Virtalis Group

LANNER has signed a formal software development partnership with Virtalis, Europe’s leading Virtual Reality Company. Lanner will license Virtalis technology and the two companies will collaborate to develop enhanced 3D, 3D stereo-enabled and VR-enabled capabilities within WITNESS 13, scheduled for release later this year.

VIRTALIS is providing advanced visualisation expertise to the Quicksilver Team, which aims to challenge the World Water Speed Record in 2012. The record, which stands at 317.60 mph is held by Australia and has not been held by Britain for over 40 years.

THE UNIVERSITY of Northampton has ordered a unique, five sided ActiveCube and two StereoWorks ActiveWalls from Virtalis. The £1.5 million order represents half the value of the equipment for the University’s new, £8 million NVision Centre. Grants for the prestigious facility have been secured in the form of matched funding from the East Midlands Development Agency and the European Regional Development Fund, with further financial support from Northamptonshire Enterprise Ltd.