewsolutionstounresolvedproblemsonIndustry. EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5 Revenue:150000 How does your solution address current global situations? Ouraplicationshelpcompanyiestocreatetheirown trainingprogramsusingour Type of Company stepbystepARsolutionframework. Integrator,Software
Customer Types and/or names Seat,Nissan,Epson,Verizon
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? IncreasingthenumberofindustriestogotoARasakeytechnology.
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Avatar Partners
Company Summary AVATARPartners-Unity'sfirstworldwidePlatinumResellerandIntegrator-isa worldleaderinheavy-duty,industrialgradeXR-AR,MR andVirtualWorkforce CollaborationforAerospace,Construction,Defense,Healthcareand Manufacturing.AVATAR'sXRProductandServicesportfolioandPartnerChannel continuestoinnovatetoincreasequality,efficiency,salesandprofitsthroughout theproductlifecycleanditsdigitalthread.SolutionsincludeAvatarCONNECT- RemoteCollaborationfortheVirtualWorkforce,AdvancedMRMaintenance Systems,TrainingandOn-the-JobPerformanceAidsandMRScenarioPlanning thatintegrateartificialintelligence,sensorsandhaptics,andSimplifyXRfor enterpriseXRconfigurationmanagement,standardization,anddeployment.
Contact Name:MarloBrooke Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Email:[email protected] Toenablesustainable,highqualityandlowcostenterprise-wideXRadoption. Website:www.avatarpartners.com How does your solution address current global situations? Size of Company WeskiptheprototypestageanddeliverProduction-readyXRthatgivesimmediate EmployeesorFTEequivalent:40-50 ROI. Revenue:$12,000,000
Type of Company AR,MR andVirtualWorkforceCollaborationforAerospace,Construction, Defense,HealthcareandManufacturing
Customer Types and/or names USAirForce,USNavy,Aerospace,Construction,Retail,Manufacturing
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Higherquality,ruggedized,affordableARhardwarewithhighqualityembedded visionsciencethatsupportsProductionXR.
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BeBop Sensors
Company Summary BeBopSensorsmakessmartfabricsensingplatformstohelppeople communicatewithtechnologyininnovativeways.Wecreateintuitive,flexible interfacesbetweenhumansandmachines,changinghowpeopleinteractwith theirtechnology.
HapticGloveControllers–BeBopSensors’ForteDataGloves®takeworkplace trainingtothenextlevelbyenablingnaturalhandinteractionandhapticfeedback tocreatethemostintuitiveandimmersiveXRtrainingexperiencesfordeveloping skilledworkers.
SmartFabric&CustomDesignedSensors–AteamofR&Dengineers,application developers,UI/UXdesigners,andfabricatorsareonstafftocreatecustomfabric sensorsandhapticstomeetspecificprojectoroperationalneeds.Theteamhas scaledproof-of-conceptprojectstofullproductionprogramsforFortune500 Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? companies. BeBopSensorshasbeenattheforefrontofcutting-edgeimmersivecontrollersfor CommercialEnterpriseandMilitarytrainingdevelopersforoverthreeyears. Weare Contact inthismarketbecauseourhapticglovecontrollersprovideacomfortable,realistic naturalmotionofthehandswithatactile,hapticexperienceinVRandARtrainingthat Name:BeBopSensors improvesimmersionandtrainingresults. Email:[email protected] Website:www.bebopsensors.com WebelievethathapticengagementofthehandsinVR,AR,orMRcompletesthe immersionrequiredtobuildlastingtrainingthatisrealistic,andstudentscanlearnand applyinthefieldmuchmorequickly. Size of Company
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:20-30 Hapticglovesopenupawholeworldofteleroboticcontrolindangeroussituationsto Revenue:PrivatelyHeld-NotDisclosed operaterobots,machinery,orUxVdevicesanywhereintheworld,safely. Combine hapticgloveswithdatavisualization3-DlightdisplaysandAR-baseddatavisualization toolstomanipulatethedatawiththeirhands-pullapart,bindtogether,orreshape Type of Company dataastheyworkwithitinfrontofthemvirtualizedspace. Hardware,Software,Sensors,SmartFabric
How does your solution address current global situations? Customer Types and/or names Today,VRandARtrainingcanofferstunningvisualandauditoryimmersion. However, CommercialEnterprises,Simulation&Training,Aerospace&Defense recreatingnaturalhumanmotionandusinghandsinarealisticmannerusing traditionalcontrollersorcamerasislacking. What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Wewanttobetheindustry'sleadinghapticglovecontrollerforEnterprisesofall Controllersusepoint/click/buttons/joystickstosubstituteforgrasp,turn,manipulate sizesthatbuildcost-efficient,immersiveXRtrainingdevelopingskilledworkers -thatdoesn'tcreaterealmusclememorybeyondbasicpoint-click;usershaveto throughouttheorganization. Wewanttochangethewayinstructorsdesignand unlearntoperformthetaskinreal-life.Body/hand/fingerocclusionblocksthecamera delivertrainingtomaketheirstudentsbetter,moreeffectiveemployeeswhenthey viewsofwhenperformingcomplextasksandlaginperformance.Hapticsinmost reachthefield. controllersarerudimentarywithsimplebuzz/jolt/clicks;theydonotreplicatethefeel ofasurface,interactionwithbuttons/knobs/tools. Wewanttoprovideprecisecontroloverremotelyoperateddevicesandrobots thatallowemployeestoworksmarter,safer,andmoreproductivelywithan BeBop'sFortehapticglovecontrollersovercomethelimitationsoftoday's advancedhuman-machine-interfaceHMIthatfullyreplicateshumantouchfor controllersandcompetitivesolutionsthataretypicallymuchbulkierandcostlier. boththemachineandthehuman. Theyincludeadditionalfunctionalitywithverbosehaptics,open/cleandesignthatis easytouseanddeployintheclassroomatalowercost.
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Beebox Studios
Company Summary BeeboxStudiosisastartup,incubatedbyIITMadrasIncubationCell,Chennai,India, developingadvancedvisualisationusingAR/VRatvariousstagesofproductlife cycle.Ourcoreexpertiseliesincreatinghighlyrealistic,interactive&immersive3D solutionsforSales&Marketing,Industry4.0DataVisualisation,IndustrialTraining& Education.
Weofferarangeof3DinteractiveservicesthatincludesARSales&Marketingusing Smartphone,Interactive3DUserManual,DigitalTwinforO&MwithrealtimeData Visualisation,IndustrialTrainingforoil&gas,heavymachine,construction industries&different3Dsolutionsforaftersalessupport.
OursolutionusingSmartphones&Tabletsincreasecustomerempathy&reduce thecustomerconversionduration.OurImmersive&interactivecustomised industrialtrainingsolutionsincreasesefficiency&knowledgeretentiontimeof Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? SOPs&guidedworkflows. SalesandMarketingteamofHighValuecomplexmachineryOEMsarehavinga probleminshowcasingtheentirecapabilitiesoftheirproductswiththeexisting InOperations&Maintenance,weenablevisualdebuggingandvisualfeedback marketingpracticestotheirpotentialcustomers.Itinvolvesmorespecialisedskills systemusingsmartphonesthatusesIoTdataaspartofIndustry4.0.Thisdrastically thanjust3Dmodelingandprogrammingtoaddressthisproblemarea.Bycreating reducesthedowntime&obviatestheneedofphysicalinspectionofthesiteorat customisedsolutionforeachclient,weareaddressingtheirpainpointswith thecontrolstation. adoptionoflatesttechnologieslikeAR/VR/Interactive3D.
Also,wecreateeducationmodulesforfewSTEMsubjects&multipleinteractive How does your solution address current global situations? 3Dusermanuals. Improvingproductivity
Contact IOTdataanalysis-Realtimevisualdebuggingusingadigitaltwinofaremotemachine. SOPs & guidedworkflowtrainingwithreduceddependancyonexperiencedwork Name:PrasadSukumaranunni forceorSMEs Email:[email protected]
Website:www.beeboxstudios.com Decreaseserviceresolutiontime-addressedusingsmartphonebaseddigitaltwin, anywhere,anytime.Increaselearningretention-asitisvisual&interactivewithnear Size of Company realtimefeedbacksystem. EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10 Oursolutionsareutilisedindifferentstagesofaproductlifecycleindifferentindustry Revenue:Notdisclosed segments.Oil&Gas,HeavyMachine,Construction&Educationindustries.Pre-Sales, Sales&Marketing,Installation&implementation,AfterSalessupportsforeasypart Type of Company identification,Interactive3Dusermanualsetc. SoftwareSolutions,IndustrialTraining,Oil&Gas,Construction&Education Bottomline: Educationatalllevels,smartmarketingofallproducts-anywhere,anytime,onany Customer Types and/or names deviceusingAR,VR,Web3D Caterpillar,TataProjects,TataDigital,ToshibaMachines,AsianPaints
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Asaserviceprovider,seekingconnectiontodecisionmakersofOEMsexploringto implementAR/VRSolutionsaspartoftheircompany.Educate&createawareness onthepotentialofAR/VRSolutionsinHeavy&Complexproductsfortraining, visualdebugging,salesetc.Also,toshowcaseourexpertiseincreatingARSolutions forPre-Sales,InstallationSupport,OperationswithDigitalTwins& IoTData,AfterSaleswithinteractive3Dusermanualsetc. 21 VR/AR INDUSTRY SECTOR REPORT: ENTERPRISE 2020
BeingVR
Company Summary BeingVRspecialiseinVRenhancedblendedlearningsolutionsforhumanskills.We createcustom360simulationstoincreaseunderstandingofreallifeapplicationof theseleadershipskillsandbehavioursintheworkplace.Weleanonstorytellingand userinteractivityforincreasedengagementandsuperiorlearningretention.
Contact Name: Email:[email protected] Website:www.beingvr.io
Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5 Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Revenue:under$1m BeingVRwasfoundedonapassiontodisruptandinnovatetheeducationsectorto makelearningfunagain. Type of Company Contentcreation How does your solution address current global situations? Thecurrentglobalsituationseesachangetothewaywecommunicate,connectand learnforever.Virtualrealityformsavitalpartofthisnewsolutiontotrainpeoplefor Customer Types and/or names oftenintangibleanddifficulttounderstandconceptslikecollaboration,diversityand Cross-industry.relevantfortrainingallpeoplemanagers. inclusion,empathy,emotionalintelligenceandgivingandreceivingfeedback-skills thatdirectlyimpactwellbeing,productivityandadjustmenttoournewnorm. What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Thetimeisripetomaketheleapintodigitaleducationandsupporttheenormous potentialtoapplyemergingtechnologyinthisrewardingspace.
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Bit Space Development Ltd.
Company Summary BitSpaceDevelopmentLtd.isaninteractivedigitalmediastudiothatspecializesin creatinginnovativelearningexperiencesfortheclassroomandworkplace.We workwitheducatorsandindustryprofessionalsfromaroundtheworldtodevelop effectivesolutionsforeducationandtrainingusingcuttingedgedigitalmedia technologies.
Contact Name:KevinCarbotte Email:[email protected] Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Website:www.bitspacedevelopment.com BitSpaceDevelopmentwasfoundedin2015whenVRdevelopmentwasjustgetting started.BSDfirstcateredtotheRealEstatemarket,butwequicklydiscoveredthatthe constructionindustryhadabiggerhungerforthistechnologyforsafetytraining. Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10 How does your solution address current global situations? Revenue:$500,000+ N/A
Type of Company VR/ARSolutionProvider-Customtailoredsoftwaresolutionsforbusinessneeds.
Customer Types and/or names OurcustomersareintheConstruction,Manufacturing,Aerospace, Transportation,andEducationindustries.
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Throughtheyears,moreandmorepeoplehavecaughtontothebenefitsofvirtual realityandaugmentedrealitytechnology.We'veseenasignificantuptickininterest sincetheCovid-19Pandemicbegan,butwe'renotseeingmanycompaniescommit totheinvestmentinthistechnologyyet. We'reconfidentthatinterestwill continuetoincreasefortheforeseeablefutureandthatcompanieswillsoon adjusttheirbudgetstoaccommodatethispromisingtechnology.
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BODYSWAPS
Company Summary What'sBodyswaps?
BODYSWAPSisacompletesoftskillstrainingsolutionforcorporatesand educationorganisationsthatcombinesbehavioralscience,dataandimmersiveVR simulationstocreatedeepandlastingbehaviouralchange.
Ourplatformoffersoff-the-shelftrainingmodulesdesignedbydomainexperts, andtestedwithglobalorganisations.
Howitworks
BODYSWAPSsimulatesrealisticworkplacescenariostoletlearnersrole-playwith virtualcharacters,exploreproblematicandchallengingsituationsandlearnby observingtheirownbehavior.Theplatformofferspersonalisedanalyticstoguide Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? thelearner'simprovementovertime. Deployingsoftskillstrainingatscaleisahugeandnowmission-criticalchallengethat currentmethodologiescan'ttacklewell.Face-to-facetraining,albeiteffective,istoo costlyandlogisticallycomplextodeployatscalewhilste-learningandvirtual Contact classroomsdon'tallowforthekindofpracticenecessarytomasternewbehaviors.As Name:ChristopheMallet aresult,VRisuniquelypositionnedtodisruptthatindustrybyofferingsolutionsthat Email:[email protected] combinethelearningperformanceoff-2-ftrainingwiththescalabilityofdigital Website:www.bodyswaps.co solutions.WithVR,learnerscanpracticeanytime,anywhere,safely.
Size of Company How does your solution address current global situations? EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5 TheCovid19crisishasputafocusontheneedforinnovationineducationand learningtechnologies.Organisationsarerapidlytransformingthemselvestoensure Revenue:<£500k theycanbefullyoperationalinaremotecontext.Therefore,upskillingtheirworkforce forthisnewworldofworkhasbecomeastrategicimperative.Immersivelearning, Type of Company onceaverysteepadoptioncurvehasbeenmet,willmaterialisethepotentialof Software remoteexperientiallearningdeliveredatscale.BODYSWAPSopensanerafor practicingsoftskillssafely,anytime,anywhere,which,whenprogrammesare deployedthroughoutorganisations,willtrulytransformthewayweworktogether. Customer Types and/or names CorporateTraining(in-house),LearningProviders,HigherEducation.Allaround softskills.
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Besidessoftware,themassB2BadoptionofVRfortrainignisatoughaskonclients :newhardware,newinfrastructure,needtoonboardandtrainstaff..etc.Software vendorsandHardwaremanufacturersneedtoworkhand-in-handtooffer solutionsbettertailoredtoB2Bdeployment,thatincludesflexiblelegal frameworks,user-friendlyhardware,top-notchtechnicalsupportandimproved distributioninfrastuctures.
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Cavrnus, Inc.
Company Summary CavrnusTM Spacesistheworld'seasiestandmostintuitivespatialvirtualization and collaborationplatform.Cavrnusenablescustomerstoquicklycreateandshare immersive3Dcontentfortraining,designandengineeringreviews,planningand selling.Participantsshareavirtualspacepopulatedwithmultiplesourcesof2Dand 3Ddata.Multipleuserscanjointhesevirtualspacesandinteractfromanydevice, includingtablets,laptops,desktops,AugmentedReality(AR)devices,Virtual Reality(VR)headsetsandfromawebbrowser.
Theplatformfeaturesincludemulti-userco-presence,spacepersistenceandan importpipelinethatsupports30+3Dfiletypes;makingthisdataavailabletomore peopleinsideandoutsideofanorganizationthaneverbefore.Modifyandscript3D objectstodreamofnewimmersivesolutionsinreal-time.
TheCavrnusplatformcanbeleveragedinthecloudordeployedcompletelyOn- Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? premisesinlessthan10minutes. Ifacompanyhas3Ddataofanykind,Cavrnusisthebestplatformtoeasilysharethat datawiththeiremployees,partnersandcustomers.Whileourcustomerscovera UseCavrnusAPIsandSDKtoautomateprocessesandbuildcustomsolutionswith diversesetofverticals,theyallshareanexpertisearoundcreating,manipulatingand yourowndataandsoftware.Plus,performanceandsecurityarebuiltintothecore employingspatialdatatogeneratevalue. ofCavrnusSpaces. TheCavrnusplatformalsodeliverstheperformance,interoperability,reliabilityand Contact securityrequiredbyenterpriseITteams.Meetingthehighestdemandsofthese customersenablesCavrnustocontinuouslyimprovetheproductforeveryone. Name:N/A Email:[email protected] How does your solution address current global situations? Website:www.cavrn.us Cavrnushasalwaysbeenbuiltforthefutureofworkbyacceleratingtheabilityto replacetravelwithremotecollaboration,reducingtherisktoemployeesand Size of Company customerswithvirtualmeetings,andenablingthecreationofnewworkflow EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 efficienciesduringeconomicuncertainty. Revenue:N/A Amulti-nationalenergy-sectorcompanyisusingCavrnusTM SpacesandCavrnusAPIs todigitizeandautomateplanningformovingequipmentonandoffjobsitessaving Type of Company valuabletimeandmoney.Twonuclearpowergenerators--oneintheUnitedStates Software,SoftwarePlatform andoneinJapan--areusingVRtotrainthousandsinhowtosafelyshut-down dangerousequipment,leaningintospatiallearning'svastlybettercognitiveretention. AJapaneseauto-partssupplieremploysthevideo-conferencingtoolsalongsidethe Customer Types and/or names spatialtoolstoconductengineeringdesignreviewsinternallyandwiththeir Aerospace,Automotive,Architecture,Engineering,Construction,Design, customers. Education,LiveEvents,ExperientialMarketing,Energy
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Cavrnusisexcitedtoconnectandworkwithcustomerswherewecanhelp acceleratetheuseof3Dinhowtheytrain,operate,planandsell.Webelieveinthe spatialfutureandareworkingwithpartnerseverywheretohelpmakeithappen.
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Cleanbox Technology
Company Summary CleanboxTechnology,Inc.basedintheUnitedStatesisapremiumandeco-friendly smarttechhygienecompanyspecializinginthedecontaminationofHMDs, communicationheadsets,eyewear,masksandothershareddevices.
CleanboxengineeringutilizesUVClightinanLEDprovidingsafehospital-grade decontaminationwithouttheneedforchemicals,heatorliquids.Cleanbox patentedproductshavebeenindependentlylabtestedandkill99.99+%of bacteria,virusesandfungiin60seconds,includingCOVID-19.
CleanboxprovidesproductsforHMDs,earphones,broadcasterheadsets, eyewear,respiratormasksandsmallpersonalelectronicsandaccessories (earbuds,tablets,controllers,mics,phones,keys).
Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Contact Cleanboxisusedinavarietyofindustriesincludinghealthcare,enterprise, Name:AmyHedrick broadcastingandeducation.TheoverallgrowthoftheuseofVRandARinenterprise Email:[email protected] necessitatesoperationalandlogisticalinfrastructurethatwillsupportasuccessfulXR Website:www.cleanboxtech.com deployment.Cleanboxproductsarehardwareagnosticandcanbeusedinany industryorbusinessconsideringanXRstrategy.
Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 How does your solution address current global situations? Cleanbox’sproprietaryengineeringusedacrossitsproductlines,hasbeenlabtested Revenue:1million+ inabiohazardlevel3laboratoryagainstSarsCov-2(COVID-19)andtriplevalidated throughadditionalsubstitutevirallabtesting.Cleanbox’snewestproduct, Type of Company CleanDefense™(forthedecontaminationof4respiratormasksina2minutecycle),is Hardware adirectCOVID-19responseinitiative:apoint-of-useproductthatcanclean100masks perhour,reducingpotentialviralloadonamaskthroughouttheday,andthus minimizingcontagiontransferrisks. Customer Types and/or names Healthcare,entertainment,enterprise,training,education,government,telecom, Cleanbox’sCXseriesofproductsbuiltspecificallyforHMDsandotherheadsetbased aviation,automation,manufacturing hardware,providehospital-gradehygienethateliminatestheelementofhumanerror foundinmanualcleaningefforts,anddoessoinashorteramountoftime,allowingfor What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? continuedthroughputandconsistentresults. Cleanboxisthefirstmoverinsmart-tech,commercialgradeXRhygieneand providesmodularplug-and-playproductsforstorage,chargingandcleaning. Cleanbox’sCXproductsaredesignedtoelevatethecommercialuseofXR, addressingoperationalpainpointsandreducingbarriersofentrytobroad corporateandconsumeradoptionofimmersivetechnologies.OtherCleanbox productsaddressseparateoperationalhygieneconcerns,includingthecleaning ofmasks,phones,tabletsandotherdevices.
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Deloitte Digital (Canada)
Company Summary DeloitteDigitalCanadafocusesoncreatingprojectsthathelpourclientsdrive theirdigitaltransformationthroughin-housedesign,deliveryandengineering.We firmlybelieveinthepowerofdigitalmediaandhowitcanimprovetheworkflows andtouchpointsofourclientsandeverydaylivesoftheircustomers.
Weareapowerhouseconsultancywithmorethan5000employees,providing servicesforalonglistofclients,inawiderangeofindustriesandthatmayseemlike amammothwhenitcomestofast-evolvingtechnologieslikeMixedRealities. Howeverthispowerenablesustoactfastandagilewheneverwesee opportunitiesintheseemergingfields.
Wereactbycreatingnimble teams with hands on design and development skillsaswedidforourXRteamandworkproactivelyonresearch andclientprojectstofurtherourunderstandingandexperienceinthisspace. Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? WestronglybelieveMixedRealitieswillhelpourclientstosucceedintheir WealsoworkcloselywithourUSDigitalRealityteamandfrequentlyexchangeour competitiveandchallengingenvironments.Benefitswillbeespeciallyaround know-howforvariousXRprojects. increasingawarenessforacauseoraservice/product;trainingandlearningand workingremotelywhilereinforcingthetangibleandcollaborativenatureofdifferent workenvironments. Contact
Name:MertOzcan Asstrongbelieversofdigitaltechnologies,we’vebeenwitnessingthehuge Email:[email protected] cognitive rewardsandconvenience factorofMixedRealitieswithits Website:www2.deloitte.com/ca/en.html immersion, embodied interactionsandtele-presence,thatareimpossibleto reachwithtraditionalscreenbaseddigitalmedia.
Size of Company Thuswe’llcontinuetopushtheboundariesofwhatcanbeachievedinthisexciting EmployeesorFTEequivalent:100+ verticalwhenit’sappliedtobroaderindustries. Revenue:$1.000.000+ How does your solution address current global situations? Type of Company Asabigcompanywithmanyemployees,wehadtoadaptfasttothischallenging DigitalConsultancy pandemictimesandnewworkstyles.Likemanyothercompanieswehadtotry differentthingsandseewhichonesworkandchangeourtoolsandworkflows accordingly.Throughouttheway,welearnedalltheupsidesanddownsidesofusing Customer Types and/or names theseremoteworkingtoolsthatarewidelyusednow,capturedbyasurveybyour Retail,Shipping,Finance,Automotive,Manufacturing,Energy,Healthcare MixedRealityteam.
Ourfindingsleadustocreateourowninternaltoolforacollaborativeworkingspace, What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? specifically in VR.We’retargetingthe6 DOFheadsetsandwillbeworkingon OurgoalinthisspaceisunderstandinghowXRsolutionscanimprovethe featurestoimplementalmostallthequalitiesonewouldexpectfromin-person efficiencyandqualityofourwidelyvariedclientsandtheircustomers’experience. communicationandcollaboration.
Withthesupportofourin-houseresearchteamssuchasDoblin®andMarket Ourteamhasalsobeenworkingonvariousresearchprojectstoseehowthenew Gravity®,wedelvedeepintoanalyzingcustomers’problemsandlookatitfrom normal–aphysicaldistancedlifestyle-canbeimprovedbyusingtheXRtechnologies variousanglesincludingbehaviouraleconomics,userexperienceandmarket thatarehardtoachievebythestandardscreenbasedenvironments,suchasinretail, validity. healthcareandmanufacturing.
Thesefoundationswillhelptoimprove the XR industry as a wholeby Wearehopingtoshareourfindingswiththepubliconcewecanstartusertestingon constantlyfeedingthecustomerandmarketresearch,revealingtherealneedand ourimplementationsandhavethroughusabilitytestreports. thusthepotentialofthesetechnologiessoallkeyplayersinthemarketcanbenefit.
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Digitalnauts
Company Summary Digitalnautshelpscompaniesachieverealbusinessimpactbygivingthemthe technologyandexpertisetostrategicallyimplementVRtrainingacrosstheir organisation.
Throughoutouryearsofexperienceworkingwithsomeoftheworld'sleading organisations,werecognisedthatformostcompaniesadoptingnewtechnologies feelslikealeapinthedark.InordertoshedlightontheunknownsofVRadoption, wedevelopedastructuredapproachtosustainablyimplementVRatscaleand deliversuperiorbusinessresults.
OurtriedandtestedDigitology®isanend-to-endVRsolutionwhichguidesand supportscustomers'VRadoptionthroughAdvisoryServices,Content DevelopmentandDeployment,HardwareSupply,MaintenanceandSupport.We scaleandpricesofVRcontentwillcomedown,allowingsmallercompaniestoalso believethatthereisnoone-size-fits-allwhenitcomestoVRadoption,so benefitfromthetechnology. Anothercrucialmilestonealongthewayisthatmore regardlessofacompany'sindustryorexperiencewithVR,weareheretohelpany standardisationisneededacrosstheindustry-standardsforadoption,forcontent company,atanystageoftheirjourney. development,processesandevencasestudyproduction.
OurmissionistomakeVRtrainingaccessibletoeveryoneandpioneerthe Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? mainstreamadoptionofimmersivelearning. Gettingrealpracticeinmanyindustriescanbedifficult,expensiveandpotentially dangerous.Thatiswhyindustrialsectors,requiringalotofhands-ontasksare Contact particularlyonthelookforatrainingsolutionwhichissafeandcanbedeliveredon- Name:MarkBaxter demand.TheseareperfectusecasesforusingVRtrainingandprovingitsimpacton Email:[email protected] thebusinessasawhole.Weoperateinthespecificindustrialsectorsmentioned Website:www.digitalnauts.co.uk abovebecausethroughouttheyearswegainedexperienceandabreadthof knowledge.Welearnedhowthesesectorsoperate,theirnicheneedsandchallenges. Moreover,weestablishedlong-termconnectionsandcurrentlyhaveindustry Size of Company championsinthesesectors,whichallowsustopenetratefurtherinouralready EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5 existingmarkets,createconsortiaandkeepontopofindustryupdates.Lastbutnot Revenue:290k least,ourbackgroundandexpertiseineLearning,seriousgames,3Ddesignand softwareplatformdevelopmentprovidesourteamwiththebroadskillsetneededto operateinsuchsectors. Type of Company End-to-endVRtrainingsolutionsprovider How does your solution address current global situations? Ourupdatedend-to-endsolutionservicesallowenterprisecustomerstotraintheir Customer Types and/or names employeesremotelyduringtheCOVID-19,ensuringcomplianceanddecreased Weoperateacrossallindustrialsectors,butourcurrentcustomersare downtimepost-pandemic. predominantlyfromthepharmaceutical,marine,constructionand telecommunicationssectors.Someofourclientswhotrustusfortheirimmersive WesupportthelatestmobileVRtechnologiessuchastheHTCFocus+andOculus needsincludeStenaLine,Openreach,TakedaPharmaceutical,Construction QuestforBusinessandourHoloHubplatformprovidesauniversalmeansfor ScotlandInnovationCentre(CSIC),ConstructionIndustryTrainingBoard(CITB), distributingandmanagingalltypesofVRtraining-fast,remotelyandondemand. andmore. Arecentproject,HighVoltagePoletrainingforOpenreach,couldserveasan excellentexampleofaprogramwhichimprovesproductivity,reduceserrorsand What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? increaseslearningretention.Itwasalsofullydevelopedduringlockdown. WewouldliketoseemoremainstreamadoptionoftheVRtechnologyacrossall industrialsectors.Wewanttoseemorecompaniesacrossdifferentsectors Givenrecentincidents,itwasofutmostimportanceforOpenreachtoensurethe changingtheirperceptionstowardsnewtechnologyadoptionandfullyembracing well-beingofitsemployees.Inresponse,wecreatedanengagingVRexperience,which thepowerofVRtonotonlytransformtheirworkforcebutalsodeliverrealimpact allowsengineerstogainpracticalsafetytrainingremotelyandachievelastingreal- andalignwiththeirstrategicobjectives.WehopethatwithmoremainstreamVR worldbenefitssuchasfeweraccidentsandbetterjobperformance. adoptionamongenterprises, companieswillbeabletoachieveeconomiesof 28 VR/AR INDUSTRY SECTOR REPORT: ENTERPRISE 2020
DiSTI Corporation
Company Summary TheDiSTICorporationistheleadingproviderofbothturn-keyandcustomized3D virtualmaintenancetrainingsolutionsfor: -EmbeddedTargetSystems -Desktop -Mobile -VirtualReality -AugmentedReality
DiSTIsoftwareproductsandprofessionalserviceshavepioneeredthe advancementvirtualmaintenancetrainingforGlobal500companies,military organizations,andcommercialclientelefromaroundtheworld.
DiSTIsoftwareandsolutionsarehighlyadaptableandcanbeimplementedinto virtuallyanyindustrywithaneedforvirtual,augmented,desktop,ormixedreality Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? training. DiSTIhasover25yearsofexperienceworkingintheseindustries,andhasprovideda wide-arrayofcomplex,scalablesolutionsandvirtualtrainingsystemsforclients. Ourvirtualtrainingdevelopmentplatform,VEStudiocombinesover15yearsof developmenttoolsandpatentedprocessesintoasingleplatform,providingusers How does your solution address current global situations? thefreedomtofocusoncreatingcontent,nothand-codingordevelopingtools DiSTIoffersSchoolHouse,aManagedVirtualTrainingSolution.Withdeploymentsin themselves.VEStudiovirtualtrainingtoolsandsoftwarehavebeenusedto theAerospace,Defense,Automotive,Industrial,andMedicalindustries,School redefinethedevelopmentofvirtual,makingthedevelopmentofUnity-based HouseTMenablesvirtualtrainingwithreal-time3Drenderingthroughastandard virtualtrainingeasier,faster,andmorecost-effectivethancomparablesolutions. internetbrowser.
Contact SchoolHouseisprimarilyanApplicationStreamingServiceoptimizedforgraphically Name:JessicaHaulter intensive3Dapplications.Thisapproachdoesn’trequireanylocallyinstalled Email:[email protected] applicationsandbecausecontentisrenderedinthecloud,thelocalcomputerdoes Website:www.disti.com notneedtocontainhigh-endgraphicsrenderinghardware. Thisalsomeansthatthe WindowsapplicationsareaccessibleonMac,Linux,ChromebooksandWindows withoutanysoftwaremodificationorinstallation. Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:50-100 DiSTI’sSchoolHouseTMallowsorganizationsthefreedomtohostnearlyanytraining content,utilizetheLMS oftheirchoice,anddeployitquicklyandtoscale. Revenue:$15,000,000
Type of Company Software,Content,ProfessionalSolutions
Customer Types and/or names Aerospace,Automotive,Commercial,Defense,Industrial,Medical,Powerand Energy
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? TocontinuetoleverageDiSTI'sexpertiseandsoftwaresolutionstoimprove trainingforclientsandorganizationsworldwide.Wearecommittedtoremaining attheforefrontofremotecollaboration,guidedworkflows,improvinglearning retention,andincreasingtrainingefficacy.
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Edith Cowan University - Simulation and Immersive Digital Technology Group
Company Summary TheSimulationandImmersiveDigitalTechnologyGroupiscomprisedofa multidisciplinaryearlyandmid-careerresearcherteamwhoinvestigatetheuseof immersivetechnology,suchasvirtualreality,forrealworldsimulationand educationalneeds.SpanningthreeECUschools,thisuniquecollaborativeteam bringtogetherskillswhichcoverhealthsciencesresearch,simulationeducation, seriousgametheory,gamedesign,animationandbiomechanics.
Throughuseoftheindustrystandard18cameraECUmotioncapturestudio,high fidelity,humanfocussedvirtualsimulationscanbeproducedandevaluatedwhich aredifficulttoreplicateinreal-worldconditions.Scenariosrangefrommass traumaanddisastertriage,violenceandaggressionde-escalation,procedural managementandenforcementofOccupationalHealthandSafetyregulationsand drugandalcoholeducation. implementationthroughrigorousevaluation.Thisgroupislookingformedium-large scaleprojectswithpartnersinterestedindevelopingengagingcontentthatcanbe Formativeandevaluativeresearchcontributetotheevidencebaseinformingbest demonstratedtomakeadifferencetoendusersthroughongoingevaluationof practicesforappliedimmersivesimulationandeducation.Realworldengagement andimpactisrecognisedthroughconsultationwithindustrypartnersandend- users,andtheimplementationoftheimmersivesimulationexperienceswhichare Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? developedforbespokeindustryneeds. TheEdithCowanUniversityImmersiveTechnologygroupleveragesexpertisefroma rangeofindividualsfromboththeImmersiveTechindustry,aswellasmotioncapture/ biomechanics,healtheducationandtraining,simulation-basedlearning,research Contact methodsandthroughUniversitylinksandpartnershipscanaccessacademicand Name:Dr.BrennenMills industryexpertiseacrossallfacetsofeducationandtraining. Email:[email protected] Website:www.ecu.edu.au/schools/medical-and-health-sciences/our- How does your solution address current global situations? facilities/ecu-health-simulation-centre/simulation-and-immersive-digital- N/A technology-research
Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10 Revenue:Medium-large
Type of Company EdithCowanUniversityspecialisedinhighereducationandresearch.The multidisciplinary ImmersiveTechnologyTeamwithintheUniversityspecialisesin developingimmersivecontentforeducationandtrainingpurposesacrossall facetsofhealthandhealthcare.
Customer Types and/or names Educationandtraininginthehealthsciences;Disasterandemergency management;dealingwithviolentpatients;drugandalcoholeducation; occupationalhealthandsafetytraining;militaryresearchanddevelopment applicationsfortraining.
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Thisgrouphasauniqueblendofacademicandtechnicalexpertisethatensures best-evidence/practiceisutilisedthroughoutthedevelopmentprocess,andupon 30 VR/AR INDUSTRY SECTOR REPORT: ENTERPRISE 2020
Emteq
Company Summary Emtequsesbiosensing,wearabletechnologytomeasureandinterpretemotional responsesinVirtualReality.Theirtechnology,emteqVR™ istheonlycommercially availableVRsystemthatenablesmulti-modalsensingusingfacialEMG(electrical muscleactivity)aswellasintegratedheartrate/heartratevariabilityand contextualactivitymonitoring. Itoffersthemostecologicallyvalidinsights,plus contextualrecordingandinterpretationofthemeasuredresponses.Emteqis focusedonhelpingindividualsimprovetheirwellbeing,withaspecificfocuson MentalHealth.EmteqhascollaboratedwithleadinguniversitiesincludingHarvard andCambridgeandhassecuredover£3Minresearchawardsfortheirpatented wearablesolutions.Theyareactivelyseekingfurtheropportunitieswithin academic,clinicalandmarketresearchaswellasforoptimisingeducationand training.
Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Contact TouseacombinationofexpertiseinmedicineandAItechnologytohelppeople Name:GraemeCox improvetheirlives. Email:[email protected] Website:www.emteq.net How does your solution address current global situations? Emteq’sbiometricinsightsinVRareusedtoprovideobjectivemeasurementof Size of Company emotion/stressresponsetostimuli.Wecanonlymanagewhatwecanmeasure,and EmployeesorFTEequivalent:20-30 whethertheVRsimulationisforhealthcare(e.g.P-TSDtherapy)ortraining(e.g. presentationskills),remote,self-guidedlearninginterventionsdemandobjective Revenue:£1-20M feedbacktodrivebehaviouralchange.Inthephysicalabsenceofatrainerortherapist, emotionresponsemeasurementandAIisthekeyenabler–andisthecoreofemteq’s Type of Company platform. IntegratedVRforHealthTech
Customer Types and/or names ClinicalPsychologists,Academic&MarketResearchers
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Theunderstandingthatobjectivemeasurementisarequirementforthe successfulimplementationofremotetherapies&training.
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Enduvo
Company Summary Enduvoempowerseveryonetocreateandsharemeaningfulexperiencesthat enrichpeople’slives.Ourpowerfullysimple,immersivecontentplatformgives peopleamuchbetterwaytocommunicate,collaborateandshareknowledge. Enduvoletsanyonerapidlycreate,distributeandconsumerich,interactivevirtual experiences.Military,government,healthcare,industrialandeducation organizationsuseEnduvotoreducedevelopmentcosts,speeddeliverytimeand boosttheimpactoftheircontent.
Contact Name:TimQuinn Email:[email protected] Website:www.enduvo.com Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Wewanttosupportorganizationsthatareseekingwaystomoreeffectivelyshare Size of Company knowledgeandthatarelookingtointeractiveimmersiveexperiencestoachievethis EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 goal.However,creatingandsharingimmersivecontenthasbeenexpensive,time- Revenue:Undisclosed-weareaprivatecompany. consumingandoutofreachformost.Byeliminatingtheseobstacles,weunlockthe valueandimpactpeoplecanhaveoneachother,theirworkandtheworldatlarge. Type of Company Software-sectors=government,military,healthcare,oil&gas,aerospace,medical How does your solution address current global situations? Organizationsareataninflectionpoint,acceleratedbythecurrentworldcrisis.Itis essentialthatpeoplehaveaccesstotechnologiesthatfacilitatecollaborationand Customer Types and/or names knowledgesharingregardlessoftheirlocationorsocio-economicstatus.Studies EnterprisesacrossallsectorsfindvalueintheEnduvoplatform.Organizationsare showimmersiveexperiencesaremoreengaginganddrivegreaterunderstanding. usingourplatformtoshareknowledge,createtrainingandcollaborateabout Giventheaffordability,accessibilityandeaseofusingourplatform,weareseeing safetypractices,maintenance,customersupport,medicalproceduresand increasedinterestinoursolution. operationalprocesses.
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Wehopetoexpandourcustomerbase,buildnewpartnershipsandcollaborate acrosstheindustrytohelpcompaniesachievetheirbusinessobjectives.Wealso lookforwardtocollaboratingacrosstheindustrytobuildoutanecosystemof thoughtleadersthathighlightthebenefitsofimmersivecontent.
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Ententee
Company Summary EntenteeisaCzechsoftwaredevelopmentcompanydeliveringexceptionally smartsolutionstoinnovativeenterprises&ingenousStartupsintheUS,Germany, Switzerland,UnitedKingdomandtheCzechRepublicforthelast15years.
Ourexpertiseismainlybasedon:innovativeuserinterfaces(AR/VR),appliedAI algorithms,new&interactivemedia,automation&robotics,e-learning&ed-tech andthehealthcareecosystem:interoperability,EMRsystems,patientengagement, populationhealth,digitalhealthandmedicaldevices.
Contact Name:JanMiksatko Email:[email protected] Website:www.ententee.com Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? WeaimtodeliverinnovativeITsolutionstoanyindustrywithoutcutting-edge technologyandconsultingexpertise.However,ourmajorexpertiseandfocusisinthe Size of Company healthcaresector,wherewesupportthetransformationanddigitalizationofawide EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 varietyofareasamongit,inordertoautomate,simplifyandimproveprocesses Revenue:$2000000 behindpatientcare.
Type of Company How does your solution address current global situations? InformationTechnologyandServices Ourapproachaimstosimplify/improve/automateprocessesinthehealthcaresector -Healthcare inordertodeliverbetterpatientcare,whichisnowadaysrequiredtoeasethecrisis -Manufacturing impact.Someofthefieldswecovertoimprovethehealthcareareaare:hospital integrationsystems,patientrecords,remotemonitoring,interoperability,etc. -Automatization&robotics -IT - Retail -Transportation&logistics -e-Learning&ed-tech
Customer Types and/or names -ITConsulting -Hospitals -Healthcarevendors -Incubators -Startups -Investmentgroups -Insurancecompanies -Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Withourexpertise,wewanttocontributemainlytothetransformationsofthe healthcareareabydeliveringinnovativeITsolutionswhichsimplify,digitalize, automateprocessesandsystems.Wealsoaimtosupportinnovationinawide rangeofsectorsbybringingandsharingourcapabilities.
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ESI Group
Company Summary ESIGroupisaleadinginnovatorinVirtualPrototypingsoftwareandservices. Specialistinmaterialphysics,ESIhasdevelopedauniqueproficiencyinhelping industrialmanufacturersreplacephysicalprototypesbyvirtualprototypes, allowingthemtovirtuallymanufacture,assemble,testandpre-certifytheirfuture products.TheESIVirtualRealitysolution,IC.IDO(pronouncedeyesee,Ido),has beenusedbyleadingmanufacturingenterprisesfordecadestoprovidean experientialenvironmentforperformingvirtualbuildorvirtualassemblyprocess validations,immersiveproductpackagingandspaceclaimevaluations,and interactiveserviceormaintenanceprocessassessments.
Coupledwiththelatesttechnologies,VirtualPrototypingisnowanchoredinthe widerconceptoftheProductPerformanceLifecycle™,whichaddressesthe operationalperformanceofaproductduringitsentirelifecycle,fromlaunchto disposal. Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Itiswherewestarted,withfirstfullcarcrashsimulationin1980'sandgrewtoother ESIsolutionshelpworld-leadingOEM’sandinnovativecompaniesinmakingsure verticals. thattheirproductswillpasscertificationtests-beforeanyphysicalprototypeis built-andthatnewproductsarecompetitiveintheirmarketspace. How does your solution address current global situations? Weprovideacollaborativevirtualworkspacewhereengineeringteamscan Contact experienceforthemselvestheirproposedproductdesignsinthecontextof Name:EricKam manufacturingassembly,humanoperation,orservicemaintenanceprocesses.Either Email:[email protected] co-locatedorat-a-distanceteamscanintegratelargeCADdatasetsintofully interactivevirtualpilot,orprototype,environmentsandconductphysicallyreliable Website:www.virtualreality.esi-group.com virtualbuildandvirtualmaintenancereviews.
Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:100+ Revenue:120M€
Type of Company Software(enterpriseengineering&computeraidedengineeringsolutions)
Customer Types and/or names Automotive,Aerospace,HeavyIndustry,GroundTransportationOEMs
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Toassurethatproductsareengineeredtoachieverequirementsforperformance, manufacturingfeasibility,serviceability,durability,andsafety
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EXO Insights Corp
Company Summary EXOInsightshelpsglobalenergycompaniesdrivethefullperformancepotential oftheirworkforceinhigh-risk,mission-criticalenvironmentswheresafetyand precisionaretoppriorities,usingadvancedAR/VRsystems.EXOInsightsmeasures the“how”ofwork,allowingworkersandtrainingleaderstoimprovetheir knowledgeandworkcapacity.
OurEXOBiometricssolutiontransformsandbuildsonexistingindustrialsafety andtrainingstandardstomoveorganizationspasttraditionaltrainingmethods, buildingworkercapacityforinformedandaccuratedecision-makinginhighstress situations,whileincreasingbehavioralawarenessandimprovingjudgement.
TheEXOAnalyticsengineconsolidatestrainee’sknowledgeandbehavioraldatato provideorganizationswithactionableinsightstoaddressindustrialsafetyand productivity,whileimprovingoperationalefficiencytominimizetheriskofrevenue Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? threateningeventsandoperativedowntimeduetocriticalerrors. EnergyandAerospace
Contact How does your solution address current global situations? Name:Fernando Preparingtheworkforcetolearnmoreefficiently Email:[email protected] Website:www.exoinsights.com
Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 Revenue:3,500,000
Type of Company SystemIntegrator
Customer Types and/or names Confidential
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Keepgreatmomentum
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FactualVR, Inc.
Company Summary OurmissionfocusisoncreatingaproprietaryHyperTunnel™SaaSenabled platformthatdeliversarealtime,sensoryimmersivemaintenanceandtraining commercialapplicationsforindustriessuchastheutilities,oilandgas,advanced manufacturing,lawenforcementandthemilitary.
Thecompanyhascontinuedtodevelopit’sHyperTunnel™platformunderaU.S. DepartmentofEnergySBIRPhaseIIawardforAdvancedGridTechnologies.This mixedrealityremotecollaborationsystemwillenabletechniciansinthefieldto collaboratewithremotelylocatedsupervisorsandexpertsinasynchronized sharedimmersivevirtualenvironmentprovidingguidanceandinstruction.
FactualVRiscommittedtodefiningandcapturingthemarketforremote collaborationwhilemakingtheadoptionofAR/VRcapabilitiesmorewidely accessibleacrossindustries.Thegoalistoevolvethetechnologyintoaninnovative Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? widelyadoptedplatformwhichwilleventuallybecomethepreferredstandardfor FactualVRreceivedaU.S.DepartmentofEnergySBIRPhaseIIawardforAdvanced remotecollaborationofdistributedworkforces.Thiswouldsupporteveryday GridTechnologies,sotheutilitysectorwasourinitialfocus.Wehavealsoseenagreat proceduresincommercialenterprisesdeeplyengrainedintotheend-to-end dealofinterestforourHyperTunnel™platformfromtheOilandGasindustryandthe operationsandcomplextrainingprocesses. U.S.DepartmentofDefense.
Contact How does your solution address current global situations? Name:EduardoNeeter Currently,fieldsupportteams,includingexperiencedsupervisorypersonnel,are Email:[email protected] physicallydistributedinlocationsneedingrepairand/orupgrades.Trainingisalso accomplishedbybringingfieldpersonnelintoacentrallocationforexpertpersonnel Website:www.factualvr.com totrain.Thisapproachlimitstheexecutionefficiencyofthenumberofpersonnel availabletobetrained,especiallygiventheconstraintsofthecurrentglobalsituation Size of Company withCovid-19. EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10 HyperTunnel™enablesfieldtechnicianstosummonanexpertforside-by-side Revenue:Privatecompany guidanceandsupervisionthroughasharedimmersivevirtualenvironment.This leveragestheexpertiseofsupervisorypersonnelthatwillremainsafelyinacentral Type of Company locationoverseeingmultiplefieldtechniciansoperatingasaremoteworkforce. Software Thedemandforthistechnologyhasneverbeengreateraswecontinuetonavigate Covid-19fortheforeseeablefuture.Ourplatformallowsenterprisestocontinueto Customer Types and/or names traintheirworkforcesanytimeanyplace24/7. ElectricUtilities,OilandGas,AdvancedManufacturing,MilitaryApplications
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? ThehopeisthatHyperTunnel™willbeadoptedbytheindustrybecause itprovides significantbenefitswhichinclude:
-Commercial:Leveragesupervisorsorotherexpertsacrossmultipleremotesites -Technical:Improvedqualityandefficiencyofrepairsandupgrades -Economic:Costsavingsfromeliminatingco-locationrequirementandreducedrisk -Societal:Fasterresponseduringoutages
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First Forward Future Lab | 3F-Lab
Company Summary WeareanItalianSMEfoundedinMilanin2013byagroupofprofessionalsfrom differentsectors(universityresearch,neuroscience,marketing,andconsumer behavior)andwithover20yearsofexperienceinthefieldofnewtechnologiesand seriousgames.
WehavebeenoperatinginEuropesince2017,andweaimtofurther internationalizeinthenearfuture.
Wecreateclosed,interactive,andmultilingualdigitalplatformsfortraining, research,andbusiness.
Inparticular,wedevelop3D|VR|ARplatformsforremoteadvancedprofessional training,mainlyfocusedonsoftskillsdevelopmentandforthegrowthoftheonline benefits,andthepositiveandprovenimpacttheyhaveonprofessionaltraining business. processes.
Wehavedevelopedsolutionsparticularlyforplayersfromthepharmaceutical, Wehopethatimmersivesolutionswillbecomemoreandmoreessentialassetsfor medical,andhealthworld,however,wearealsoexpandingourbusinessscopeto thedevelopmentandimprovementofbusinessandlifequality. othersectors,suchashigh-qualityindustryandcraftsmanship,andthefashion industry. Why are you in this industry vertical/sector?
WearemembersofTheVR/ARAssociationsince2019. Wepassionatelyoperateinthissectorbecausewebelieveinthepotentialof immersivetechnologiesinimprovingpeople'squalityoflifeandthelevelsof effectivenessandefficiencyofprocessesinorganizationsandbusinesses. Contact Moreover,thespecificskillsacquiredduringover25yearsofexperienceinthe Name:LauraIacovone pharmaceuticalandhealthsector,allowedustodevelopalgorithmsandprotocols Email:[email protected] thatcanmakeadifferencebecausetheyincorporatethespecificsectordynamics Website:www.3f-lab.com/en/home andknow-how.
Size of Company Webelievethattechnologycreatesvalueonlyifitincludesandintegrates mechanisms,processes,anddynamicsspecifictoaprofessionalfield. EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5 Everyyearfrom2017to2019,wehavereceivedprizesandawardsattheAboutpharma Revenue:<5millions DigitalAwards,themaineventonthedigitalizationofthepharmaceuticalindustryin Italy. Type of Company ImmersiveTechnologies,BusinessandTrainingSolutions,Counseling How does your solution address current global situations? Ouradvancedtrainingsolutionsareinnovatingremoteprofessionaltraining Customer Types and/or names methods.Theyoffermanybenefitsbothtoenterprisesandfinalusers:thelearning BigPharmacyCompanies,Management&BusinessSchools, LuxuryGoods processismoreeffectivebecausetheUserisanactiveprotagonistinsidearealistic Companies(jewelry,high-qualityfurnishings) context.Theinteractivityandrealismactivatethemirror-neurons,allowingthe transferoftheskillsacquiredduringthesimulationintoreality. What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? ThankstoproprietaryAIalgorithms,ourplatformsprovideperformancefeedback Newtechnologiescancreatevalueonlyifwecanmeasurethedatageneratedby thatallowsuserself-evaluation.Theyaretoolsallowingcompaniestocentralize theiruse.OurplatformsarerunbyAIalgorithmsthatmeasureeveryaction trainingmonitoringandmakeinvestmentsinprofessionaltrainingmoreefficient. performedbyusersandprovidequalitativeandquantitativefeedbackinreal-time. Thecentralizationofthetrainingactivitycontrolenablesthecompanytomonitor Oursolutionsalsogeneratebehavioralprofilesandinsightsbasedoncluster eachemployee'straining,aswellastheROIofthetrainingactivity. analysis,whichallowscompaniestomeasuretheROIoftraining. Therefore,wewantthissectortobeincreasinglyfocusedondataand measurements-drivenprojects.
Weneedcompaniestobeawareofthepotentialofthesetechnologies,the 37 VR/AR INDUSTRY SECTOR REPORT: ENTERPRISE 2020
Foundry 45
Company Summary Foundry45putsVRtoworkbycreatingvirtualrealitytrainingexperiencesfor enterprisepartners.Weworkcloselywithclientstocreateimmersivevirtual environmentsthatdrivepositivebusinessoutcomes.Withbackgroundsfocused inscienceandengineering,weareaperfectfitfortranslatingprocess-based proceduresintointeractivetraininginitiativesforourclients.Since2015,we’ve delivered100sofVRtrainingprogramsforFortune100clients.
Contact Name:WestleyHeagy Email:[email protected] Website:www.foundry45.com
Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Size of Company Foundry45hasdeepexpertiseincreatingscalable,effectiveproceduraltraining EmployeesorFTEequivalent:30-40 solutionsthatfocusonthelearningobjectivesandtheneedsoftrainees.Our Revenue:PrivatelyHeld innovativeprocessandapproacharerootedintheimportanceofintegratingVR solutionsintoaholistic,manageabletraininginitiative.We’repassionateaboutusing leading-edgetechnologiestocreateprocesstrainingoutcomesthataffectpositive Type of Company behaviorchangeandimprovetraineeperformance. VirtualReality,Training,Enterprise,Software,Content
How does your solution address current global situations? Customer Types and/or names Inaworldthatisalwayson,takingdownequipmentorstoppingproductionto DeltaAirLines,Chevron,AT&T,WeatherChannel,U.S.Bank,Coca-Cola,John providehands-ontrainingisnotalwaysasafeorviableapproach.That’swherewe Deere comein.Weuseourdeepexpertiseincreatingscalable,effectiveproceduraltraining solutionsthatfocusonthelearningobjectivesandneedsoftrainees. What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Throughourinnovativeprocessandmethodology,wetakeaholisticapproachto Upskilling/reskillingisahottopictoday.Now,morethanever,organizationsshould developingimmersiveandinteractiveVRtrainingenvironmentsthatengageand beinvestinginVRtraining.WehelporganizationsunlockthepowerofVRto improveperformance.Sinceeverythingisvirtual,traineescanlearninafail-safe achievetheirbusinessgoals.Throughourprovenmethodologyandthree-step environment,enhancingtrainingefficacywhileincreasingproductivityandefficiency. process,wecanhelpenterprisecompaniesdeploy,manage,andscaleVRtraining Thegoalistocreatereal-worldscenarioswithouttheassociatedrisksandcosts. acrosstheorganization—improvingretention,reducingspeed-to-competency, andloweringcostsassociatedwithequipmentdowntimeandtravel. Workingincollaborationwithourclients,ourobjectiveistoenablethemtoreach theirbusinessgoalswithVRtraining.Andwehavetheclientrelationshipsand referencestobackthatup.
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Fraunhofer Singapore
Company Summary FraunhoferSingaporeisacutting-edgeappliedresearchcentrethatsolvesreal- worldproblemswithinteractivedigitalmediatechnology.
AsthefirstAsianaffiliateofFraunhofer,Europe'slargestappliedresearch organisationgearedtowardspeople’sneeds,westeerdigitalisationwithadvanced innovationsinscienceandengineeringacrossEuropeandAsia.Weoffernovel solutionsinVirtualandAugmentedReality,MedicalComputing,VisualAnalytics, VisualHaptics,NeuroscienceMarketing,andHuman-ComputerInteraction.
SincetheSingaporeangovernment'slaunchoftheSmartNationinitiative, FraunhoferSingaporehasdevelopedmanytechnologiesimpactingsmart manufacturingandIndustry4.0,Services4.0,experientiallearningandindustrial training,healthcare,intelligentliving,urbanmobility,aviation,energy,scienceand engineering,aswellasmaritime.FraunhoferSingaporeistheproductofatwo- Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? decade-longpartnershipbetweenNanyangTechnologicalUniversitySingapore FraunhoferSingaporesolvesreal-worldproblemswithcutting-edgeinteractive (NTU)andFraunhofer-Gesellschaft. digitalvisualisation.
Contact How does your solution address current global situations? Name:BenjaminTan VRandARprovidesbusinesscontinuitybyovercomingthechallengesofCOVID-19 Email:[email protected] socialdistancing,astrainingmaytakeplaceanywhere,anytime.Singapore Website:www.fraunhofer.sg PolytechnicusesourVRforFirefightingtrainingtoensurethesafetyoftheirtrainees, andOurARforMaintenanceprovidesremoteassistance,guidedworkflowsand improvesproductivitybyreducingerrorsforemployeesinmultinational Size of Company corporations. EmployeesorFTEequivalent:40-50 Revenue:5million
Type of Company Software,SmartSolutions,AdvancedManufacturing,Maritime,Aviation,Medical
Customer Types and/or names GreatEarth,SMRT,LKCSchoolofMedicine,SingaporePolytechnic,TUMAsia
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Newcollaborations
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From The Future
Company Summary FromtheFuturecreatesnextgenerationVirtualRealitytraining. Weusethepower ofvirtualrealitytoimprovesafetyandperformance. Ourplatformisdesignedto improvethequalityoflearningandsolvetoday’scontentcreationanddelivery issues.
Wedesignforhighlevelsoffocusedinteractionandimmersionandareableto delivertoaclassroomfullof20ormorepeopleatatimeaswellassupportgroup traininginthesameVRworld.
OurproprietaryVRtrainingclassroomsystem,Hololabtm,supportsmultiple headsetmanufacturers.OurVRtrainingplatformallowsatrainertomanage20or moretraineesandindividuallyassignVRheadsetsandcontent.OurVRHololabcan managemultipletraineesacrossdifferentlocationsinVRtrainingscenarios.The systemalsoincludesVRanalytics,cloudintegration,classroommanagement,LMS Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? integration,andemployeeauthentication. Toincreasethequalityoflearningandreducetrainingerrors.
VirtualTrainingSolutionsforImprovingtheHumanCondition. How does your solution address current global situations? Ourplatformprovidesremotetrainingandcollaborationguidedbyinstructorswhile Contact improvingarangeofcognitiveskillsets. Name:MarkTalkington Email:[email protected] Website:www.ftfvr.com
Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 Revenue:$1,200,000
Type of Company Software
Customer Types and/or names HeavyIndustry,Oil&Gas,Construction,Air&Space
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Improvetrainingtolowercostsandincreasesafety
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Gemba by The Leadership Network
Company Summary Reducingwaste,breakingsilosanddevelopingacultureofenterpriseexcellence, usedtobedesirableformultinationalorganisations-nowit’sessential.
DevelopedbyleadingexecutiveeducationcompanyTheLeadershipNetwork®, Gembaenhanceslearningandteamcollaborationtohelpenterprisesupskillglobal teamstomeetthesedemandsatafractionofthetimeandcostofclassroom training.
Nowyoucanjointheworld’smostinnovativeandforwardthinkingbusinessesin rolling-outcompellinglearningatscale,trackingimprovementandcoachingglobal teamsthroughchange–allinstunningrealtimevirtualreality.
Visitwww.thegemba.comtojointhevirtuallearningrevolution: Fromthemarket,ofcoursewewelcomebetterinfrastructure,improvedhardware, moresoftwareprovidersandcontinuously,relentlessinnovation–everywhere. • Deliveringoff-theshelfVRlearningprogrammestoover200,000people worldwide • ProvidingFortune2000companieswithafirstclasssolutiontoenhance Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? virtualmeetings In2013,NathanRobinsonandVictorLewisfoundedTheLeadershipNetwork®onthe • TakingthevirtuallearningexperiencetoawholenewlevelwithVR hardtruththatmostleadersatthesharpendofbusinessknowtoowell;thereisno Masterclasses additionalsecretapartfromqualityexecutionoftherightstrategy. • Helpingmultinationalorganisationsslashtheircarbonfootprintand internationaltravelbudgets Sincethen,wedevelopedauniqueMasterclasstrainingformatandestablishedstrong • Deliveringcustomisedandcost-effectiveAR/VRlearningsolutionsto partnershipswithcompanieslikeToyota,BMW,Nike,Philipstohelpseniorindustry Fortune2000companies professionalsfromnon-competingsectorsdothingsbetter,smarter,fasterand cheaper. Contact ThroughourMasterclasses,wehaveprovidedthetemplatetomeetthedeveloping Name:KarolinaKomarnicka demandsofthedigitaleratoover3,000delegatesfromworldleadingcompanies. Email:[email protected]
Website:www.theleadershipnetwork.com/vr-learning Afteryearsofcustomerfeedback,onethemekeptrecurring;howcanourmembers takebackwhattheyhavelearntataMasterclassanddisseminateitacrosstheir Size of Company organisation?Toaddressthismajorchallenge,weassembledaworldclassteamand workedcloselywithourpartnerstomapoutexactlyhowbestpracticetrainingcanbe EmployeesorFTEequivalent:50-100 translatedintoaninteractivevirtualrealityexperience.Frominceptiontocompletion Revenue:£3.5-£5m theprocesshastakenoverthreeyearsandamajorinvestment,buttheresulthasbeen describedas‘stunning’and‘transformational’. Type of Company Trainingprovider How does your solution address current global situations? Gembaistheworld’sonlyVRenterprisetrainingsolutionthatisdevelopedand deliveredbyanawardwinningexecutiveeducationcompany. Customer Types and/or names
MultinationalorganisationsacrosstheIndustrialmanufacturing,Automotive, Gembacombinesstateoftheartmultiusersoftware+accreditedoff-the-shelf Healthcare,LifeSciences,FMCGandTechnologysectors learningcontent+guidanceandsupportfromworldleadingexperts.
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? ImplementingGembahelpsbusinessesimmediatelyreduceunsustainablebusiness travel–contributestothereductionofcarbonfootprints–andhelpsbusinesseslearn Frommultinationalorganisationswealwayswantfaster,bolderandmoreagile howtoinnovate,adaptandeliminatewastefulpracticesfromtheglobalsupplychain. decisionmaking.Learningnewwaysisnolongeranoption-it’stheonlywayto preserveandbuildforthefuture.Thatmeansbacktotheclassroomforevery And,iftherewereeveratimethatmultinationalorganisationsneededacultureof industryprofessional.And,withGemba,classroomscanbeaccessedanytime, learningandimprovement,itisnow. fromanylocation,withouttravelling. 41 VR/AR INDUSTRY SECTOR REPORT: ENTERPRISE 2020
Gemba Systems
Company Summary Inleanmanufacturinglingo,"Gemba"istheshopfloor,theplacewherethework happens,andtheplacewherevalueiscreated(sometimesalsoreferredtoasthe "placeoftruth"!).GembaSystems'missionistoempowerpeopleontheshopfloor withsmartertechnologiesthatsupportandenablebetterprocesses,resultingin higherproductivity,betterquality,andimprovedmorale.
Contact Name:AlainDecartes Email:[email protected] Website:www.gemba.systems
Size of Company Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5 ToempowerPeoplethroughSmarterTechnologies:Tojointhecovetedrealmof Revenue:N/A smartindustryanddramaticallyincreaseproductivityandcompetitivenessthrough stepchangeimprovementsinuptime,quality,andperformance,companiesmust connecttheirequipment,processesandpeopleviatheIndustrialInternetofThings Type of Company (IIoT)andempowerthemthroughasuiteofadvancedtechnology-enabled SoftwareandConsultance. capabilitiessuchasschedulingoptimization,manufacturingintelligence,location tracking,digitalworkinstructions,andremotetechnicalassistance. Customer Types and/or names Manufacturing,MRO,Warehouse,... How does your solution address current global situations? Inordertocreatemorevalue,companiesneedtoreducewaste,reducevariation,and What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? improvetheirresponsivenessandagility.Toachievethis,theyneedwell-trained Clearstrategyinindustry4.0solutionimplementationfortheiroperations. people,performingwell-definedandcontrolledprocesses,assistedbycapable,fit-for- use,andreliabletechnology.GembaSystemsInc.supportsmanufacturingcompanies inthedigitalizationoftheiroperations,especiallyfocusedonimprovingtheir manufacturingexecutionsystems.Wehelpcompaniesnavigatethecomplexandfast- evolvinglandscapeofsmartmanufacturingandtheIndustrialInternetofThings.We offerguidance,tools,andhands-onsupportintheselectionandimplementationof thoseindustry4.0solutionsthatwillbestsupportourclients'mostcriticalbusiness processes,andthepeoplewhoperformthem.
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GlassUp
Company Summary GlassUpmakesthermalglasses,thatdisplaytotheuserthetemperatureofthings, likeinthemoviePredator.
Contact Name:FrancescoGiartosio Email:[email protected] Website:www.glassup.com
Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5 Revenue:80000 Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Becauseit'sfuntoproducesomethingsospecial Type of Company Hardware How does your solution address current global situations? Ourthermalglassesservetodetectleaks,overheatings,dangers,productquality, Customer Types and/or names preys,gameplayers,etc. Inthecurrentglobalsituationtheyareparticularlyusefulto FCA,CNH,Bucci,Dana,SBB,PhilipMorris,Huawei controlthebodytemperatureofpeopleinacrowd.
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Wehaveacompleteproductbutweneedthemoneytoproduceit,ora partnership.
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Gronstedt Group
Company Summary GronstedtGroupisadigitaltrainingcompanyinnovatingthefutureatthe intersectionofgaming,virtualrealityandcorporatelearning.
Ourteamofseasonedseriousgamedevelopmentprosdevelopstate-of-the-art immersivelearningforleadingFortune50clients.OurWalmartSims-stylemobile managementgamehashalf-a-milliondownloadsontheappstores.“SparkCity”is revolutionizingthewaytheworld’slargestemployerattractsanddevelopsanew generationofmanagerswhohavespentmoretimeplayinggamesthantheyhave intheclassroom.WehelppharmaleaderPfizerminimizetravelwithamulti-player virtualreality“flightsimulation”wherepharmacistinstructorsinteractremotely withstudentsinavirtualrealitylab.Novartisemployeeslearnlife-savinglabskills, DaVitaassociateshonetheircustomerserviceskills,andAAAstudentslearn driver-safetyinourhigh-fidelityVRsims. Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? TheGronstedtGrouphasbeenthoughtandpracticeleadersintheindustryfor23 We'rebeenindustryleadersforovertwodecadesinusingimmersivelearningtore- years.Wehelpclientsboostsperformanceanddrivebusinessresultsthrough skillemployeesanddrivingcompany-widetransformationforenterpriseclients. digitaltransformationofthelearningfunctionintheageofsocialdistancing. How does your solution address current global situations? Contact Walmartassociatesbythehundredsofthousandsarelearningmanagementskillsby Name:AndersGronstedt playingour“SparkCity”learninggameontheirphonesandiPads(youcangotoyour Email:[email protected] mobileappstoreandtryitforyourself).MeanwhileNovartislabworkersrehearselife- Website:www.gronstedtgroup.com savingcancertreatmentsinourvirtualreality“flightsimulator.”PfizerwillbeusingVR toconducttrainingforclinicaltrialsinsteadofflyinginstructorsandstudentsto classroomsessions.PharmacistscanstrapontheOculusQuestheadsetandstepinto Size of Company avirtuallabwheretheycaninteractremotelywithpeersandinstructorswhile EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 practicingcompoundingmedication.Weareusherinanewgenerationofsimulation- driventrainingprogramswherestudentslearnbydoing,progressingattheirown Revenue:$3million pace,multiplyingrepsandsetsofpracticeandbuildingmusclememorywithour think-forwardclients. Type of Company Customdeveloperoflearningsimulationsforenterpriseclients
Customer Types and/or names Walmart,Pfizer,Novartis,DaVita,HP,Microsoft,KPMG,Intuit,Google,Kimberly- Clark,AAA,DepartmentofTransportation
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Fast-trackingimmersivelearningtransformation.
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HoloForge Interactive
Company Summary HoloForgeispartofAsoboStudio,thebiggestFrenchindependentvideogames studio.ThankstoauniquepartnershipwithMicrosoftontheveryearlystageofthe HoloLenstechnology,HoloForgeisapioneerandoneofthemostexperienced studiosintheworldonMixedReality.ThemissionofHoloForgeistomakeMixed Realityaccessibletoeveryonebycreatingprofessionalsolutionsthatmeetallthe highlevelnormsofvideogamesquality.
Contact Name:B.Gambet Email:[email protected] Website:www.holoforge.io/fr
Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Size of Company AsMixedRealitypioneers,wedevelopuniversalsolutionsthatcanbeappliedtoevery EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 sector:health,industry,construction,culture. Revenue:1M€ How does your solution address current global situations? Type of Company Oursolutionsredefinedtheboundsbetweenpeople,placesandsystems.Beingable MixedRealitysoftwaredevelopers toteleportsomeoneinyourspace,ortoshareyourspacein3dreal-timetosomeone elseremotely,istheperfectanswertotheglobalcurrentsituation.Whenwewilllivein aworldwheresmartglassesareaswidelydeployedasmobilephones(somewherein Customer Types and/or names thedecade),wewillbeabletocounterapandemicinnotimewithaminimumimpact Industry(Framatome,NavalGroup,Safran,...) onoureconomy. Health(Nomadeec) Construction(Vinci,Pichet) Culture(MuséedesPlans-Reliefs,MuseumofHistoryandIndustry,...) Entertainement(Microsoft)
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Wewanttheprofessionalstounderstandthatthefutureofworkwillhavelessflat screensandmoresmartglasses.Whilethehardwareisnotyetaccessibleto everyone,theyshouldgetpreparedtodaywithdevicessuchasHoloLens,Magic LeapornRealiftheywanttotakesomepreciousmarketshareswhenthenext technologicalrevolutionwillkickin.
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Hoppin' World
Company Summary Hoppin'isaMulti-UserVRSaaSsolutionthatallowsbusinesses,organizationsand experienceproviderstoteleporttheirsalesprospectsandclients/usersdirectly intotheirreal-worldlocation/experienceusing360°videos(pre-recordedorlive). WithanOculusGo,marketersandsalesteamscanhopintheVRappandliterally meettheirprospectsasavatarsandgivethemin-(virtual)-personguidedtoursof anylocationoftheirchoicewithouteitherpartyneedingtobephysicallypresentin thatlocation.
Thiscanbeusedtogiveguidedtours(ie.museums,artgalleries,zoos,aquariums, themeparks);toselltoanyonearoundtheworld(ie.commercialrealestateagents sellinghotelswithouthavingtoflyintheinvestors),tosurveyexistingfacilities(ie. manufacturingplants,mininglocations,oilrigs,etc.),andfortraining(ie.remote livetrainingofaspecificengineroomonaspecifictypeofcargoship).Thereare countlessusecasesandnewonesshowingupeveryday. Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Wearefocussingonallthesectorsthatcanimmediatelybenefitfrombeingableto remotelymeetwiththeirstakeholdersdirectlyinanylocation. Contact Name:Joaquim Email:[email protected] How does your solution address current global situations? Oursolutiongiveseveryenterprisetheabilitytoteleportpeopleintorealworld Website:www.hoppin.world/business placeswithouteitherthehostsortheattendeesneedingtobepresentonsite.Thisis crucialinlocation-focussedorexperience-focusedsales,trainingprogramsand Size of Company guidedtoursofanytype.Itopensuptheopportunitytoreduceunnecessarytravel, EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10 savingtimeandmoneyallthewhilehavingasmallercarbonfootprint,andincreasing collaborationandproductivity.Usedproperly,itcouldquicklybecomeacorepartof Revenue:30000 theirbusinessprocessgiventhecurrentgloballockdown.
Type of Company VRSaaSSolutionfor; -Tourism -GuidedTours -Entertainment-GuidedTours -Manufacturing-Walkthroughs -CommercialRE-Sales -LuxuryItems,Auctions&Experiences-Sales -Energy&Mining-Training&Sales -Pharmaceuticals-Collaboration -Education-TeachingTours
Customer Types and/or names EventCompanieslikeEWSEvents,SportsCompanieslikeOkkulo,TourismBoards likeTourismeRougemont,AutomotivecompanieslikePanoramicVR.Others includeHighTicketItemSellers(Art,YachtsandPrivateJets),CommercialReal EstateBrokersandSmartManufacturingPlants.
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Forthemtodemoourapplication.Over80%ofthequalifiedcompanieswhohave triedourapplicationhaveshowedinterestandsaidthiscanbeusefulintheirfuture processes. 46 VR/AR INDUSTRY SECTOR REPORT: ENTERPRISE 2020
IBM
Company Summary IBMisaleadingcloudplatformandcognitivesolutionscompany.Restlessly reinventingsince1911,wearethelargesttechnologyandconsultingemployerin theworld,withmorethan350,000employeesservingclientsin170countries. WithWatson,theAIplatformforbusiness,poweredbydata,wearebuilding industry-basedsolutionstoreal-worldproblems.
Contact Name:SinemGuvenKaya Email:[email protected] Website:www.ibm.com
Size of Company Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? EmployeesorFTEequivalent:100+ Astheworld-leaderintechnicalsupportservices,wecontinuetoprovidethelatest Revenue:Over$78B technologyandinnovationtoourclientstoaddresstheirITsupportneeds.We believeAugmentedRealityisakeyenablerofnextgenerationtechnicalsupportasit helpsusscaleourexpertisetoeffectivelysupportourclients’ever-growing IT Type of Company portfolios. Cloud,Software,Services How does your solution address current global situations? Customer Types and/or names IBMAugmentedRemoteAssistisatwo-waycollaborationapplicationforremote B2B,B2C,LargeEnterprise,SMB visualguidance.Itisahighlyscalabletechnologythatcanbeusedinanyremote guidancescenariowithoutrequiringpreviousknowledgeofthecontext.Itisalso What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? highlypracticalasitrunsoneverydaymobiledevicessuchassmartphonesand tablets. Wehopetoseethehighquality,highprecision6-DOFtrackedARhead-worn displaysbecomemoreaffordable.ThiswouldenableustoofferimmersiveAR Inthecontextoftechnicalsupport,IBMAugmentedRemoteAssistenablesremote solutionstoourclientsatthesamescaleaswedowithmobilephone-basedAR supporttechnicianstoprovideAR-drivenvisualguidancetofieldtechniciansand solutionstoday. clientswhenresolvingcomplexITproblems.Thishelpsreducetimetoresolution,and increasesfirsttimefixrates.IBMAugmentedRemoteAssisthasbeeninuseby19000 IBMsupportspecialistsacrosstheglobesince2017servinghundredsofIBMclients. IBMAugmentedRemoteAssistisalsoavailableintheAppleAppStoreandtheGoogle PlayStoretoenableourclientstosolvetheirITproblemsthroughAR.Thisapproach notonlycutsdownwaittimesforourclients,butalsosignificantlydecreasesthe numberoffieldtripsforourtechnicians,whichisespeciallyvaluableintheCOVID environment.
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ICwhatUC Inc.
Company Summary ICwhatUCisanamazinglysimplewayforfield,andcustomerserviceteamsto deliverinstantremoteservice.ICwhatUCis100%browserbased,noapporloginis requiredbyyourcustomers.
Allcallsfeatureaugmentedrealitymarkup,arerecorded,organizedandsecurely accessiblesotheycan beusedfortraining,workflow,sharingandteamreview. No dataiseverstoredonadevice,alldataissecuredinyourdedicatedworkspace,so youcaneasilyandconfidentlycomplywithyourprivacyobligations.
Contact Name:G.Salazar Email:[email protected] Website:www.icwhatuc.com Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Theutilities&constructionindustryisquitetraditionalinitsapproachtodigitization, thereisasignificantamountofvaluewecandeliver. Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5 How does your solution address current global situations? Revenue:100,000 ICwhatUCenablesyourteamstoactivatetheirsales,fieldandcustomerserviceteams withpersonal,confidential,andremoteinteractions,eliminatingfrustrationand Type of Company excesscostsoftraditionalservice,establishingcontactlessinteractionchannels,and Software creatinganewstandardformobileservicethatisefficientandcustomersenjoy.
ICwhatUCis100%browserbased,noapporloginisrequiredbyyourcustomers,soit Customer Types and/or names canbeusedforallofyourcustomersor3rdpartieswithzeroapplicationfootprint. AtcoGroup,BrookfieldProperties,BravoSafetyTarget,AltaGas,FortisAB, Enbridge,AlbertaNewHomeWarranty,BCNewHomeWarranty,PrepnSell, Allcallsfeatureaugmentedrealitymarkup,arerecorded,organizedandsecurely SuperSave,etc. accessiblesotheycanbeusedfortraining,workflow,sharingandteamreview.No dataiseverstoredonadevice,alldataissecuredinadedicatedworkspace,soyoucan easilyandconfidentlycomplywithprivacyobligations.ICwhatUCservesasyour What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? permanentcorporatememoryfortheworkyourteamsperform. Customer,Investor,technologyIntroductions,mentorship
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Igloo Vision
Company Summary IglooVisionistheSharedVRcompany.Wedesign,developanddeliverimmersive 360°domes,cylinders,immersiveworkspacesandalloftheenablingtechnologies. SteppinginsideanIglooimmersivespaceisabitlikesteppinginsideagiantVR headset.And,becausegroupsofupto750peoplecangetinside,it’salwaysa sharedexperience.
Inour10+yearhistory,we’veworkedonseveralhundredassignments formanyoftheworld’sbiggestbrands,deliveringfromourbasesintheUK,USA, CanadaandAustralia.Clientsuseusforfourmainapplications:
Simulation-Immerseyourteamsinanyscenario-idealfortraining,educationand familiarisation.
Visualisation-Bringyourdesignstolife-withafully-immersive,highly-engaging, What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? surprisingly-affordablevisualisationplatform. WeenvisageatimewhencompaniesallovertheworldhaveanIglooimmersive workspaceaspartoftheiroffices.Wecanturnanyexistingroomintoanimmersive Collaboration-Makemeetingsmoreproductive-enableprojectteamstosee, workspace,thatcanbeusedbyanyone,sinceourtechnologyisdeliberately share,discuss,andupdatealloftheirdataanddocuments. designedtobeuser-friendly,withouttheneedforspecialistAVknowledge.
Experiences-Engage,inspireandentertain-usewraparoundsoundandvisionto Wewanttohelpfacilitatethechangesthatarecomingintermsofremotework createunforgettableeventsandexperiences. andcollaboration.
Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Contact Whileeventsarewherewestarted,andhavealwaysbeenanimportantpartofour Name:JakeRowland business,more-and-moreenterpriseclientsarefindingthatIglooSharedVRcanoffer Email:[email protected] keybenefitsfortheirbusinesses.They’reusingittoworkfaster,smarter,andsafer.Our technologyallowsclientstosetfreetheirtoolsanddata,intoanimmersivespacethat Website:www.igloovision.com groupscangetinside.Dataisnolongerconfinedtoasingledesktopscreen-itcanbe expandedtoallthewallsaroundyou. Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:50-100 Becauseoursoftwareintegrates,out-of-the-box,withawiderangeofbusinesstools, anybusinesscanfindbenefits.Forexample,weintegrateBIMtoolssuchasRevizto, Revenue:N/A AutodeskTools,orsimulationtoolssuchasKairos3DorXVR,oryourweb-basedtools suchasGoogleSuiteandOffice365,orCRMslikeSalesforce. Type of Company Hardware-structures,projectors,mediaplayers How does your solution address current global situations? Software-Igloosoftwaresuite,withintegrations Beforethecoronavirushit,wehadalreadybeenworkingonvideoconferencing Deliveryandset-upofeventsandinstallations solutionswithourIgloosystems.Sincethen,wehaveacceleratedthedevelopmentso thatstandardtoolssuchasZoom,MicrosoftTeams,GoogleMeet,andmore,canbe Customer Types and/or names usedwitheaseinIglooSharedVR.Remotely-basedcolleaguescanbeseenmoreeasily Architecture,engineering&construction,Education,Utilities,Oil&gas, acrossthefourwallsofaconferenceroom,ratherthanconfinedtoascreen.Plus, Healthcare,Consulting,Events,Military collaborationtoolssuchasMicrosoftWhiteboardcanbeshownatthesametime, allowingcolleaguestocontributeremotelyalongsidecolleaguesintheconference room. Accenture,Microsoft,NTT,AECOM,Segro,Skanska,WarnerMedia,Automobili Pininfarina,Ford,Uber,Telstra,Cushman&Wakefield,BeaconCapitalPartners, Thiscaneasilybeadaptedforusecasessuchasvirtualseminars,orlectures,orvirtual/ Dell,Crowe,SAP,LanesGroupplc,Siemens,BP,Sky,MichiganStateUniversity, hybrideventsthatallowpeoplefromallovertheworldtobebroughtintoashared UniversityofBrighton,DeakinUniversity,UniversityofAdelaide,Loughborough space.Inaworldwherebusinesstravelwasalreadycomingunderscrutiny,wecan University,MidSwedenUniversity,HyundaiAmerica,Adidas,andmore. offersolutionsthatreducethetravelneededbyparticipants. 49 VR/AR INDUSTRY SECTOR REPORT: ENTERPRISE 2020
Immerse
Company Summary Immerseisthetechnologycompanybehindtheindustry-leadingvirtualreality platform,ImmerseVEP.Builtforenterprisefromthegroundup,theplatformhelps companiescreate,scaleanddeployVRtrainingandmaximisetheirROI.
VirtualRealityisenhancinghumanperformanceinwaysthatwereonce unthinkable.Today,itistransformingthewaywelearn,exploreandinteract.Asa frontrunnerintrainingandeducation,werecognisedthispotentialearlyand focusedondevelopinganopenplatformtohelpcompaniesincreasetheirROI.
Weareuniquelypositionedinthatwe’veinvestedtimeinunderstandingtheneeds oflargeenterprises.Asaresult,we’vedevelopedatrueopenplatform.Aplatform whichanswersthenuancesandchallengesofdeployingandscalingVRtraining, andwhichhelpsmaximiseemployeeperformance. Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? ToenablecompaniestogetthemaximumvalueandimpactfromVRtraining. Contact Name:JamesWatson Email:[email protected] How does your solution address current global situations? Asaresultofthegloballockdownwehavehadtorelyontechnologymorethanever Website:www.immerse.io before.Thishasledtoanincreasedopennesstousingnewtechnology,andan appetitetolookatdifferentwaysofworkingandtraining.OurVirtualEnterprise Size of Company Platform(VEP)givescompaniestheopportunitytogetthemaximumvaluefromVR EmployeesorFTEequivalent:40-50 training,enablingthemtoevolvetheirtrainingtofitwithincreasedemployee expectationsanddemands. Revenue:N/A
Type of Company Software,Content
Customer Types and/or names Shell,DHL,BP,QinetiQ,Facebook,GEHealthcare
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? IncreasedunderstandingoftheenterprisebenefitsofVR
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IMMY Inc.
Company Summary IMMYInc.Troy,Michigan,USA. IMMY'srevolutionary"MirrorOptic"3DAR/VR glassescanbewornfor8hoursadaywithouteyestrain,eyefatigueornausea. IMMYhassolvedthe Vergence/AccommodationConflict(VAC)whichisthe problemthathasheldtheindustrybackfromrealizingitspotential. IMMY’s patentedMirrorBasedOpticproducesvolumetricimaginganddoesnotuse lensesorwaveguides,theonly“lens”isyourowneye. Imagesareinfocusatany distancebecauseweusemirrorstoproduceourimages. IMMY’sglasseshavethe largestARfieldofviewintheindustry,62degrees,andcanbeusedindoorand outdoor. IMMY’sAR/VRglassesareidealforEnterprise,Entertainment,Medical, MilitaryandEducationalapplications.
Contact Name:DougMagyari Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Email:[email protected] Tocreatesafe,amazinguserexperiencesforeveryone. Website:www.immyinc.com How does your solution address current global situations? Size of Company Weareworkingwithindustrypartnerstohelpthemobtaintherighthardwareforthe EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 rightapplication. The"oneshoefitsall"approachthatmanyhardwarecompaniesare usingisnotagoodanswer. It'stimeforthetailtostopwaggingthedog. IMMYis Revenue:Lessthan1MM helpingcompaniesbuildtherighthardwaretomatchtheapplication,thisincludesthe processors,UI's,sensors,powerrequirements,cleanabilityandmore. Webelievethe Type of Company bestwaytoasuccessfulprogramandarealROI isbyworkingdirectlywithindustryto Hardware gettheproductdesignedproperlyfortheirapplication. Thisapproachcontrolscost anddurabilityandotherreal-worldissues. Customer Types and/or names Enterprise,Military,Medical,EducationalandEntertainment
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Wewanttohelpeachmarketsectorreachitspotentialwithasafeand comfortableAR/VRheadset.
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Infinadeck
Company Summary Infinadeckistheonlytrueomnidirectionaltreadmillintheindustry.Infinadeckfully realizesthevirtualrealityexperiencebyallowinguserstonaturallywalkinany direction,allowingtrueandfullimmersionwithintheVRenvironment.
Contact Name:KennethC.Bossung,CEO Email:[email protected] Website:www.infinadeck.com
Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 Revenue:N/A Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Ourdeviceappliesinalltheseverticals Type of Company Hardwareandsoftware How does your solution address current global situations? TheInfinadeckomnidirectionaltreadmillisapplicableineverymarket.VRisgrowing rapidlywiththecurrentuncertaintiesintheworldandaddingtruenaturalwalkingto Customer Types and/or names VR/ARisbecominganincreasingneed. Healthcare,military,enterprisetraining,universities,gaming,fitness,LBE
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Expandedclientbaseandpartnerships
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iQ3Connect
Company Summary iQ3Connectprovidesavirtualrealitycollaborationplatformthatempowers individualsandteamsanywhereintheworldtomeet,work,interactandtrain togetherwithcomplex3Ddatainsecure3Dworkspaces.Usersareapplying iQ3Connecttomeetdigitaltransformationinitiativesintheproductdevelopment lifecycletobringproductsfastertomarketinanenvironmentallysustainableway. OurusersareusingiQ3Connectsolutionstoefficientlymanagealltouchpoints andinteractionsfortheirEmployees,CustomersandSuppliers.VR/AR/XR collaborationprovidesthenextgenerationofproductivityandefficiencygains overtraditionalcommunicationtools,andisanintegralpartofanydigital transformationinitiative.Foundedin2017,ourteamincludesadeepbenchof successfulindustrialsoftwareprofessionalsfromANSYS,Oracle,ESI,andMIT. iQ3ConnectwasbornoutoftheresearchandstartupecosystematMIT.
Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Contact Technologyanddomainexpertiseofthefoundingteammakeusperfectlysuitedto understandthechallengesandhowbesttoapplyVRtoovercomethem.Webelieve Name:AliMerchant VR/ARwillhavemeaningfulbusinessimpactinenterpriseapplications.Ourendeavor Email:[email protected] istobringasolutionthateliminatestheperformance,scalability,andcostbarriers,so Website:www.iq3connect.com thatVRsolutionscanbeusedbyAnyone,AnywhereandatAnytimeasanintegralpart ofthecoreproductivitytools. Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 How does your solution address current global situations? Companiestodayhavedistributedteamswhoneedtocometogetherforcritical Revenue:$1M+ designreviewsortrainingrequirementsonaregularbasis.Inthepresentsituation, andtheforeseeablefuture,theabilitytomeetfacetofaceisnotgoingtobepossible. Type of Company Thecurrentdocumentlevelcollaborationandscreensharingsolutionsarenot B2BSaaS sufficienttomaketherightdecisions,especiallyforworkflowsinvolvingcomplex3D productdata,creatingbottleneckswithinproductdevelopment,manufacturing,and trainingforagrowingremoteworkforce.Immersivecollaborationistheright Customer Types and/or names approach,butneedstobescalable,easytouse,andwell-integratedintothebusiness Energy,aerospace,automotive,semiconductor,industrialmachinery, processfortrueenterpriseadoption.iQ3Connectmeetsthoserequirementsandis construction acceleratingtheadoptionofVRatourenterprisecustomersfortheircomplex productengineeringandtrainingneeds. What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? AbetterunderstandingoftheAR&VRapplications.Theapplicationspaceislarge andnoonetechnology,orsoftwareproviderwilladdressallusecases.
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Jorjin Technologies Inc.
Company Summary JorjinTechnologiesInc.wasfoundedin1998inTaipei,Taiwan,originallyasa manufacturerofSystem-on-Module(SoM)andSysteminPackage(SiP).Itscore expertiseinminiaturizedelectroniccircuitryledJorjintofocusontwofast growingsectors:IoTandAR.Forthepast6years,thecompanyhasbeenatthe forefrontofthedevelopmentinAsiaofSmartglassesandofothersensing technologieswhicharecriticaltodeliverameaningfulARexperiencetotheuser, particularlyinaProfessionalenvironment:Imaging,InertialMeasurementUnit (IMU),TimeofFlight(ToF),mmWaveradar,etc…Jorjinhasfullyembracedthe conceptofsmartspacesandisworkingdiligentlytoprovidetotalsolutionsaiming atsatisfyingtheusecasesofitscustomersinthisfield.Thecompanyisalso collaboratingwithOEMsworldwidebyprovidingthemwithsubassemblies optimizedforARapplications,suchasSoMsbasedonAR-optimizedlow-power ApplicationProcessors,WIFI/BTmodules,DisplayunitsandARHardware& SoftwareDesignKits(HDK&SDK). Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? JorjinbelievesthatAugmentedRealityandSmartSpacesareparadigmshiftswhich willbecomeessentialinthenearfuture.Furthermore,thisrevolutionwillrequirethe Contact adoptionoftechnologiesforwhichwehaveinvestedforseveralyearsalready: Name:N/A Wirelesscommunication,advancedsensors,Edgecomputing,ArtificialIntelligence, Email:[email protected] modularsmartglasses,etc… Website:www.jorjin.com How does your solution address current global situations? Size of Company YearsbeforethehavoccausedbyCovid-19,Jorjinhasbeeninvestingheavilyin EmployeesorFTEequivalent:50-100 solutionsforremotesupport.Thesearesmartglassesspeciallydesignedforbeing associatedwitha2-wayaudio/video,cloud-based,communicationsysteminorderfor Revenue:USD20M anon-sitetechniciantocommunicateseamlesslyandhands-freewitharemote expert.Thosesolutions,whichareavailablenow,canbeappliedtoremote Type of Company maintenance,thusallowingexperts,locatedinafactoryoradesigncenter,toavoid HardwareandSoftware.JorjinisdevelopingandmanufacturingfullSmartglasses, dangeroustravelsduringtheepidemyifacomplexmaintenanceisneededfaraway. bothmonocularandbinocularmodels.Ourinitialcorecompetenciesarewireless Theycanalsobeusedbyhealthcareworkerslocatedinsecludedareasandneedingto getaneasyinteractionwithdoctorsbasedinafar-awayhospitalwhenapatient electronics,computing,imagingandothersensingtechnologies.Webelievethat requiresattentionfromaspecialist. one-size-fits-alldoesn’tapplywelltothesmartglassesindustry.Sowedesignour productswithmodularityinmind,sothatwecaneasilycreatederivatives dependingontherequirementsofourcustomers.
Customer Types and/or names SomeofourcustomerscansimplybeARend-users,forbusinessapplicationsor forentertainment.ButwearealsoverymuchwillingtocollaboratewithOEMs worldwidewhoarelookingforcustomARsolutions,i.e.suchcompaniesactivein HealthcareorinManufacturingandneedingARfunctionalityaspartoftheir productoffering.
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? WideadoptionofARtechnologyintheProfessionalEnvironment
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Kognitiv Spark
Company Summary KognitivSparkisasoftwarecompanyfocusedonthesecureandreliabledeliveryof mixedrealityremoteworkersupportsolutions.Itsflagshipplatform,RemoteSpark, iscurrentlyinusebyorganizationssuchastheRoyalCanadianNavy,Royal CanadianAirForce,theCanadianDepartmentofFisheriesandOceans,theElectric PowerResearchInstituteandmanymoreacrossindustrialverticals. Whena remotetechnicianencountersaproblemthattheyareunabletodiagnoseorsolve, RemoteSparkenablestheworkertodawnaMicrosoftHoloLensandestablisha secure(end-to-endencrypted),low-bandwidthcallwithasubjectmatterexpert. Thetwopartiescancommunicateinrealtimeandtheexpertcanleverageavariety ofmixedrealityfeaturestoassistincoachingtheremotetechnicianthroughthe task.Somefeaturesinclude:
-Photocapturewithmark-upannotations Thesedevicesaremulti-functionalplatformsandtheappmarketisdeveloped -MicrosoftofficeandPDFfiletransfer(documentsappearasspatiallyaware enoughnowin2020tohavemultipleindustrial-focusedMR/ARappscontributeto holograms). thesameworkflow.Aworldexistsinwhichateamofpower-gridfieldtechsmeetwith -Transferofmulti-step,animatedholograms(orIoTenableddigitaltwins)of theirsupervisorviaspatial,leveragevGISduringtheworkdayandestablisha relevantsystemstointuitivelycommunicateastep-by-stepprocess. RemoteSparkcallwhentheyencounterabarrier.SpatialComputingsystemsarenot onetrickponies.Theyarethefutureofhowhumansinteractwithdata. Reduceequipmentdowntime,eliminatecostlyexperttravelandfacilitate knowledgetransfer.RemoteSparkconnectsourworkforce,whereeveryinthe worldtheyare. Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Remoteworkersupporthasbenefitsthatreachfarbeyondthescopeofanyone Contact sector.RemoteSparkisuniquelyequippedtoservemanysectorsforacoupleof Name:Sean reasons: Email:[email protected] 1)ThecorebenefitsofRemoteSpark(reducedequipmentdowntime,reducedtravel, Website:www.kognitivspark.com increasedspeedtodeliveryofservice,andfacilitatedknowledgetransfer)are capabilitiesthatspeaktothebottomlinesofmanyorganizations,whetherintheform Size of Company ofimmediatecostreductionorincreasedefficienciesandlearningthatcanbe EmployeesorFTEequivalent:20-30 translatedtocostreductiondown-stream. Revenue:N/A 2)RemoteSparkisabletofunctionreliablyinfullmixedrealityinlow-bandwidth environments(256kbps).It'sbuildtouseinthefield,nottheboardroom.Manyclients Type of Company useitinlow-connectivityareasbyleveragingLTEconnectiongeneratedfroma Software mobilehotspot.
3)Itpasseseventhemostrigorousofsecurityaudits.RemoteSparkisalsonetwork Customer Types and/or names agnostic.Itcanoperateinthecloudoronpremise,complyingwithanorganization's AerospaceandDefence(RoyalCanadianNavy,RoyalCanadianAirForce,Canadian datagovernancepolicies. Army,Valcom,others),Manufacturing(RogersElectricandMachine,OMAX, others),Nuclear(Undisclosed),EnergyandUtilities(ElectricPowerResearch Institute,others),IndustrialEngineeringandMining(Stantec,LookNorth,Arctic How does your solution address current global situations? UAV,SmartIce,BHP,Hatch,others),Oil&Gas(SurepointGroup,SuncorEnergy, RemoteSparkhasexperiencedsignificantuptickininboundinquiriesandadoption sincetheonsetofCOVID19.Thesystemallowsessentialworkerstoaccesssupport others) digitally,despitegeographicalseparationsbetweenthemandthesubjectmatter expertstheyneedtocompletetheirworkandsolveproblems. Thissystemensures What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? thatexpertresourcescanworkeffectivelyfromisolation,eliminatingtheneedfor WhatKognitivSparkhopestoseefromtheAR/MRmarketisanincreased themtotraveltosupportarepair,whichinturneliminatestheneedfortheremote understandingthatspatialcomputingdevicesarenotone-functiontechnologies, technicianandtheexpertresourcetocomeintohuman-to-humancontact.This rather,thefutureofcomputing.PurchasingaHoloLensandonlyusing technologyalsoallowsorganizationstomaintainoperationaltempoanddeliveryof RemoteSparkislikebuyingalaptopandonlyusingOutlook. serviceswhileensuringtheworkersaresafe,connectedandefficient. 55 VR/AR INDUSTRY SECTOR REPORT: ENTERPRISE 2020
Lenovo
Company Summary LenovoisaFortuneGlobal500companywith50,000+employeesand$43Bin globalsalesin160+countries.
Contact Name:MattneyBeck Email:[email protected] Website:www.lenovo.com
Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:100+ Revenue:$43B Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Lenovo’sThinkRealityPlatformallowsenterprisestoeasilybuild,deployandmanage Type of Company customARandVRSoftwareApplicationsacrossmultipleoperatingsystems,cloud Personalcomputers,tabletcomputers,smartphones,workstations,servers, services,andARandVRhardwaredevices.Thedeviceandcloudagnosticsolutionwill electronicstoragedevices, software,andenterprisesolutions allowenterprisestobemoreefficient,andmorequicklybringtomarketnew applications.Devicemanagementandapplicationprovisioningallowsformore Customer Types and/or names flexibilityandcontroloverdeploymentsacrossaglobalecosystemwithadiverse workforce. GlobalFortune500,LargeEnterprise,PublicSector,SMB,Consumer
How does your solution address current global situations? What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? ThinkRealityisconceivedfortoday’sworldandthefuture.Youcanconnectexisting TheThinkRealityPlatformisdesignedasahorizontalsolutionthatcanprovide ARandVRdevicesandaddadvancednewdevicesastheybecomeavailable.The benefitstomanydifferententerpriseindustries.WithourA6headset,andmany platformallowsyoutodevelopanddeployappsandcontentremotelythroughout othergreatARheadsetsintheecosystem,weexpecttoseetheThinkReality theenterprisewhilemanagingdevicesandapplicationsfromasingleinterface. Platformusedacrossanyindustries.
ThinkRealityisbuiltforcollaborationacrossmultipledisciplineswithdashboardsfor visibilityofalldeployments.Workwiththird-partytoolsandapplicationsforfasttime- to-valueandusepre-existingplatformtoolsforrapidappandcontentcreation.
GetthesameglobalsupportforAR/VRdevelopmentthathasmadeLenovoa$40B worldleaderinthetechnologymarketplace.
ThinkRealitydeliverssmartertechnologywhereveryouareonthejourney.Youhave continuousaccesstothelatestupgradesandnewdevelopmentandaclearpathfrom Lenovoforfutureproduct/solutiondevelopmentandenhancement.
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Loom.ai
Company Summary Loom.aiempowersvirtualcommunicationthroughcontinuousdigitalavatar presenceacrosstext,videoconferencing,andXR.
Contact Name:N/A Email:[email protected] Website:www.loomai.com
Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:20-30 Revenue:Notpublicizedinformation Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Loom.ai'sdeeplearningalgorithmsenablevirtualpresenceacrossdigital Type of Company communicationmediums.Inparticular,LoomieLiveallowsremoteworkersto SoftwareandunderlyingSDKs communicateonvideoconferencingwithreduced"Zoomfatigue",improved personal/environmentalprivacy,andimprovedproductivity-byusingaudiotodrivea Customer Types and/or names real-timepersonalizedavatar. Samsung,VMWare,Verizon How does your solution address current global situations? What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? LoomieLiveallowsthepresenceofvideo,andtheprivacyofaudio.Itallowsremote We'relookingforenterprisecustomerswho'dliketoimprovethehealthand workerstodrivetheirdigitalpersonas(3Davatar)viatheirvoice,allowingthemthe productivityoftheirremotework-force. comfortoflookingawayfromthescreen,takenotes,pacearound,etc.Byremoving thecognitiveoverloadassociatedwithvideoconferencing,employeescanbemore relaxedandproductive.
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meetingRoom
Company Summary MeetingRoomisayoungcompanybasedinDublin&Londonthathasbuiltavirtual meetingroomservice.
Ourmissionistoimprovecollaborationandparticipationamongteamsworking remotely.
Weprovidevirtual-spaceasaservice,usingvirtualmeetingroomstoallowtrue digitaltransformationcapabilitiesfortheenterprise.
Wereducefrictionwhenintroducingthisnewformofcollaborationandmobility tolargeorganisations,fromideationstagetoenddeploymentandfurtherrollout.
Contact Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Name:Jonny Frustrationwiththeproblemofsmallgroupcollaboration.Theteamisexperiencedin Email:[email protected] theindustrywithapreviousexitinthespacetoCisco. Website:www.meetingroom.io How does your solution address current global situations? Size of Company Theplatformprovidesvirtualmeetingroomsyoucanrent.Ourtask-orientated EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5 virtualmeetingroomsarefilledwithusefulvirtualtools,forthespecificusecaseyou aresolvingincludingremotesitevisits,designworkshopsandstrategysessions. Revenue:>1millioneuros
Theseroomsprovideflexibilityforcompaniestoexpandtheusageofvirtualmeeting Type of Company roomsintheirdailyprocesses. Software -ImproveProductivity -IncreasedResponsiveness Customer Types and/or names -EnhancedTeamWorking Large-enterprise:energy,software,managementconsultancy,financialservices, -SupportRemoteWorking pharmaceutical -ReducedTravelCosts -ReducedAbsenteeism What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? -DecreaseIssueResolution -ImprovedTraining Lookforwardtointroducingthenextgenerationofvirtualcollaborationwith moreGlobal2000companiesin2020.
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MeetinVR
Company Summary Wearecreatingabrandnewuniverseoptimizedforbusinessmeetingsin distributedteams.MeetinVRisoneoftheleadingstartupsworkingwithenterprise VRcollaboration.
Ourtoolisdesignedanddevelopedtohelpbusinessesimprovethequalityand effectivenessoftheirremotemeetings.MeetinVRenablesactivitiesthatare impossibleorveryhardtodoremotelysuchastopresentandreviewproducts, brainstorm,sketch,mind-map,prototype,andhaveteam-buildingactivities. What'smore,businessescaneliminateunnecessarytravel,reducetheir environmentalfootprint,andreachtheirSustainableDevelopmentGoals.
Contact Name:Tomas Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Email:[email protected] Wearenotfocusingonaspecificvertical.Itsagenericmeetingtool Website:www.meetinvr.com
How does your solution address current global situations? Size of Company Oursolutionhelpscompaniestoworkremotelysowedirectlyimpactthequalityof EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 teamcollaboration,cohesion,andengagementduringremotemeetings.Thecurrent Revenue:Confidential globalsituationforcedmanytolookfortoolsenablingremotecollaboration, thereforethedemandforsolutionslikeoursincreased.
Type of Company Enterprise-orientedSaaS
Customer Types and/or names WeareworkingwithanumberofFortune500companiesinIT,Healthcare, Automotive,Engineering,Banking,Insurance,FMCG,andthelargestglobal consultancies.Formorespecificreferences,pleasecontactus.
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? FurtherdiffusionofVRtechnologyforEnterprisecollaboration.Ourclientsare movingfrompilotstoalargerdeployment,headsetsaregettingcheaperandmore powerful,andremoteworkmorecommon.Thereforebelievethatthetipping pointhasbeenreachedandweexpectnothingbutexponentialgrowth.
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Mirari
Company Summary Mirarihasover20yearsofindustryexperiencedeveloping2Dand3DCGI (ComputerGeneratedImages),usingDCC(DigitalContentCreation)software andReal-TimegamingplatformssuchasUnityandUnrealEngine. WeareanagilepartnerthatcontinuestopushtheenvelopeofVisualization, ExtendedReality(XR)andDigitalTwins.
OurResearchandDevelopmentteammanageandsupportLTU'sCentrepolis Accelerator'sPrototype,3DPrintingandExtendedReality(XR)Labs.
Contact Name:DavidPollock Email:[email protected] Website:www.mirari.us Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Weassistcompanieswiththedevelopment,utilizationandadoptioninallareasofXR- AR/VR/MR. Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10 How does your solution address current global situations? Revenue:$500,000 WespecializeinRemoteAssistanceandRemoteOperationsaswellastrainingand workflowwhicharenowmoreessentialthanever. Type of Company Automotive,Manufacturing,Agriculture,Transportation,Aviationandmore
Customer Types and/or names Ford,HeavenHill,Centrepolis,CirrusAviation
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? WewanttohelptheindustrypushtheboundariesofXRadoptionand deployment.
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Modest Tree
Company Summary ModestTreeisanaward-winningmodeling,training,andsimulationcompanythat usesleading-edgesoftwaretoprovide3Dimmersivecontentforcustomized trainingandclientengagementsolutions.Recognizedasleadersintraining innovation,weworkwithOEMs,airlines,anddefenceclientstoacceleratelearning andfacilitateremotecollaborationandsales usingimmersivetechnologies.Our innovative,award-winningsoftwareisalreadyusedinternationally,anditisthefirst ofitskindtoenablesimultaneous,remote,platform-agnosticcollaborationwithin each3Dvirtualenvironment.Ourdedicationtodevelopinginnovativecontent solutionsempowersustoimprovecontentaccessibilityanddisruptgeographic barrierstoenableremote,collaborative,multi-platformengagement.
Contact Name:N/A Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Email:[email protected] ModestTreewasfoundedontherealizationthattechnologicalinnovationscould Website:www.modesttree.com resolveasignificantgapinenterpriseoperations,andinresolvingthatgap,thatit couldsignificantlybenefitenterprise.Thecompanybegandevelopingsoftware solutionsthatleveragedadvancedimmersivetechnologiestofulfillenterprise Size of Company initiativesandoptimizeenterprise-leveltrainingandsalesoperations.Today,Modest EmployeesorFTEequivalent:30-40 Treecontinuestoleadtheindustrywiththemostinnovativeanddisruptive Revenue:Prefernottodisclose technologiesandideas.
Type of Company How does your solution address current global situations? Software,CustomSoftwareSolutions/ImmersiveTrainingSoftware,Immersive ModestTreeoffersanumberofsolutionsthatareplayingacriticalroleinthecurrent SalesSoftware,RemoteMeetingPlatform,DistanceLearningApplication stateoftheglobalmarketbyenablingenterprisestocontinueoperationsdespite remoteworkingconditions:
Customer Types and/or names Ournewestsolution,Distantly,isdesignedbyenterpriseforenterprisetoallow Afewexamplesofourcustomersinclude:OriginalEquipmentManufacturers businessestofacilitateinteractiveandcollaborativeB2Bsalesmeetings,client (RENKAG,GEHealthcare,MANEnergySolutions);Government(Canadian engagement,andvirtualeventsinasecure,comprehensive,andintegratedvirtual DepartmentofNationalDefence);Airlines(JazzAviationLP) eventhostingplatform.
Leafprovidesasecure,end-to-endencryptedcommunicationsplatformforremote What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? datasharingandinternalorexternalcommunications. Wehopetobecomethoughtleadersinimmersivetechnologyandtheindustry standardforhigh-quality,remotetraining,sales,andmarketingsolutions.Indoing Modest3DXplorerallowsuserstorapidlybuildanddeployadvanced,interactive, so,wehopetogiveourclientsaleadingedgeintheirindustriessotheycanhelpto remoteoperationalandmaintenancetrainingsolutionsandremotesupportina advancethepotentialforimmersivetechnolog secure3Dvirtuallearningenvironmentthatfacilitatesdifferentlevelsofimmersion acrossalldeviceplatforms(PC,VR,mobile).Itiscurrentlytheplatformofchoicefor theCanadianDepartmentofNationalDefence.
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Modu XR
Company Summary WebuildXRappsforenterprise.LedbySkyNite,authoroftwobooksaboutVR/AR andexperienceddeveloper,wehavehelpedcompaniesbuildusefulXRappsfrom craneinspectortrainingtoonlineretailandbeyond.
Contact Name:Sky Email:[email protected] Website:www.moduxr.com
Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5 Revenue:80000 Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? XRcanhelpbusinessessavecostsandincreaseperformance.AsXRexperts,wewant tohelpbusinessesthrivewiththeuseofXR. Type of Company XRSoftwaredevelopment How does your solution address current global situations? Weworkentirelyremotely,andleverageGittomakethisworkflowseemless.Each Customer Types and/or names customerisdifferent,butoneexampleisTriplePhaseTrainingusingVRtotraincrane TriplePhaseTraining,AgoraVR,Kinotech inspectorstobetter-recognizefaultymachinery.
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? PartnerswhohaveproblemswellsuitedtoXRuse,sowecanprovidealotofvalue.
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MondoDX
Company Summary Bornwiththemissionofpromotingdigitalcultureasameansfortransformation andimprovementofpeopleandbusinessrealities.Weprovidefromcustomto enterprise-readyAR/VRsoftwares,allaimedatsolvingtheinnovationanddigital transformationchallengesoftheneweconomy.
Herewe'representingNDESTRY,oursolutionforMaintenanceandInspectionfor theIndustry4.0poweredbyAugmentedReality.Asolutiontoallkindsofdigital maturitylevelandthatcouldprogressasyoumasterthesolution.
Contact Name:Danilo Email:[email protected] Website:www.mondodx.com Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? BackgroundinAutomationEngineerwithyearsinITconsultancyfirms,alwayslookto maximiseproductivityintheindustrialsector. Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10 How does your solution address current global situations? Revenue:USD250k/year Oursolutiongatheranddistributeknowledgearoundworkers,avoidingtheneedto alwaysbephysicallypresentwitheachother,decreasethehumanerrorandimprove Type of Company first-timefixratesusingvideos,imagesandaugmentedreality.Weauto-analyseidle Software timesinchecklists,showingwhereoptimisationisneededandcomparingthereal workdoneintheshop-floorwiththeplansandmethods.Wedeliverremote collaborationamongoperatorsusingthesolution. Customer Types and/or names Kimberly-Clark,BallCorporation,CBA,Motorolaandothers
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Toevolve,beingmoreagile,efficientandusinglessspaceandlesshuman resources.Tobepartofthisnewindustrialrevolutionthatcouldstartanewpage forthemankind.
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ONE Digital Consulting
Company Summary ONEDigitalConsultingisaglobalHi-Techcompanyfounderbyateamof entrepreneurswithmorethan25yearsofexperienceinthe“NewAdvanced Technologies”world.Wehelpourclientsimagine,design,buildandoperate innovativeXRexperiencewiththe“BestinClass”consultingservicesandsolutions, fortheSmartSocietyofthefuture.
Ourmissionistoprovidesupportinthedefinitionandassessmentoffuturedigital SmartEducationandSmartCitiesscenariosandsubsequentinnovationpaths. OurXRServicesandSolutionsfortheenterprisecanreducecost,increase productivityandimprovecustomervalue.Withourglobalnetworkofselected partners(HP,Vuze,Pico),furtherdevelopmentandtechnologyimplementation canbesuccessfullyprovided.
ONEhasbeenfinalistofthe“SiemensNext47”Startupprogram,andshortlistedfor Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? “Top10GovernmentTechStartups”inEurope2020. WebelieveXRtechnologieswilltransformthewaySmartCitizenswillcollaboratein FutureofWork. Contact ImmersiveLearning:“SmartEducationLabs”ischangingtheparadigmoffuture Name:CarlosOchoa educationandtraining,providinghighvaluetothenewLearningEcosystem. Email:[email protected] Website:www.onedigitalconsulting.com VirtualEvents:“VirtualFair”transportingcustomerstoanotherworldtoshowcase innovativeproductsandlettingthemtryitVirtually. Size of Company SmartTourism:“MySmartDestinations”intoughtimesfortourism,imaginationand EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 innovationareamust.Improvementofservicequality,high-valuebrandidentity, Revenue:1 employeeloyaltyandprovidingahighlyprofitableresultforthecorporation.
Weprovideacompleteimmersiveservicesplatform,withhighvaluechannelsfor Type of Company yourSmartHotel.Information,communicationandentertainmentservicescaneasily Consultancy,ContentDevelopment,XRSoftware,andTrainingServices beaccessiblefromyourroomorathome.
Customer Types and/or names How does your solution address current global situations? Enterprises,IndustrialCompanies,Governments,TrainingInstitutions,NGO…(HP, Firstofall,inONEwearealreadyworkingwithcollaborativetoolswithuniversities, Siemens,MºEducationUAE,LocalGovernments,EuropeanUnion…) educationalcentersandinstitutions.Thisallowus,tobeinpermanentcontactwith customersandusersandtotrackinrealtimetheevolutionoftheprojectsand trainingsessions. What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? OurTechnologyVisionfor2025:The“I”Experience. Intheotherhand,wehavebeeninvolvedinmanyvirtualeducationsessionsand virtualevents,promotingXRtechnologyallaroundtheworld. Wehavebeencreatingimmersiveexperiencesformanyyears,thatnowcanbe sharedinCollaborativePlatformsintoanewdimensionandinteractivecontext. InONEwewanttoguaranteeourcustomersknowhowtosafelyuseXRdevicesand Thisisarevolutionarywayoflivingandfeelingnewexperiencesbeyondyour otherXRlabartifactsinacleanandsafeenvironment.Wedevelopedamethodology imagination,asyouneverimaginedbefore.Wherethesensesinteractwithyour basedinbestpracticesforhygiene/cleaningXRdevices. brainandtransportyoutoanewvisionaryworld.Our“MagicalandMysteryTour aroundCulturalHeritage”experience,hasbeenshortlistedbyiLRNorganizationas Finally,inONEweareworkingwithTopCompaniesdevelopingalowcost“New oneoftheTopReferencesworldwide. ImmersivePlatform”,tointegrateallourVRappsintoaworkingtrainingspace, withoutanypotentialriskwithfullXRfunctionality,interactivityandtotalimmersive ThefutureofImmersiveRealitywillprobablyhavetodealwiththesetechnologies perception. andotherstocome.
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OVA inc.
Company Summary OVAisatrustedpartnerforsoftwaredevelopmentwhenitcomestoExtended Reality(XR)technologyformanycompaniesinvariousindustriesandour experienceacquiredoverthepast7yearshasallowedustobewellpreparedand knowledgeablewhenitcomestoevaluatinganddevelopingXRsolutions.The technologicalcontributionbroughtbyourorganizationtoanyprojectreliesboth ontechnicalexpertiseandproperconsultinginordertoprovidethebestROIfor yourproject.
Withourveryowncreation/deploymentplatformnamedStellarX,everysubject matterexpertcannowbeanXRspecialistwithourcompellingUXandvisual scriptingtools.Thisway,anybodycantheneithercreate,modifyordeploytheir veryownsimulationswithouttheneedtohaveanyexperienceinprogramming.
Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Contact Thoseindustriesnecessitateveryspecificandextensivetraining,sometimes Name:FélixLeblanc expensiveandpossiblyriskyinsomecases.ThroughExtendedRealities,weareableto Email:[email protected] providetothsesindustriesaproperReturnonInvestmentbybothsavingtime,money Website:www.ova.ai andpossibleinjuriesoccuredduringtraining,aswellasincreasingoperationnal effectivenessthroughtheuseorAugmentedRealityonthefactoryfloorforinstance.
Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:20-30 How does your solution address current global situations? WithStellarX,we'vebuiltthisplatformtofixacertainproblemwhenitcomestoboth Revenue:1.5M$CAD thecreationofthesesimulations,andthedeploymentsattheclient'slocations.In fact,StellarXgivesthetoolstothesubjectmatterexpertstoadaptthesimulations Type of Company we'vecreatedforthem,andnotbeingtiedorressource-lesswhenitcomestomodifiy SoftwareDevelopper/SoftwareVendor somesimulationsbecauseofequipmentchangeoranyotherreason.Inadditionto thebuildingtools,we'vereleaseamilitary-approved,highsecuritynetworking solutiontoallowteamstocollaborate,sharefilesandmuchmore,openingthe Customer Types and/or names classroomcapacitytoafewhundredsofpeopleatthesametime. Bombardier,Hydro-Québec,RoyalCanadianNavy,Quebec'smetallurgycouncil.
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? We'relookingtochangethewaypeoplelookatXRtechnologyintosomething accessibleanduser-friendly,andnotasupertechyandcomplicatedtoolfor trainingpurposes.Justlikeinternetwasarevolutionearly2000,andlaterchanged trainingwithe-learning,weknowthatV-Learningisthenextbigshift.
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OverIT
Company Summary WestreamlineFieldServiceManagementoperationsthroughstate-of-the-art productstoincreaseproductivity,efficiency,collaborationandsafetyofindustry- leadingcompanies.Recognizedas“Leaders”and“Visionaries”bythemajorIT consultingfirms,weservetheEnergy&Utility,Oil&Gas,IndustrialManufacturing andTransportationindustrieswithspecificproducttemplates.Theknow-how gainedinover20yearsofconcreteandoperationalexperience,hasenabledusto helphundredsofmultinationalcompaniestransformingtheirprocesses,thus leadingustoheraldanewFieldServiceManagementera,wheretasksdebriefingis nowtotallyhands-free.ByrelyingoninnovativetechnologiessuchasAugmented RealityandArtificialIntelligencetooptimizeactivities,over100,000ofourclients’ resourcesareimprovingoperationalperformanceandcustomersatisfaction, whilereducingcosts.
Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Contact Mostofthecompaniesoperatinginourmosttargetedindustrieshaveacritical Name:FrancescoBenvenuto numberoflinear,complexandrisk-sensitiveassetstomaintainandinspect,aswellas Email:[email protected] multipleresourcestotrain,manageandscheduleonadailybasis.Furthermore, Website:www.overit.us nowadays’globalscenario,characterizedbyrestrictedaccesstoshowrooms,toon- siteinspectionsandtoface-to-facetrainingandmeetings,providescompanies worldwidewithfurtherchallengestofaceandwiththeneedtofindaneffectivewayto Size of Company adapttheirbusinessoperations.Leveragingourtwenty-yearexperienceandthe EmployeesorFTEequivalent:100+ know-howacquiredinseveralbusinessfields,weaimatsupportingindustry-leading Revenue:N/A companiesbyprovidinggroundbreakingAI-andAR-driventools,specificallydesigned forbroadeningcollaborationanddeliveringserviceexcellenceinanykindofsituation, eveninallthoseenvironmentswherebandwidthandnetworkconnectivityaremost Type of Company challenged. OverITisasoftwareproductcompany.Withourtwoproducts,Geocalland SPACE1,weprovidestate-of-the-artFieldServiceManagementpoweredbyARand How does your solution address current global situations? AIforwiderangeofusecasesandindustries,suchasTransportation,Energy& SPACE1AugmentedCollaborationprovidesourcustomerswithafullycollaborative Utilities,IndustrialManufacturingandOil&Gas. solutionandwithawidesetofapplicationareas,suchas:
Customer Types and/or names • ExtendedMaintenance:leveragingAR-drivenremotecollaborationbetween Industry-leadingcompaniesworldwide,relyingonheavyassetsandequipment,as multipleusersandstep-by-stepdigitalworkinstructions; wellasappointment-centricusecases. • ExtendedTraining:leveraginghands-freeoperativity,resolutionproceduresand advancedMixedandVirtualRealityfeatures,thusengagingusersinavirtualtraining andprovidingarealistic,immersive3Denvironmentforthemtogainacomplete What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? understandingofanyequipmentorprocedure. Wetransformthewayactivitiesareperformedconnectingusers,supporting • ExtendedPresentation:providingorganizationswithengagingARtoolstopresent hands-freemaintenanceoperations,reshapingtraining,presentation,scheduling products,services,facilitiesorproductionsites. activitiesandtakingknowledgemanagementtoawholenewlevelofefficiency. Ourultimategoalisboostingquality,accuracy,safetyandproductivitystandards, AkeyroleinourSPACE1productisplayedbyknowledgemanagement,which,thanks whiledrivingcontinuousimprovementacrossourclients’organization. toArtificialIntelligence,allowscompaniestoreducetheskills’gapbycapturing, enhancingandsharingexpertisewithintheorganization.Inthisway,anykindoftask canbetroubleshootedeasierthanever.
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PIXO VR
Company Summary ThePIXOVRteamofAAA-gamedesigners,award-winningartists,andpioneering XRengineershavebeeninnovatingVirtualRealityTrainingexperiencesfor enterprisesince2016.Weworkwithcustomersinhigh-impactindustriessuchas construction,manufacturing,energyproduction&distribution,andpublicsafety. Ourfullyimmersiveandinteractiveexperiencesofferphoto-realistic environments,behavior-changingstorynarratives,andfirst-to-marketfeatureslike Multi-userFunctionality,ScenarioRandomization,andReal-timeReporting& Analytics.HeadquarteredinRoyalOak,Michigan,ourmissionistorevolutionize theperformanceimprovementindustryandempowerpeopletodotheirbest work.www.pixovr.com
Contact Name:MarcoMaceri Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Email:[email protected] PIXOVRispassionateaboutthepowerofExtendedRealityasanemerging Website:www.pixovr.com technologytounlockhumanpotentialandempowerteamstodotheirbestwork.By deliveringmoremeaningfulexperiences,webelievewecanimprovepeople'slives— andtheworld. Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:20-30 How does your solution address current global situations? Revenue:We'veachieved150%revenuegrowthin2020vs.'19 OurVRTrainingandXRdistributionsolutionshavehelpedorganizationscontinue theirimportantworkeveninthistimeofprofoundsocialandeconomicdisruption.By Type of Company incorporatingVRandXRtechnologyintoexistingtrainingandotherprograms,we SaaS-basedExtendedRealitysoftwaresolutionscompany allowbusinessesandpublicsectoragenciestolearn,practice,andcollaborate remotely—allwithinthesafetyofavirtualenvironment,providingtheadvantagesof real-worldtrainingwithoutreal-worldcostandrisk.Asaformofexperientiallearning, Customer Types and/or names ourVRTrainingimproveslearningretention,reduceshumanerror,andcreates BoschUSA(Manufacturing),Intel(Software),Ford(Automotive),BartonMalow greaterefficiencyandproductivity,allowingcompaniestosimulatescenariosthat (Construction),GTI(Energy) wouldbetoodifficult,dangerous,orexpensivetoconduct"inreallife".Betterstill, withourmulti-userfunctionality,wemakeitpossibleforuptodozensofteam membersinlocationsallaroundtheworldtocommunicateandinteractasifthey What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? wereinthesameroomatthesametime. Wewanttomakeitpossibleforpublicandprivatesectororganizationstorealize VR,AR,andMR'sfullpotentialbymakingiteasytodeploy,use,andmanage—at scale.
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PLNAR
Company Summary Plnarisaleaderinunlockingthepowerofdigitalphotoswithtechnology.Sinceits launchin2017,ouroriginalaugmentedrealitydimensioningapphasbeen downloadedmorethan400,000timesandhelpeduserscreatethousandsof projects.Today,PLNARgivesinsurancecompaniesandcontractorsalikethe powertogeneratefullyrealized2D-and3D-modelsofinteriorspacesallwiththe snapofphotosusingtheirsmartphones.PLNARgivesdigitalphotosthepowerto automateamilliontasksandhelppeopleworksmarter,fasterandwithmore purpose.
Contact Name:AndyGreff Email:[email protected] Website:www.plnar.ai OurbeliefisPLNARtechnology,poweredbyguidedaugmentedreality,artificial intelligenceandcomputervision,willallowinsurancecarrierstoscaletheirclaims managementprocessesbasedonthesimplicityorcomplexityofclaimssotheycan Size of Company spendmoretimeservicingcustomersandbuildingrelationships. EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20
Revenue:>$1M Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Hugeinefficienciesandhugemarket Type of Company InsurTech How does your solution address current global situations? Inthepastfewyears,insurancecarriersstartedshiftingfromanalog,in-office Customer Types and/or names workflowstovirtualclaimsmanagement,butCOVID-19hasmadethoseshiftstop- InsuranceCarriers,ServiceProviderstotheInsuranceIndustryandIndependent priorityandvitaltoeverydayoperationsnowthatcustomersandadjustersalikeface AdjustingCompanies socialdistancingguidelinesandimperativestoavoidin-personcontactandaddress shortageinavailableadjusterworkforce.PLNARenablescontinuityofbusinessin uncertaintimeswhile: What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Themarketlandscapeforinsurancecontinuestoundergomajorshiftsandthe • Providingexcellentcustomerserviceleadingtooutstandingcustomer speedofchangeisnotslowingdown.Largelyduetorapiddigitaltransformation, satisfaction whatwasoncethoughtofasa“MeettheJetsons”fantasy,isnowareality. • Reducinglossadjustmentexpense(LAE)andimprovelosscostmanagement Augmentedreality(AR)softwareisnolongerrelegatedtoexpensivevideogame • Shorteningcycletimesbycreatingrepeatableprocesses headsets—instead,wecanuseARapplicationsasaguidetosimplifycomplex instructionsandtoimproveworkflowsandprocesses.Withadvancedcomputer vision,wecantraincomputerstoseewhatourhumaneyeswouldsee,capturing EvenbeforethechallengesbroughtonbyCOVID-19,PLNARhelpedrevolutionize morenuanceandcontextthaneverbefore.Thesekindsoftechnology virtualinsurancevirtualinteriorpropertyclaimsbyallowingclaimantstousetheir applications,andothers,continuetochangeourbehaviorandexpectations smartphoneapptotakephotosthatgenerate3Dmodelswithallmeasurementsand aroundinformationaccessandhoweasycertaintasksshouldbe. contextsocarriescanreduceclaimcyclesfromdaystominutes.
Withthespeedwithwhichtechnologychanges,manyindustriesstruggletokeep up.Theinsuranceindustryishistoricallyconservativeandslowtomakesweeping changes,whichhascausedaseriouslagintechnologyadoption.Asnon-traditional techdisruptersentertheinsurancefield,insurersabsolutelyneedtotakeacareful, criticallookathowtheybuildrelationshipswiththeircustomersandwhetheror nottheircurrentuserjourneys,experiencesandprocessescultivateahighlevelof satisfaction. Theclaimsprocessisburdenedwithchangingconsumer expectationsandinefficienciesandinsurersknowthereissignificantroomto transformtheclaimsexperiencetoboostprofits,improvecustomersatisfaction andstaycompetitive. 68 VR/AR INDUSTRY SECTOR REPORT: ENTERPRISE 2020
Program-Ace
Company Summary Adheringtoourcustomer-firstphilosophy,wedevelopinnovativesolutions, featuringAugmentedReality,VirtualReality,andMixedRealitysolutions,including Web-basedARandVRapps.Oursolutionsnotonlycontributetothesuccessof ourclients'businessesbutalsogivethemacompetitivemarketadvantage.
Contact Name:OlegFonarov Email:[email protected] Website:www.program-ace.com
Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:100+ Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Revenue:N/A Program-Acestartedoutasadesignstudioover20yearsago.Astimewentonand ourexpertisegrew,webegantobranchoutintonewdirections,includingVR,AR,and MR.Thankfully,becausesolutionsofthiskindrequirenotonlycodebutalso Type of Company substantialartdesign,wemanagedtoeasilysetafootholdinthenewmarket. Typeofcompany:softwaredevelopmentserviceprovider FromtheearliestVR/ARprojects,wehadafeelingthatthereisgreatpotentialinsuch Industries:Automotive,Manufacturing,Energy&Utilities,Healthcare,Education, work,anditturnedouttoberight.Furthermore,ourextensiveworkinthegame Media&Entertainment,Marketing&Advertising,Retailandetc. developmentindustryhelpedusaddanimpressivelevelofimmersiontotheARand VRexperienceswebuiltforbusinessesaroundtheworld. Customer Types and/or names Itbringsusgreatjoytostandattheforefrontofinnovationsandharnessthepowerof Automotive,Machinery,ManufacturingandEngineeringEnterprises,aswellas VR/ARforpurposesnoonecouldhaveimaginedjust10yearsago.Thevisualand Education,Entertainment&Gaming. interactivepotentialofthetechnologyexceedsreal-lifephysicallimitations,somuch ofwhatwebuildseemsoutofthisworld.Itisquiteafulfillingexperience. What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Asacompanythatisabigfanofthetechnologies,wehopetoseeincreasedAR/VR How does your solution address current global situations? adoptionacrossvariousindustries.Therearesomanyingeniousconceptsthatcan Asanexampleofourcontributionstotheindustryandoverallsituation,wecanbring betransformedintorealitywiththetechnology,buttheyneedtobefinancially upavirtualtrainingSaaSplatformthatwearecurrentlydeveloping.Thiswillbeaone- appealingfirstandforemost. size-fits-allsolutionbasedonARtechnology,allowingMechanical&Industrial Engineering,Manufacturing,Machinery, Thus,ifmorecompaniesweretotakerisksandselectAR/VRplatformsfortheir software,itwouldbebeneficialforeveryone.ARproviderswouldhavemore Automotivecompaniestocreatetrainingsolutionsrelevanttotheirlineofbusiness. opportunitiestoapplytheirexpertise,businessescoulddomoretosetthemselves TheywillbeabletocreateARtraining/digitaloperationswithanimations, apartfromcompetitors,andend-userswouldbeabletoenjoytechnological prerequisites,actionsformachines/tools/productionlinestoencourageremote innovations. learning.
WeexpecttheAR/VRmarkettoundergoamplegrowthinthenextseveralyears andputgreatfaithinthetechnology.Wewillcontinueinvestingandcontributing toitintheforeseeablefuture.
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Question What's Real
Company Summary "QuestionswhatsReal"orQWRisanevolutionarystartup,foundedbyayoung hustlerandvisionarySurajRavi.QWRasthenamesuggestsisbuilttoquestionthe statusquo,disruptiveandcreateworld-classImmersivetechproductsat affordablecoststhusdrivingscalableadoption.
QWRprovedthatitspossibletobootstrapanimmersiveDeep-techcompanyout ofIndia.ThisupstartfromtheheartsofMumbaihasbeencovertlysolvingthe biggestproblemsintheimmersiveindustry.Adoption.Surajbelievesina contrastingapproachtosolvingthisproblemintheindustry&wentfrom0to1, bootstrapped. QWRbuiltasuiteofhardwareandsoftwaresolutionsthathavetakenoncontracts versusbigglobaltechgiants.Ourgoalissimplytobuildanotherdisruptivetech unicornfromIndia.Areyoureadyto“QuestionWhat’sReal”? Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? QWRislookingtodisintegratetheexistinghardwareandsoftwareroadmapfor Becauseitexcitesus immersivetechandgiveitadifferentkindofspin.Itbelievesthemainreason adoptionhasnotbeendemocratizedisbecausetherightmarket,product& How does your solution address current global situations? platformfitisyettobediscovered. Wehavetakenasimplifiedapproachtowardssolvingtheadoptionofhead-worn devices.Oursuiteofhardwareandsoftwaresolutionsallowshumanstopickthelevel ThefirstlineofQWR'sproductrangeincludes: ofinteractiontheyarecomfortablewith,ratherthanbeengivenashoppingmallof "AURL"-Firststeptowardssmartfashion featuresthatconfuseyoutoperformataskyouwerepreviouslyperformingusinga "VRone."-Cinematic4KVR,forall. "printedmanual".Wearefarawayfromunderstandingtheactualimpactthatahead- "LiteX"-UltraModularHead-upDisplay worndevicecanhaveversustheprintedmanualtothedigitalscreencurve.But believestronglythat,differentpeople,wouldperformdifferenttasksdifferently& Contact they'dusetoolsprovidedtothem,attheirdiscretionandattheirlevelofcomfort.Soa Name:Sanan fragmentedhardwareecosystemmightjustbetheanswertoadoption.Andthatis Email:[email protected] QWR'sapproach. Website:www.questionwhatsreal.com
Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:50-100 Revenue:N/A
Type of Company Ecosystem/Platform(Hardware,Software)
Customer Types and/or names Humans(howmanyhumans?6,05,728)
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Open,unbiasedandnontraditionalproblemsolving
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RE'FLEKT
Company Summary RE’FLEKTisaMunichbasedtechnologycompanythatenablesanybusinessor industrytocreatetheirownin-houseAugmentedandMixedRealityapplications. BymakingARandVRaffordableandscalableforbusiness,RE’FLEKT’s groundbreakinghuman-centeredplatformsempoweranyonetosimplyinfuse theirindustryknowledgeintocustomizedARandMRsolutions.Withclients includingAudi,BASF,BMW,Bosch,Eon,Hyperloop,Hyundai,Leybold,Porsche, SeepexandThyssenKrupp,theinternationalteamdeliverstechnologysolutions toavarietyofleadingglobalmarkets.Sinceitsfoundingin2012,RE’FLEKThas growntoateamofover60employeesinMunichandSanFranciscoandis recommendedbyleadinganalystsincludingABIResearchandGartner(Gartner CoolVendor).
Contact Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Name:RE'FLEKT Ourvisionisthatanyoneoperatingandmaintainingmachinerycanbecomeanexpert Email:[email protected] instantly.OurmissionistobuildanopenandmodularOperatingSystemfor Website:www.re-flekt.com EnterpriseARthatallowson-demandaccesstoexpertknowledge.
Size of Company How does your solution address current global situations? EmployeesorFTEequivalent:50-100 TheEnterpriseARSuitefromRE’FLEKTprovidesapowerfulcontentcreation platform(REFLEKTONE)andaremoteexpertsolution(REFLEKTRemote)to Revenue:N/A empowerworkerswithflexibleandcustomizablesmartinstructionsonmobile devicesandsmartglasses-forincreasedefficiencyandreducederrors.Thecontent Type of Company creationplatformintegratesintoexistingenterprisesoftwareandenablescompanies Technology-EnterpriseAugmentedReality toeasilyconvertexistingCADdataandmediacontentintoMixedRealityapplications formaintenance,trainingandoperations.TheRemoteExperttoolconnectsworkers Customer Types and/or names toimmediateAugmentedRealitysupportwithdedicatedexpertsinonesimpleclick. Bothsolutionsallowenterprisestoeasilyimplementremotecollaborationatscale Automotive,Energy,Manufacturing,MedicalDevices,Pharmaceuticals, acrosstheirglobaloperations,helpingthemtacklecurrentchallengessuchastravel Production restrictionsandsocialdistancingregulations.
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Today,wesimplifyhuman-machineinteraction.Tomorrow,weturneveryoneinto anexpert.
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Sector 5 Digital
Company Summary Sector5Digitalisanaward-winningstudiothatleveragesauniqueblendofmaster creative,strategicinsightandludicroustechnologytocreatebrilliantbrand experiencesforourenterpriseclients.OneofS5D’scorevaluesistodreamthe impossibleandthenmakeithappen. Ourgoalistocreatenextlevelcontentlike you’veneverseenbefore,andyoumayneverhavethoughtpossible.
Marketingbudgetsgofartherwithusaswealwayslookathowwecanreuseassets frompreviousprojectsandacrossdepartments.Wecreatedigitalassetsusinga “buildonce,deployoften”strategyandleverageour25+yearsofindustry experiencetomeetourclients’objectives andmaximizetheirROI.
Westayonthebleedingedgeoftechnologytokeepourclientsontheleading edge.Beingrecognizedasoneoftheleadingenterpriseimmersivecontent creatorsallowsustogetaccesstotheindustry’sbesttechnologybeforeithas Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? beenreleasedtothegeneralpublic. Wearealso"techgeeks"-ourteam Ourcustomershavetheneedtoshowthingsthatarechallengingtovisualize.This continuallyresearchestechnologythatmaybeyearsawayfromhittingthe couldbeduetotheproducthavingalongdevelopmentleadtimesothere'snothing mainstream. Infact,wehavehadtoinventsomeofthetechtopulloffthese tophotographbeforetheyneedtostartmarketing,orsimplyduetothenatureofthe amazingexperiencesforourclients. productorservicebeinghardtoshowandcommunicate.S5Dhasexcelledin visualizingtheimpossible-fromadigitalcadavertofutureaircraftandholograms,S5D takestheclient’svisionandmakesitareality. Contact Name:JeffMeisner Email:[email protected] How does your solution address current global situations? Currenteventshavemadeitdifficulttoconductbusinessthatreliesonface-to-face Website:www.sector5digital.com communication.Videoconferencesandwebinarsaddressonlypartofthisissue.Our newS5DRUSHplatformoffersuniversalflexibilitythatiseasytouse,works Size of Company everywhereandrequiresnoinstallation.Imagineifyouhadtheabilitytowalkarounda EmployeesorFTEequivalent:20-30 virtualsettingandexperienceproductsfirst-hand,justasyouwouldintherealworld. Virtualenvironmentsprovidethefreedomtogobeyondandshowcontentfrom Revenue:<$10MM perspectivesthatwouldtypicallybedifficultorcostlytosee.Freeyourselffromthe confinesofaslidedeckortraditionalvideoandtapintothepotentialofnext- Type of Company generationstorytelling!https://sector5digital.com/news/s5d-rush/ EnterpriseContent
Customer Types and/or names -Customersinclude:aviation,aerospace,defense,medical,healthcare,specialty chemicals,HVAC,technology,industrial,entertainment,architecture,autoparts
-Typicallyfocusedon:training,education,simulation,facilitytours,product demonstrations,meetings&presentations,events,conferences,tradeshows, prototypedesign,marketing
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Toprovideenterpriseorganizationswiththeabilitytodelivercontent-rich immersiveexperiencesvirtuallythatallowremotecollaborationwiththeirclients.
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Sentient Computing
Company Summary WeareaPerth-basedsoftwaredevelopmentcompanywhichspecialisesin providingpowerfulandimmersiveVRTraining,3DVisualisations,ProcessControl andAutomationSolutionsforourclientsintheMiningandResourcesindustries.
Wetakeprideinourinnovationandcreativity,withasmall,passionateand experiencedteamofengineers,developersandartists.
Contact Name:ScottDumaresq Email:[email protected] Website:www.sencom.com.au
Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Size of Company Basedinastatethatisstrongintheseindustries EmployeesorFTEequivalent:20-30 Revenue:$3million How does your solution address current global situations? N/A Type of Company e-Learningandsoftwaredevelopment,Mining,OilandGas
Customer Types and/or names BHP/RioTinto/Woodside/Shell
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? AincreaseintheuseandawarenessofthebenefitsofVRandAR
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Sentireal Ltd
Company Summary Sentireal®wasestablishedin2013andisbasedinBelfast,NorthernIreland.At Sentireal,wespecialiseinthecreationofsoftwareapplicationsusingAugmented andVirtualRealitytechnologies,combinedwithArtificialIntelligence,todeliver personalimmersivelearning.
Oursoftwareprovidesimmersivetrainingusingsmartphones,tabletsand augmentedreality/virtualrealityheadsets.Wewitnesshowusersbecome immersedintheirvirtualenvironments,andtheengagingdeliveryleadsto increasedretentionlevels.Learningexperiencesareaccessibletoawider audience,andthecontentisscalabletoincludemanynewenvironmentsand scenarios.
Sentirealoperatesprimarilyinmedicalandhealthcaremarkets,buthasadditional customerbasesinmarketscomprisingtourism,construction,education,safety Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? trainingandmanufacturing.Westrivetoworkinpartnershipwithnewandexisting Ourprimaryfocusistheprovisionofimmersivetrainingapplicationsinmedicaland clients,producingbespokeapplicationstomeettheirneeds. healthcaresectors,andwehaveworkedwithlocalandnationalorganisationsinthis Sinceinception,wehavewitnessedahugeriseintheuseofimmersivetechnology, field. Oursuccessinthisareahasallowedustotargetothersafetycriticalindustries, atbothenterpriseandconsumerlevel,andweaimtocapitaliseonthisgrowth. Our andtoventureintomanufacturingandconstruction.Thesemarketverticalsare companyhasgrownsteadily,andwehaveexcitingexpansionplansinplace. perfectlysuitedtobenefitfromthe'riskfree'trainingprovidedbyourimmersive applications. Contact Name:NualaTrainor How does your solution address current global situations? Email:[email protected] OursoftwaretrainingapplicationsprovidePersonalImmersiveLearningexperiences, whichcanbedownloadedand deliveredremotelytoavarietyofdevices,negatingthe Website:www.sentireal.com needfor 'onsite'training.
Size of Company TheuseofXRimmersivetechnologiesinourapplicationsprovideshigher EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10 engagement,leadingtoincreasedretentionrates. Theabilitytotryandretryas necessarypromotesenhancedlearning,leadingtoareductioninerrors,and Revenue:£150,000-£200,000 increasedproductivity.Thisisespeciallysignificantforsafetycriticalindustrieswe operatein. Type of Company Softwareapplications WeblendtheseXRtechnologieswithArtificialIntelligencetoproduceindividual learningexperiences,tailoredtotheneedofindividuallearners. Oursoftwarehasthecapabilitytomonitorindividualperformance,andreport Customer Types and/or names progressbacktotrainingmanagers,reducingthetimeandcostofassessment HealthAuthorities,EducationAuthorities,Tourism,Constructionand overheads. Manufacturing.
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Wecontinuetowitnessanincreaseintheuseofimmersivetechnologyas companiesrealisethebenefitstobederivedfromimmersivetraining-namely increasedengagementand higherretentionrates,aswellasincreasedscalability andaccessibility. Wehopetoseecontinuedacceptanceofimmersivehardware andsoftwareproductsinallareas,asconsumerandenterprisereluctancefades, andimmersivetrainingbecomesthenewnorm.
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Signiant
Company Summary Signiantintelligentfiletransferproductsarerelieduponbymediacompaniesofall sizestomovepetabytesofdataeverydayaroundtheglobewithspeed,reliability andsecurity.WhilefileaccelerationremainscentraltoSigniant,itsSaaSplatform hasevolvedtoincludemedia-specificintelligencethatsolvechallengesBeyond FastFileMovement.Thankstoitsleadershipinfileacceleration,itscommitmentto storageindependenceanditscontinuedinnovationincloud-nativeSaaS,Signiant enterprisesoftwareconnectstheglobalmediasupplychain.
Contact Name:N/Aforprinting Email:[email protected] Website:www.signiant.com Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Media&Entertainmentisourcoremarketandalwayshasbeen.Ourteamhasyearsof Size of Company experienceinthisindustryandourplatformisaperfectfitforthechallengesfacedby EmployeesorFTEequivalent:100+ M&Ecompanies:massivefilesizes,complexglobalworkflowsandsecurityrisks.These Revenue:Weareaprivatecompanyanddon’tdisclosethis challengesareexactlywhereareplatformprovidesuniquevalue.
Type of Company How does your solution address current global situations? Software SignianthasbeenfortunateinthatitsMediaShuttleproductiswidelyusedforremote workandremotecollaboration.Shuttleisuniqueinthemarketinthewayitenables remoteaccesstolargemediaassetsfromanystoragebutallmanagedfromthecloud Customer Types and/or names -evenwhenassetsareinon-premstorage.ThishybridSaaSapproachwas Signiantsoftwareisusedbymorethan25,000mediaandentertainment instrumentalinhelpingMedia&Entertainmentcompaniesfromaroundtheworld companiesofallsizesfromeverycountryintheworld. Manyofourcustomersare scrambletoset-upremoteworkenvironmentsduringthepandemic.MediaShuttleis listedhere: theindustrystandardforpeopletosecurelyaccessandsharelargefilesfromany storage,anywhere,fast. https://www.signiant.com/who-we-work-with/customers/
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Aslivesportsbegintocomebackandmoviesandtelevisiongobackinto production,we’reexcitedtoseetheMedia&Entertainmentworldgetbackto workwhilemakingsuretodososafely. We’reproudthatSigniantsoftwareplaysan importantroleinhelpingtheindustryworkremotelyduringtheseunusualand challengingtimes.
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Square Comp
Company Summary WeofferourownproprietarySmartphonebasedVirtualRealityHeadset&tailor madeVRContenttoManufacturingCompaniesforthetechnicaltrainingoftheir bluecollarworkforce.Wehelpthesecompaniesreducetheirexistingtraining relatedcoststomorethan50%andleadstotheupskillingandreskillingoftheir frontline&assemblyworkersinatimeeffectivemanner.
Contact Name:SrinivasanYagnanarayanan Email:[email protected] Website:www.grahasvr.com
Size of Company Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5 Overthepastfewyearstechnologyhasdisruptedalotofdomainsacrosssectors.But Revenue:EarlyStage onesuchdomainwhichhasremainedlargelyunaffectedisthelearningand developmentintheIndustrialspace.WithVirtualRealitywehaveenormouspotential tochangethefaceoftrainingandotherR&DrelatedactivitiesintheManufacturing Type of Company space.Weareheretomakespatialcomputingmainstreaminthetraditional SmartphonebasedVRHeadset-Hardware&VRContentCreation-Software. ManufacturingSector.
Customer Types and/or names How does your solution address current global situations? Manufacturing&IndustrialCompanies. WeofferVRbasedtrainingmodulesontheSmartphoneplatform.OurVRHeadsetis compatiblewithanysmartphoneirrespectiveofthemake,model,formfactorandOS What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? type.WealsotailormaketheVRContentspecifictoourclient'srequirements.This helpsourclientstowardstheupskillingandreskillingoftheirworkforceandengage GenerallythereisaperceptionthatIndustrialsideoftheglobeisnotmuchprone theminotheremployeeengagementactivitieswithoutthehassleofanyother todigitaltransformationandtechnologyadoption.But,COVID19hasusheredinan advancedhardwarerequirementsattheendoftheiremployees.AsourVRHeadsetis eraofdigitaltransformationandremoteworking.Wearedevelopingsolutions universallycompatible,itbecomesmoreeasierforthecompaniestorollouttheir towardsenablingthesedistributedworkforceaholisticapproachforthese projectsandotherreskillingworkwithoutanyhassleandotheradditionalhardware Manufacturingbases.Weintendtoworkhandinhandwiththemtowardsrealizing requirementslikeahighendstandaloneVRHeadsetorotherhighendPCbasedVR thisgoal. devices.
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Start Beyond
Company Summary StartBeyonddeliversspatiallearningsolutionsthataccelerateknowledge retention,inspire&enrichteams,anddrivebetterlearneroutcomes.
Thecombinationofinteractivecinematicrealismwithourmarket-leading softwareproducts;deliverspowerfullearningsolutions.
OursuiteoflearningsolutionsenablesHRandL&Dteamstodeliverscaleable spatiallearningprograms,thataccelerateknowledgeretention,improvesoftskills andincreaseproductivity.
Ourcontentstudioleveragesourknowledgeofinteractivestorytelling, instructionaldesign&userexperience;todelivercompellingimmersivelearning solutionsthatcaptivate,motivateandeducate. Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Contact Ourvisionisofaworldwherespatialcomputingtransportsimaginationsand movespeopletoseetheworlddifferently,improveproductivityandlearning,and Name:KainTietzel enhancetheenjoymentoflife. Email:[email protected] Website:www.startbeyond.co How does your solution address current global situations? Weoffercompaniestheabilitytodeliverpurposefulandimpactfulimmersivetraining, Size of Company sales&marketingpresentationsandsocialcollaborationservicestoremoteworkers EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10 acrossVR,smartphoneanddesktopdevices.Thisincludesthesetup,installationand Revenue:$2M+ deliveryofVRhardware,personalisedone-to-oneonboardingandhygieniccleaning aspartofafullend-to-endservice.
Type of Company -Deliverexceptionalqualityimmersivelearningtoremoteaudiences End-to-endimmersivecontentandsoftwareproductionforVR&ARheadsets, -Employeescanbetrained4xfaster smartdevicesanddesktop. -Trainingremembered4xlonger -Highlycinematicandbelievabletrainingsimulations -Advancedcapture:360°video,Photogrammetry&Volumetric -Actionabledataandinsights -3Dmodellingandanimation - UX,UIandMotiondesign -Softwaredevelopment(Unity&UnrealEngine)
Customer Types and/or names -EnterpriseTraining(Lion,Westpac,StJohnAmbulance) -TertiaryEducation(TAFE,UTS,UniversityofNewcastle) -SecondaryEducation(ANSTO,SydneyOperaHouse) -Sales&Marketing(Qantas,Samsung,Telstra,PernodRicard,NewsLtd) -Medical(SocialWiseVR,SonyFoundation)
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Wewanttoenablecompaniestodeliverscaleableimmersivelearningprograms, thataccelerateknowledgeretention,improvesoftskillsandincreaseproductivity.
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ST Engineering Antycip
Company Summary Since1996,STEngineeringAntycip,formerlyknownasAntycipSimulationhas supportedcustomersacrosstheglobe,indefence,academia,commerceand industry,tobecomebetteratwhattheydo.Asanexpertproviderofsimulation, analysis,modelling,displayandvirtualrealitysolutions,STEngineeringAntycip combinesitsin-housetechnicalexpertisewithanunrivalledrangeofproducts fromsoftwareandhardwareproviders.STEngineeringAntycipisasubsidiaryofST Engineering’selectronicssector.Formoreinformationvisitsteantycip.com
Contact Name:AudreyZarlenga Email:[email protected] Website:www.steantycip.com/ Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Size of Company Tohelpcustomersseethefutureandtoshowthemtheartofpossible EmployeesorFTEequivalent:40-50 How does your solution address current global situations? Revenue:N/A Working remotely with Virtual Reality: WiththerecentdemocratizationandavailabilityofVRtechnology,manycompanies Type of Company areracingtoadaptVRtotheworkplace.Ifitmaybetoolatetodevelopnewremote Integrator,Hardware,software,content,visualdisplays workpolicies,businessescanstillmaketheexperienceproductivefortheir employeesbygivingthemtherightequipmenttocollaborateontheirprojects. Customer Types and/or names WorkingwithSTEngineeringAntycip&TechViz,companiescanset-upasharedVR Academia,commerce,industry,defence,automotive workspaceforemployeestoensureyoukeepyourcompetitiveness.
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? VR for Product Development: Thepandemichasledtoamassivelockdown.VRtechnologiescanfillthegapand WewantforVRtobeseenasanenterprisesolutionthatisbroaderthanjust makepossibletoacceleratethenormaldevelopmentcycle. headsets,butcomprisesofmanyvisualdisplayssuchasVRCaves,powerwalls, Bygatheringpeoplearoundavirtualmodel,itispossibletobetterexplaintechnical curvedscreens,motionplatforms,etc. challenges,approvedesignproposals,iterateandmakedecisions,enhancingteam work.
TechvizVRsoftwareenablesteamstoworksimultaneouslyinthesameVR environment,withany3Dapplication(Solidworks,Catia…)&onanyVRdisplaysystem.
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TalentQuest
Company Summary ExperiencecustomlearningtransformationwithTalentQuest.Awardwinning. Innovative.Highlyengagingcontent.Excitingtechnology!
AtTalentQuest,wehelporganizationsdeliverworld-classlearningexperiences thatmaximizethepotentialofeachemployeeandsupporttheoverallgrowthof thebusiness.OurCustomLearningSolutionsfeature:
IMMERSIVELEARNING Increasecompetencyandreducecostswithcustom,high-valuetraining applicationsthatproviderealistictrainingsimulationsusinginnovative technologiessuchas3D,virtualreality(VR),augmentedreality(AR),gamification, andmore–withindividual,multi-playerormulti-locationmodes. eLEARNING What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Interactivelearningwithamodernweb-basedinterface,video,animation, TalentQuestoffersbestinclasstechnologiesandassistsourclientsinevaluatingthe gamification,andinteractiveexercises,wecreatecompellinglearningexperiences righttechnologyfortheproperusecaseensuringpowerfulandengaging withcontentdesignedtohelpyouacquiretheskillsyouneedanddrivebusiness experiences. success. Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? BLENDEDLEARNING Ourblendedlearningsolutionsincorporaterelevantcontentsharedthroughthe AtTalentQuest,wecurrentlyserviceallindustriesincludingairlines,transportation, mosteffectivetrainingdeliverymethods,ensuringthematerialissuccessfully foodservices,andmore. absorbed,retained,andimplementedbylearners. How does your solution address current global situations? LEADERSHIPLIBRARY TalentQuest’simmersivelearningsolutionsarescalableacrossglobalorganizations, Micro-learningvideo-basedcoursesdesignedtoimpartcriticalleadershipskills, easilydistributableandextremelycosteffective.Oursolutionsenableemployees techniques,andapproaches. fromaroundtheworldtocompletenecessaryhands-ontrainingandassessments fromwherevertheyare. Contact Name:N/A Email:[email protected] Website:www.TalentQuestImmersive.com
Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:100-200 Revenue:Confidential
Type of Company CustomLearningSolutionsandContentDevelopmentacrossavarietyof industries.
Customer Types and/or names TalentQuestclientnamescanbeprovideduponrequest.
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Travancore Analytics
Company Summary Webuildsoftwareproductsforstartupsandcustomsolutionsforenterprise clients.OurexpertiseincludesIoT,AR/VR,GIS,andHealthcare.Wehave successfullydeliveredover100engagementssinceourinceptionin2007.Our diverseclientbaseincludesSiliconValleyFortune100technologygiant,Japanese conglomerates,toearlystageventurefundedstartupslikeZonehaven.
Contact Name:SupriyoSanyal Email:[email protected] Website:www.travancoreanalytics.com
Size of Company Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? EmployeesorFTEequivalent:100+ WehelpcompaniesleverageARVRandlearningsolutionstoimprovelearning Revenue:Under$10M outcomeswhilereducingcosts.
Type of Company How does your solution address current global situations? Softwaredevelopment Oursolutionsarecustomizedtoclientrequirements.
Forexample,oneofourclientsdeployedaHybridTrainingSolutiontoimpartMRO Customer Types and/or names trainingfortheirtechnicians.Thissupplementsclassroomtrainingsessionswith Softwareproductcompanies&Enterprisetraining SimulatedARVRtraining.
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? TheVRtrainingmodulewasdevelopedtodeliveronthekeyaspectsasidentifiedby theinstructors.ThesewereidentifiedasUnderstandEnginefunctioning,Build AbilitytoshowcasesomeofourProof-of-Conceptcasestudiesandhelpclients knowledgeofparts&Dismantlingpractice. getstartedtogatherearlyinsights.
ThisapproachreducestheneedtovisittheEngineroominperson,minimizing securityconsiderations,reducecosts&alsoaddresstherecenthealth considerations.
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UL
Company Summary ULhelpscreateabetterworldbyapplyingsciencetosolvesafety,securityand sustainabilitychallenges.Weempowertrustbyenablingthesafeadoptionof innovativenewproductsandtechnologies.EveryoneatULsharesapassionto maketheworldasaferplace.Allofourwork,fromindependentresearchand helpingwithstandardsdevelopment,totestingandcertification,toproviding analyticalanddigitalsolutions,helpsimproveglobalwell-being.Businesses, industries,governments,regulatoryauthoritiesandthepublicputtheirtrustinus sotheycanmakesmarterdecisions.
Contact Name:IbrahimJilani Email: [email protected] Website:www.ul.com Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? ULisworkingwithindustry,retailandgovernmentexpertstodeveloptestingplans andstandardsforAR/VRdevicestogivebrandsconfidencethattheirconsumerswill Size of Company experiencetheperformance,safetyandseamlessconnectivitythattheirbrands EmployeesorFTEequivalent:100+ promise.ULisaleadingglobalexpertinhardwaretechnologiesthatcompriseAR/VR Revenue:N/A devices,includingEMC,wirelessradiotechnology,chargingdevices,audioandvisual technology,printedcircuitboardsandinteroperability.
Type of Company Testing,certificationandinspectionforhardwareandsoftware. How does your solution address current global situations? UL'sglobaltesting,certificationandverificationservicescanhelpyoufeel comfortableinthesafetyandperformanceofthecomponentsyourcompany Customer Types and/or names sourcestoprotectyourbrandfromrecallsandpoorreviews.ULisaleaderin ULworkswithtechnologybrandsandtheircomponentmanufacturersin electricalandbatterysafety,interoperabilitybetweenconnecteddevicesandwireless industriesincluding:gaming,audio,visual,informationtechnology,smartphones, technology,including5G,whichhelpsyoulaunchAR/VRdevicesefficientlytaking virtualtraining,healthcare,smarthometechnology,industry4.0,and advantageofthelatesttechnologyandoptimizesuserexperiences. cybersecurity.
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? ULisalwayslookingforinputfromindustrytolearnnewwaysthatwecanhelpyou addresschallengesinlaunchingnewproductsorgainingglobalmarketaccess.We wantinputfromproductdesigners,brands,andmanufacturerstohelpusshape thenewservicesthatwecanprovidetomakeyourbusinessesfunctionmore smoothlyandcost-effectively.
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Ultraleap
Company Summary Ultraleap’sworld-leadinghandtrackinganduniqueunrivalledmid-airhaptic technologiesallowyouengagewiththedigitalworldnaturally,andwithout touchingsurfaces.Notouchscreens.Nocontrollers.Nokeypads.Fromenhancing 2Dscreenstodevelopingfullyimmersive3Dexperiences,Ultraleappowersnatural, safeandeffortlessdigitalinteractionintheincreasinglyconnectedworld.
UltraleapisthesinglebrandformedafterUltrahapticsacquiredLeapMotionin 2019.Ultraleapnowemploysmorethan150peopleacrossUK,US,EuropeandAsia. Ithasbecomethefirsttoofferthefullverticalstackofsoftwareandhardwareto enablespatialcomputingfortheautomotive,outofhome,industrial,XR, entertainmentandenterprisemedicaldevicesectors.
Contact Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Name:FayeLockier Topowernatural,effortlessandsafehuman-machineinteraction. Email:[email protected] Website:www.ultraleap.com How does your solution address current global situations? Ultraleap’stechnologiesallowuserstointeractwithdigitalcontentwithouthavingto Size of Company wearcontrollersorusekeyboardsandtouchscreens.Inremoteworkingsettings, EmployeesorFTEequivalent:100+ Ultraleap’shandtrackingandmid-airhapticstechnologiesprovidethehuman elementinvirtualsettings. Revenue:N/A
Type of Company Handtrackingandmid-airhaptictechnologies(hardware&software)for enterprise(research,design,trainingandsimulation),entertainmentandgaming.
Customer Types and/or names Varjo,TheVoid,Triotech,Pimax,VRingeers,R3DT
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Ultraleapwouldliketoworkwiththeindustryecosystemandcontinuetoremove boundariesbetweenthephysicalanddigitalworlds.
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Uptale
Company Summary UptaleisanEnterpriseSolutionwhichenablescompaniestoimprovethelearning efficiencyoftheiremployeesthankstoImmersiveLearning.
WithAIandroboticsconqueringtheworkplace,largeorganizationsfacea workforceupskill&reskillurgency.Workersneedmoreefficientwaystolearnand adapt. VirtualRealityisthebesttechnologytodigitizehumanskills&know-how,and distributethematscale.
WehavebuiltacompleteplatformforexpertstogenerateefficientdigitalLearning experiencesoftheirphysicalandemotionalaptitudes,measuringtheimpactwith feedback&analytics,andimprovingcontinuously. Alongwithpremiumservices,UptaleprovidesaCloudplatformtocreate,deliver andtracktrainingexperiencesin360°andVirtualRealityatscale. Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Inourfastpacedenvironment,companieshavetocontinuouslyimprovetheir employees'skillsagilitytoremaincompetitive.Organizationshaveaneedtoswiftly Contact upskillandreskilltheirworkforce,utilizeintelligentsolutionsfortheagilefactoryand Name:Camille supplychain,andtrainremoteandonsiteglobalteams. Email:[email protected] Website:www.uptale.io Virtualreality(VR)trainingisproventobethemostefficientwaytoimprovehardand softskills:itacceleratestheonboardingtimeby200%,whilereducingtrainingcostby 50%.However,manyenterprisesstillperceivevirtualrealityasexpensiveand Size of Company complicated. EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 Revenue:1millioneuros How does your solution address current global situations? SinceCOVID-19,manufacturingandthesupplychainofmedical,CPGandother Type of Company goods,arehandlingissuesthatwehaveneverseenbefore.Organizationshaveaneed SoftwareSaaS(ImmersiveLearningPlatform) toswiftlyupskillandreskilltheirworkforce,utilizeintelligentsolutionsfortheagile factoryandsupplychain,andtrainremoteandonsiteglobalteam.
Customer Types and/or names AtUptale,wehavebeenamazedbythemanyinitiativesourcustomershave Automotive:PSAgroup implementedtosafelyrestarttheiractivities.Weareproudtosupportcompanies Manufacturing:Alstom,SchneiderElectric,Danone,Solvay andschoolswiththecreationofinnovativeimmersivetraining,suchas: Energy:AirLiquide -Re-startingplantsafterCOVID-19 HRservices:Randstad -Carryingouthands-onchemistrylabworkatdistance -Digitizingin360toreducetheneedtotravel -Lauchingsafetyawarenesscampaignbeforereturningtowork What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Wehopethatcompanieswillunderstandhowworkforcetransformationin Over100enterprises,includingAlstom,SchneiderElectric,andPSA,havetrainedover industrysectorisanimportantchallengeandthatthey'reservicessuchasour 100kemployeesworldwide.Uptalecustomersareseeingupto90%improvementin platformthatcanhelpthemanswerneedsandmovetowardsdigital memoryretention,andmanufacturersgainimprovedoperatorproductivityby15%. transformationatscale.
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Varjo Technologies
Company Summary VarjoTechnologiesisaHelsinki,Finland-basedcompanywithNorthAmerican headquartersinArlington,VA.Ourindustry-leading,enterprise-gradeVRandXR HMDsenablehigh-precisionR&D,traininganddesignapplicationsbymergingthe realanddigitalworldsseamlesslytogetherinunmatchedvisualfidelity.And,our powerfulintegratedstereoeyetrackingsystemfeaturesaccuracybelowone degreeofvisualangle,givingtrainersandotherprofessionalsaccesstoextremely preciseeyedata,noweasilyexportablefromVarjoBaseforanalysis.
Contact Name:CassieSyfrett Email:[email protected] Website:www.varjo.com/blog/introducing-a-dimensional-interface-varjo- Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Varjowasfoundedbyateamofindustryprofessionalswithdecadesofexperience Size of Company andavisionofseamlesslymergingthevirtualandrealworlds–firstforprofessionals EmployeesorFTEequivalent:100+ andultimatelyforeveryone. Revenue:SME Ourproductsallowprofessionalstodesignandmodify3Dmodels,traininrealistic environments,andcreatelimitlessresearchscenarios–allwiththepixel-perfect Type of Company claritythatonlyVarjocandeliver.Ourproductsfeaturehuman-eyeresolution,the HumaneyeresolutionVRandXRHMDsforEnterpriseUseinTraining,Designand world’smostaccurateintegratedeyetrackingandbroadsoftwarecompatibility(e.g. Research Unreal,Unity,VRED,Autodesk,Prepar3d)toservethemostdemandingenterprise applications. Customer Types and/or names And,withVarjoWorkspace-anewdimensionalinterfacethatbridgesthe2Duser Volvo,Boeing,USAF,Siemens,Fortum experienceofcurrentcomputerstothenew3Dworld-wearebringingthisvisionto life. What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Weprovidepixel-perfectVR/XR/ARproductstoenterprisecustomersinresearch, How does your solution address current global situations? design,trainingandsimulation. Varjoisworkinginseveralwaystoaddressthecurrentglobalconditions.
First,toensureourcustomersknowhowtosafelyuseourdevices,weaddedbest practicesforhygiene/cleaningVarjoproductstoourusermanualandwebsite.We alsoofferahygieniccushionfacemaskthateasilyclipsin/outoftheheadsetfor cleaning.
Tomoredirectlyaddressthecollaborativechallengesposed,Varjohaspartneredup withMeetinVR.Together,weareprovidingabundleofferofthemostadvancedvirtual collaborationtoolandunmatchedvisualfidelity.https://varjo.com/product-updates/ meetinvr/
Finally,Varjo'sWorkspace,includedwitheveryXR-1,enablesuserstoreviewandedit 3DmodelsinrealtimeusingexistingCADandvisualizationtools.Thisfunction replacestheneedforsharedCADcaves,streamlinesthedesignreviewprocess,and enablesremoteworkforeventhemostdetailedofdesigns.
Learnmore:https://varjo.com/blog/introducing-a-dimensional-interface-varjo- workspace/
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VECTOR BUSINESS APPS
Company Summary Wehavedeveloped2Dand3DappsthathelpscompaniestogenerateSuperior& SustainablePerformance
Contact Name:GabrielMunteanu Email:[email protected] Website:www.vector-app.com
Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 Revenue:StartUp-acceleratingstage(speedtomarket) Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? WegenerateSuperiorandSustainablePerformancetoB2Bmarket Type of Company SAAS How does your solution address current global situations? Weaddress3mainareasLearning&Development/WellbeingandManagementinthe Customer Types and/or names 3rddimension Alcon,SoloTraining,KasperDevelopment
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? PartnerstoopenuptheaccesstoUltraSmartDigitalization
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VimAI
Company Summary VimAIrevolutionizesthewayweseeandinteractwiththeworld.Ourcore technologyisvisualpositioningtoenableubiquitousAR.Akeypartofthatisa persistent3Ddigitalcopyoftherealworld(ARCloud)toenablesharingoftheAR experiencesacrossmultipleusers anddevices.
Contact Name:IsmoOlkkonen Email:[email protected] Website:www.vim.ai
Size of Company Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5 Thesesectorshaveoroperatebigbuildings. Revenue:250k€ How does your solution address current global situations? Type of Company N/A Software
Customer Types and/or names Energy,processindustries,hospitals,shoppingmalls,airports,museums,real estatemanagement
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? WillingnesstotrialthecapabilitiesofubiquitousAR.
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VirtualSpeech
Company Summary VirtualSpeechisanaward-winningVReducationplatformforsoftskillstraining, providingoff-the-shelforcustomisedcoursesthatcombinee-learningwithVR training.
Astheworld’sfirstplatformtocombinethetwolearningmethodsintoonecourse, VirtualSpeechspecialiseinsoftskillstrainingsuchaspublicspeaking,sales,media trainingandleadership.OnceinVR,learnersreceiveinstantAI-poweredfeedback ontheirperformanceandmanagers’canmonitortheirprogressthrougha custom-builtadmindashboard.
VirtualSpeechhashelpedover300,000usersacross125+countriestoimprove theirskillsandconfidencethroughVRandhaswonmultipleindustryawards, includingtheLearningPerformanceInstitute’s‘Start-UpLearningProviderofthe Year’andaGermanDesignAwardforAppDesign.Clientsincludemajor Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Universitiesandmulti-nationalssuchasVodafone,Accenture,ImperialCollege Torevolutionisethetrainingindustrysothatlearnershavefun,effective,and BusinessSchoolandRossSchoolofBusiness.VirtualSpeechcourseshavealso measurablewaystoimprovetheirsoftskills.WithouruniqueblendofeLearningand beenfeaturedinTheNewYorkTimes,ForbesandtheWallStreetJournalfortheir VRtraining,professionalscaneffectivelydevelopkeybusinessskillsandtheir market-leadinglearningmethodology. managerscaneasilytrackROIwithinstantfeedbackandreporting.
Contact How does your solution address current global situations? Name:SophieThompson Ouroff-the-shelfVRsoftskillstrainingcoursesenablelearningprofessionalsto Email:[email protected] quicklydeployremotelearningatscale.Theycanlearnthroughexperienceevenwhile Website:www.virtualspeech.com workingfromhome,with95%ofouruserssayingthatpracticingwithourVRtraining helpedthempreparebetterforthereal-worldsituation.
Size of Company Wealsoprovidecollaborativetrainingenvironmentssothatemployeesandstudents EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10 cancontinuelivetrainingsessionswithafacilitatorinVR,fromanywhereintheworld. Revenue:<$1million
Type of Company Software,Content,Training,SoftSkillsTraining
Customer Types and/or names Cross-industryincludingtelecommunications,consulting,FMCG,bankingand highereducation.ClientsincludeVodafone,Accenture,WarwickBusinessSchool andRossSchoolofBusiness.
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? WewanttoaccelerateadoptionofVRsoftskillstrainingsothatlearnerscanhave themostusefulandenjoyablelearningexperienceaspossible,whilereducing costsoftrainingforthecompaniestheyworkfor.
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Virtualware
Company Summary Withmorethan15yearsofexpertise,Virtualwarehashelpedhundredsof corporations,universitiesandgovernmentinstitutionsbreakthroughtothenext level,utilizingthepowerofimmersivetechnologiestoimprovetrainingefficiency, speedupdesignprocessandincreasecustomerengagement.
Virtualware’sportfolioincludesseveralsuccessstorieswiththeworld’stopplayers intheindustry,healthandentertainmentsectorincluding:GeneralElectricHitachi, BiogenInternational,JaguarLandRover,Alstom,Petronas,Suez,GuardianGlass, KesslerFoundation,King'sCollegeLondon.
In2019,VirtualwarewontheVREnterpriseSolutionoftheYearAwardwith “VIROO:VirtualwareImmersiveRoom”attheVRAwards,thecentreofrecognition andcelebrationofoutstandingachievementinVirtualReality.VIROOprovides extremevalue,throughcosteffectivelarge-scalemulti-userfree-roamVR Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? experiences,thatdeliverprofessionalprecisionandthereliabilitydemandedbythe Helpcorporations,universitiesandgovernmentinstitutionssolvethechallengesthat world’stopenterprises. concernthemtoday,utilizingthepowerofimmersivetechnologies.
Virtualwarerecentlycreatedandlaunchedtheir“VRisNow”campaign(http:// How does your solution address current global situations? vrisnow.com/)thatshowshowmediumtolargecompanies,institutionsand VIROOtransformsanyphysicalroomintoavirtualrealityworkspace.Anewgame- governmentsarecurrentlyusingVirtualRealitytechnologytosolveamultitudeof changingapproachwhichcanleverageeverythingfromworkforcetraining,product challengesthatconcernustoday. designprocesstocustomerengagement.Itpositivelyimpactsbusinessesbyreducing overallinvestmentsandoperationalexpenses,whileincreasingcompetitivenessand Contact openingupanewcreativeworldofopportunitiesfortalentdevelopment. Name:DavidMoreno Email:[email protected] Website:www.virtualwareco.com
Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:50-100 Revenue:5M€
Type of Company Hardware,Software,ContentandServices
Customer Types and/or names GeneralElectricHitachi,BiogenInternational,JaguarLandRover,Alstom, Petronas,Suez,GuardianGlass,KesslerFoundation,King'sCollegeLondon.
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Weexpectimmersivetechnologies,speciallyVR,willbepartofcompanies’dayto daybasis.
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VisionLib — by Visometry GmbH
Company Summary VisometryisaGermantechnologystartupandFraunhoferspin-offwithfocuson AugmentedReality-(AR)andObjectTrackingtechnologies.WithitsVisionLib TrackingEngine,VisometryofferscoretechnologiesandAR-servicesforavariety ofusecases,suchasAR-AssistanceinMaintenance/Repair/Overhaul,AR-enhanced QualityControl&Inspection,Training,CommunicationsandMarketing.
VisionLibisusedworldwidebymixedrealityagenciesandindustrialcustomers alike,whichcreatetheirownAR-experiencestobedistributedinApp-Stores,their AR-platformsorinhousesolutions.
Besidesenablingindustry’sessentialARcasesthroughitsSDKs,Visometryoffers solutionsinthecontextofIndustry4.0andDigitalTwinapplicationsandhelps customerswithintegration.Withitsbackground,theteamhasbeenactivein mobilecomputingandcomputervisionsince15+years,andcombineslatest Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? researchanddevicedevelopmentswithpracticalexperiencefromapplication. BycombiningCADand3Ddatawithimageprocessing,VisionLib’sobjecttrackinghas becomeanessentialkeytechnologyforindustrial AR-Appsand-platforms.Assuch,it Contact isidealforenterpriseuse-cases,especiallyintheAutomotive,Aviationand Engineeringsectors,whereplacingvirtualinformationpreciselyatphysicalobjectsis Name:JensKeil essential. Email:[email protected] Website:www.visionlib.com How does your solution address current global situations? ModelTrackingisoneoftheessentialenablingtechnologiesforARasitregisters Size of Company positionandorientationofthecapturedobjectsinreal-timeandwithoutscene EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 preparation(e.g.markersorfeaturemaps).Itenablestoscaledeploymentandusage, becausetrackingremainsstableinchangingilluminationanddynamicsurroundings. Revenue:N/A UsingVisionLib,industriescanuse3D/CADdataandcreatetrackingconfigurationsall ontheirownwithoutpreparingorknowingaboutenvironmentsinadvance.Andwith Type of Company uniquefeatureslike»Multi-Object-Tracking«(simultaneoustrackingof ComputerVisionSoftwareSolutionsforIndustrialAugmentedReality independentlymovingobjects)or»State-Detection«(computer-visionrecognition ofactualconfigurationsofassembledstructures),VisionLibisabouttoadd›Assistive- Vision‹toAR:itenablesAR-andtracking-basedQualityInspectiononanewlevel. Customer Types and/or names Bosch,Daimler,Porsche,VW,BMW,Dassault,Siemens,Thyssen-Krupp,Merck,Re- ImagineanAR-assistedmaintenanceprocedure,wherethevisionsystemchecks Flekt whetherornotahoodisopen,ascrewinstalled,ormachinepartsassembled–withits novelAROsolutions,industriescanbenefitfromthesetechnologieswithoutthe What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? needofprogramming:VisionLibAROoffersturnkeysolutionsasdesktopandmobile apps,whichenabletosetupandconfigureAR-enhancedinspectiontasksinminutes– Becomeaclient/partnerandimplementVisionLibSDKsandAPIsinyourappor code-less,withonlyacoupleofclicksneeded. platform.Orbecomeearlyadopterandprofitfrom,orshape&adaptthe innovativeAROservicestoyourspecificcase,whileitisdeveloped.Orbecome userandgainfrominnovativesolutionstosupplementorextendyourcurrent services.
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VividQ
Company Summary VividQisadeeptechsoftwarecompanywithworld-leadingexpertisein3D holography.ItspatentedsoftwarepowersholographicdisplayinAugmented Realitysmart-glasses,AutomotiveHead-UpDisplaysandconsumerelectronics.
Thecompanywasfoundedin2017byateamofexpertengineers,mathematicians andcomputerscientistsfromtheUniversitiesofCambridge,OxfordandSt Andrews,whosolvedkeytechnologybarriersintheadoptionofholographic display.
VividQ’ssoftwarebringsreal-timeComputerGeneratedHolography(CGH)to everydayapplications.VividQcollaborateswithleadingtechnologycompaniesto createthemostrealistic,immersiveandsensationalexperiences.
Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Contact VividQ’s3Dholographicsoftwareprovidesthenextgenerationofdigitaldisplayfor Name:AleksandraPedraszewska AugmentedRealitysmartglasses,Head-UpDisplaysandconsumerelectronics. Email:info@vivid-q.com Asadeeptechcompany,VividQdevelopspatentedlow-levelalgorithmicsolutions Website:www.vivid-q.com forcomputer-generatedholography(CGH).MainapplicationsofVividQ’ssoftware andfirmwarecanbefoundinAR/VR,buthavethepotentialtodisrupttheentiredigital displayindustry. Size of Company
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:20-30 CGHdisplaysachieveunparalleledrealismbypreservingallvisualqualitiesof3D Revenue:Scaleup,pre-SeriesA scenes.Traditionally,everyframeofaholographicprojectionrequiredtremendous computingpower,hinderingcommercialisationofthistechnology.Todayhowever, VividQ’salgorithmshavesolvedthishurdleandallowmanufacturersofconsumer Type of Company electronicstoharnessthepowerofholographyforthefirsttime. 3DHolographicSoftware
How does your solution address current global situations? Customer Types and/or names VividQproduces‘proofofconcept’devicestodemonstrateoursoftwarecapability AutomotiveOEMs,HMDhardwaremanufacturers,ConsumerElectronic anddrivetheuptakeofholographicdisplayacrossdifferentindustries.Demonstrator companies devices,developedin-houseandincollaborationwithpartnerorganisations,exhibit importantfeaturesofholographicsystems,suchasoptimisedopticsallowingfor What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? miniaturisationofholographicAR/MRdevices,andenhancedergonomics.Thekey endmarketforVividQsolutionsareOEMsintegratingholographichardware- Holographyhaslongbeenconsideredthepinnacleofdisplaytechnology.VividQ’s includingmixedrealityheadsets,automotiveHead-UpDisplaysandconsumer aimistoreshapethefutureofdisplaytechnologyandtoenablethemassadoption electronicsmanufacturers. ofcomputer-generatedholography(CGH)ineverydaydevices.Today,pioneering hardwaremanufacturersandOEMsuseVividQ’ssoftwaretodevelopholographic devices,establishingVividQasanewstandardofdisplaytechnology.
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VNTANA
Company Summary Oursoftwarecreates3Dassetsthatarereadytoplugintoimmersiveweb, augmentedrealityandvirtualrealityexperiencesproventomorethandouble conversionrates.Ourpatentedplatformexpeditesassetoptimizationand conversion–reducingthemanuallaborforprocessing,creating,andmanaging3D assetsbyupto95%.
Contact Name:Ruben Email:[email protected] Website:www.vntana.com
Size of Company Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 Oursoftwarecanbenefitthisverticalthemostbytakingtheir2Dproductimagesand Revenue:$5,000,000 provide3Dassetswhichareproventodoubleconversionandincreaseretention.
Type of Company How does your solution address current global situations? Software TheVNTANAexperienceofdigitallybringing3Dproductstolifeisthenextbestthing, andsafestalternativetoshoppinginpersonduringthepandemic.Pre-pandemic, Customer Types and/or names studiesalsoshowedthatbrickandmortartrafficwasinasustaineddeclinesomany morebusinessarepivotingtoe-commercestrategies. E-commerce
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Tobring3Dtechnologytotheforefrontofe-tailersandprovidethought leadershiptothoseunfamiliarwiththespace.
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VR Concept
Company Summary VRConceptisavendorofVirtualPrototyping(VP)softwareaimedtosolve industrialchallengesbyworkingwith3DmodelsinVRwithoutprogrammingskills. OurtechnicalpartnersareHP,Microsoft,HTCVIVE,ARTAdvancedRealtime Tracking,Nvidia.
ParticipatedinHannoverMesse,CeBIT,GITEX,Formnext2019,BIMWorldMunich andetc.
VRConceptisacollaborativesoftwareforworkwithCADandBIMmodelsin VirtualReality.ThankstoVRConcept,productdevelopmentcouldbecomemore efficientduringdesign,engineeringandmanufacturingprocessesduetoVR visualizationofthefutureproductin1:1scaleandteamworkinVR,whichhelpto approvechangesfasterandgetridofdesignerrorsandexcessivecosts. Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Startin5min Machinery,CAD,teamandremotework,virtualprototyping,marketing,trainings Noneedinprogrammingskills Collaborationviasecurechannels How does your solution address current global situations? Importwithoutconvertingof3D,CAD,orBIMdata Users'avatars N/A
Contact Name:DenisZakharkin Email:[email protected] Website:www.vrconcept.net/en/
Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 Revenue:2018–180000$ 2019–84000$
Type of Company Software,vendor,VR,MR,Industry4.0
Customer Types and/or names Industry,Machinery,Construction,Education.
GazpromNeft,Sinara-TransportMachines,KirovPlant,CentralInstituteof AviationMotors,Shipbuilding&ShiprepairTechnologyCenter,MEPhI,MSUand etc.
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Discussionofa1:1scalevirtualmockup basedon3Ddrawings(CAD) Swiftloadingof3DmodelsinVRwithoutprogramming RemotecollaborationinVR Meetingatanytimefromanywhere Checkingergonomicsonavirtualmockup Gettingavirtualexperiencewithoutrisksforhealth 92 VR/AR INDUSTRY SECTOR REPORT: ENTERPRISE 2020
VR Nautics
Company Summary -DESIGNANDDELIVERYOFLEARNINGSOLUTIONSBASEDONOUROWNVR APPTHEFIRSTEVERGAMIFIEDBUSINESSCASEBookofSecrets®–DEVELOPED BYVRNAUTICS
-IMPLEMENTINGTHEVRAPPBookofSecrets®ASINTERNALCORPORATE TOOLUNDERLICENSEOFVRNAUTICS
-DEVELOPINGVRAPPLICATIONSFORENGAGINGCUSTOMERSINIMMERSIVE PRODUCTEXPERIENCEONMARKETINGEVENTS,COMMERCIALFAIRSAND TRADESHOWS,JOBFAIRS
Contact Name: I.Ivanov Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Email:[email protected] Challengingthelearningdogmaincorporatecompanies Website:www.vrnautics.com How does your solution address current global situations? Size of Company • Immersingparticipantsinawaythatnoothertrainingtool EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5 • Experiencelearningassomethingcuriousandinteresting • Inspirepeopletoexplorenewterritoriesininterpersonalskills Revenue:30000$ • Dealingwithresistanceand“knoweverything”attitudeor“theproblemis everywherearoundmebutneverinme” Type of Company • Muchhighertransferofthenewlearningintopracticebecauseofthehigher VRsoftwareandcontent-Startupcompany immersionduringthetraining • Suitableeitherforlearningingroupsorindividuals • Appropriateforlifeordistancelearningformats.Peoplemightparticipatein Customer Types and/or names thetrainingfromanywheretheyare–indifferentofficelocationsaroundthe Corporatecompanies world,whiletheyareinhomeofficeorfromthehotel,whiletheyareonbusiness trip.Theyjustneedtoputtheirheadsetandconnecttointernet. • Safesignificantamountofmoneythatareusuallyspentintraditionaltraining What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? programsfortraveling,accommodation,confermentroomsandothers WehopethatmorepeoplewilltryVRandloveit.
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VR Vision
Company Summary VRVisiondevelopsturnkeyenterprise-gradevirtualrealitytrainingsolutions.
Contact Name:LorneFade Email:[email protected] Website:www.vrvisiongroup.com
Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 Revenue:1million
Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Type of Company Weseeagapinthemarketforenterprisetraining EnterpriseTraining
How does your solution address current global situations? Customer Types and/or names N/A Siemens,Toyota,Avangrid
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Wehopetoseemuchmorewidespreadmainstreamadoption
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VRcyclops.com
Company Summary VRcyclops.commakesandsellsVRcomfy®MaskandVRcomfy®Sweatband.
Contact Name: Email:[email protected] Website:www.vrcyclops.com
Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5 Revenue:3000
Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Type of Company Topromotemyproduct VRaccessory
How does your solution address current global situations? Customer Types and/or names VRcomfyaddscomfortwhenusingVRheadsets VRusers
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Sales
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VRdirect
Company Summary VRdirectisasoftwaredevelopercompany,whichoperatesasolutiontocreateand publishVirtualRealityprojects.Thesoftwareenablesenterprises,agenciesand contentcreatorstocreate,manageanddistributeVRprojectswithinternalteams viaaneasyworkflowthatrequiresnoexpertskills.Projectscanbedistributed globallytoalmostanysmartphone,VRheadset,orevenanywebsiteusingthe VRdirect(Web-)Playerandupdatedinreal-timeusingtheVRdirectCloud Infrastructure.ThisenablesusecasesrangingfromVirtualToursandTraining& EducationtoMarketing&SalesandProductVisualization.Bestofall,weoffera freetrial!
Contact Name:RolfIllenberger Email:[email protected] Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Website:www.vrdirect.com VRdirectpursuestheapproachofbecomingthestandardsoftwareforcreationand distributionofVRprojects.SimilartoMicrosoft'sPowerpoint,userswithoutextensive expertknowledgeshouldbeabletocreateandpublishtheirownVRprojectswithour Size of Company solution. EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 Revenue:360.000EUR How does your solution address current global situations? VirtualRealityisknowntomostcompaniesasadigitizationinitiative,butmany Type of Company decisionmakersstillshyawayfromconcreteVRprojectsduetotheirlackof VirtualRealitySoftware experiencewithVR.However,theadvantagesofVirtualRealityareobvious. Informationisconveyedinamemorableandimmersivewayandcanbeaccessedat anytimeandanyplace.Thisleadstocostreductionsduetolowertravelandtraining Customer Types and/or names costsandoptimizedprocesses.TheVRdirectVirtualRealityplatformnowgives Siemens,Porsche,Nestlé,Henkel,MAN,Telekom,Lufthansa,Volkswagen,... companies,agenciesandcreativestheopportunitytorealizeVRprojectswithout largetimeandfinancialexpenditure.TherecentCoronacrisisfurtheradvancesthe What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? adoptionoftheVRtechnologyandemphasizestherelevanceandopportunitiesof thisverytechnologyforthefuture. Wearealwayslookingforprofessionalpartnersforproduction,contentcreation andclientprojects.
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WaveFunction, Lda.
Company Summary WaveFunctionVRcreatesvirtualandaugmentedrealityexperiencesfor companiesandbrands.
Contact Name:PedroMarques Email:[email protected] Website:www.wavefunctionvr.com
Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10 Revenue:130000 Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Weareexpertsingamedevelopmentandinteractivevirtualreality. Type of Company Software,Content,ImmersivemultiplayerVR How does your solution address current global situations? Customersareusingoursolutionstoavoidphsycalmeetingsandfortraining.We Customer Types and/or names haveexcellentfeedbackandhopethatmorepeoplebecomeawareoftheVR Altran,NORS,CollectiveFlow,Edigma,CESPU,JASEHotels,Lusorecursos,Sabseg alternative.
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? Wehopethatthehardwarekeepsgettingbetter.
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WeAre
Company Summary WeAreRoomsisthecommunicationbaseforvirtualengineering.TheVR ConferencingSoftware"WeAreRooms"enablesAEC(Automotive,Engineering, Construction)enterprisestostreamlinetheirproductandproductdevelopment relatedcommunicationandtherebyreduceerrorratesandtheirtime-to-market.
YourCAD-Datacanbesimplyimportedintooursoftware,regardlessofformatand complexity,andthenvisualised,manipulatedandpresentedimmersivelydownto thelastdetail-allinstantlyandwithoutdatapreparation.WeAreRoomsbrings yourteam,stakeholdersandcustomersclosertogether.
WeAreRoomshelpsreducecommunicationerrorsinproductdevelopment, helpscreatemeaningfulinteractionbetweenyou,yourproductsandyour customers,andsavestravelandopportunitycostswhiledoingso. Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? WeAreRoomsisTHEcollaborationsolutiondesignedspecificallyforengineers. Engineeringandindustrialcollaborationisseverelylimitedbyexistingconferencing solutionwhenitcomestocollaborationonmachinedesigns.VRisuniquelysuitedto Contact facilitatethistypeofcollaborationandhasalreadyprovenitsbenefitsinthe engineeringspace. Name:MarvinTekautschitz Email:[email protected] How does your solution address current global situations? Website:www.weare-rooms.com DuetotheongoingpandemicourcustomersareusingWeAreRoomstofacilitate theirprojectandproductcommunicationacrossanumberofcompanydepartments Size of Company suchasproductdevelopment,sales,andmarketing.WeAreenablesseamless EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 collaborationwithouttheneedtotravelormeetinperson.Additionallythemore streamlinedcommunicationduetotheuniquelyfittingmediumforCAD Revenue:<1million€ collaborationreduceserrorratesrelatedtomiscommunication.Italsoallowsamore democraticandflexibleinvolvementofcustomersandotheressentialstakeholders Type of Company whendevelopingnewproducts,whichincreasescustomerengagementandloyalty, Software, SaaS,Engineering,AEC productmarketfit,aswellasreducingthetimerequiredtobringthefinalproductto market. Customer Types and/or names ManufacturingandEngineeringEnterprises,e.g.SMSGroup,Vorwerk,Continental
What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? WebelievethatthedemandforVRcollaborationsolutions,specificallyintheAEC space,willgrowsignificantlyonethepost-pandemiceconomicrecoverybeginsto properlysetin.Thereforewearelookingforenterpriseslookingtopioneerthis typeofsolution,strategicpartnersbothfordistributionandtechnology,aswellas opportunitiestogenerateawarenessforoursolution.
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Xonne S.r.l
Company Summary WedevelopAndroid/iOSmobileapps,cross-platform,Webinnovativesolutions addingtorealworlddigitalcontentsand3Dsolutions.Ourhightechnological instruments(AR/VR) arethoughttocreateemotionalexperiencesinasurreal reality.
Contact Name:AlessioGarbi Email:[email protected] Website:www.xonne.it
Size of Company EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10 Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Revenue:€713.173,00 OurAR/VRsolutionsarethoughtanddevelopedtoimprovemarketperformance, reducetimeandrisksandallowprofessionalstobecompetitiveandcustomersto havebestuseexpereiences.OurHolosurgeyapp-forinstance-isaninteractive Type of Company instrumentthatassistssurgeonswiththeemploymentofARthatreducesimpacts SoftwareCompany throughoutsurgery.FurthermorerecordingtheentireoperationwithHololensadds moreadvantagesintermsoftraining. Customer Types and/or names Firms How does your solution address current global situations? Oursolutionshadhelpedandkeeptosupportworkersintheirdailyworkroutine What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? allowingthemtobeabletocommunicatewithdigitalinstruments,maintaininga strongnetworkalwaysconnected,withthepossibility toreducephysicaldistances,to Themainaimistomakecustomersawareofthedigitaltransformationimpactand gaintime,andtoincreaseproductivity.Oursolutionshavebeenthoughttofacilitate theimportanceofAR/VRsolutionsinthisneweconomicandsocialbackground. currentsituations. AwidespreaduseofInnovationtechnologiesiswhatweareexpectingfromthe market.
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XpertVR
Company Summary XpertVRisonamissiontobringpeople’simaginationstolife.Inthefuture,we pictureaworldwhereanyonecanpickupanXRheadsettoquicklygraspdifficult tasks,beentertained,socializeandoverallliveabetterlife.Todaywe’reworking towardsthisfuture,bycreatingimmersiveVirtualRealitysimulationsthatgive researchersandbusinessesabettermicroscopeintotheworldaroundus.Our latestproduct,theResearchAccessPortalallowsresearcherstoruncomplex researchstudiesandcollectrobustdatawithin10easyclicks.
Contact Name:EvanSitler Email:[email protected] Website:www.xpertvr.com Why are you in this industry vertical/sector? Ourproduct,theResearchAccessPortalallowsmarketresearchersandacademic Size of Company researcherstoquicklyunderstandcomplexhumanbehaviourinspecific EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10 environmentswithin10clicks. Revenue:100k-500k How does your solution address current global situations? Type of Company Overthepastfewmonths,astheworldhasdealtwiththecurrentpandemic,XpertVR Software hasbeenhardatworkbuildingvirtualsolutions.Thesolutionwearemostproudofis theResearchAccessPortal(RAP).Nowthattheportalisbuiltithasgivenmarket researchersacrossNorthAmericaabettermicroscopeintohowcustomersinteract Customer Types and/or names in-store.Notonlyhasthisleadtoreducedcostsandincreasedprofitsforourclients Enterpriseandacademic butithasallowedretailerstounderstandhowtobetterre-designtheirstorelayoutto preventCOVIDspread.AsmoreretailersadoptoursolutionwehopeRAPcanbepart What do you want from the vertical/market/industry? ofhelpingflattenthecurveandgettingusbacktonormal. LookingintothefuturewehopeforeasierauthoringandXRcreationtools.We believethisisalreadyonthewaywithcompanieslikeUnreal,Unity,Blenderand PrometheanAIbuthopethatitwillcontinuetodemocratizeassetandexperience creation.Secondly,weneedfasterinternetlike5Gtobecomewide-spreadsothat thepriceoftechcancontinuetogodownasthequalityofsimulationsableto streamoruseWebXRincreases.
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