New 3Di OpenViewer 1.1 for viewing 3D virtual worlds with web browsers, Now available for both Firefox and IE, Covering more than 80% of Internet users!

3Di, Inc., which develops and offers 3D Internet solutions (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Satoshi Koike), will start providing the updated version of its original viewer software, 3Di OpenViewer*, from August 12, 2009. 3Di OpenViewer Version 1.1 allows end users to view and interact with 3D virtual worlds using web browsers.

Ever since the April 2009 release of the previous version, 3Di OpenViewer Version 1.0, 3Di has received numerous inquiries from companies who are considering adoption of 3D Internet technology. 3Di has developed this product with a strong belief - also expressed by many other companies - that in order to provide the product to more Internet users with more convenience and comfort, the product should support not only Internet Explorer, but also Firefox, which boasts the second largest share next to Internet Explorer in the web browser market. As a result, 3Di OpenViewer Version 1.1 has now become a product that supports 88.4% (*) of the current web browser market.

Recommended browsers for 3Di OpenViewer Version 1.1: Internet Explorer 7.0, Firefox 3.0, and Firefox 3.5

To view demonstrations with the latest 3Di viewer, please visit the following site:

◆ 3Di OpenSim product site:
http://3di-opensim.com/demo/movie/

3Di, Inc. will continue to provide products that reflect customer opinions and requests, by actively incorporating customers’ voices and improving product functionality and user-friendliness.

*　The figures on the web browser market used above are calculated by using figures from StatCounter Global Stats for the top 8 browser versions as of July 1st, 2009, for web browsers and their versions for which operations with 3Di OpenViewer were confirmed.

*　Names such as product names mentioned herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

［Glossary］
* What is 3Di OpenViewer?
3Di OpenViewer is the name of 3Di’s original viewer to view and interact with 3D virtual worlds in web browsers. 3Di OpenViewer supports 3D virtual worlds constructed by 3Di’s server software for construction of 3D virtual worlds, 3Di OpenSim Enterprise.