MONTREAL — A Quebec university has made virtual therapy a reality by using computer wizardry to treat phobias, depression and addiction while forging Canada's reputation as a world leader in the emerging field of cyberpsychology.

The Universite du Quebec en Outaouais lab first began using virtual reality to study and treat simple phobias. A decade into the venture, its researchers are now targeting pathological gambling, eating disorders, schizophrenia, agoraphobia, sex offender treatment and, soon, post-traumatic stress disorder in Canadian soldiers returning from Afghanistan.

They're collaborating with therapists, clinics and hospitals across Canada and internationally and they say their lab boasts the only fully immersive virtual reality vault dedicated solely to clinical psychology.

"This is a truly unique network," said Martin Drapeau, a clinical psychologist with Montreal's McGill University, whose psychotherapy research group is partnered with the lab.

"There's nothing like this in the world. Stephane Bouchard is one of the leaders in this area."

Dassault Systemes Showcases 3DVIA Virtools 5 VR Solutions at Laval Virtual 2009
PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dassault Systemes (DS) (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) solutions, today announced that it will showcase the newest release of 3DVIA Virtools 5, as well as many virtual reality partners’ projects, at the Laval Virtual Reality International Conference in France, April 22nd-24th.

Well aware of the growing demand for lifelike experience, Dassault Systemes is, only a few weeks after launching 3DVIA Virtools 5, demonstrating its virtual reality capabilities and the relevance of VR outside “traditional” VR audiences. Already a well-known interactive game development platform, 3DVIA Virtools 5 highlights the broad appeal of 3D interactive and virtual reality experiences to the general consumer, as well as a wide range of industrial-specific application needs, like design reviews, virtual shopping experiences, simulation-based training, advergaming, sales configurators and more.

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Mississauga, Ontario April 2009 - The environment is a top-of-mind issue for many people today. The Internet provides a way for people to learn environmental news, find tips for living green and a way to connect with likeminded individuals to raise environmental awareness. Until now, however, there has never been a web site that has focused on a clear and understandable way that individuals can make a big difference. At Green 3D Home, homeowners can get an in depth and personal look at their own energy consumption.

“The founding partners of Green 3D Home were motivated to help homeowners understand what a big impact they have on the environment,” said John Hayes, President of ENGINEERING.com. “Most people don’t realize that the energy they consume at home creates more pollution than the cars they drive.”

FREMONT, CA and SUNNYVALE, CA., April 1, 2009 — Rackable Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:RACK), a leading provider of servers and storage products for medium to large-scale data centers, today announced its agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) (NASDAQ: SGIC) for approximately $25 million in cash, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, plus the assumption of certain liabilities associated with the acquired assets.

The combined businesses will provide customers with market leading hardware and software technology within large-scale x86 cluster computing, HPC, Internet, Cloud Computing, large-scale data storage environments and visualization platforms across many verticals and geographies. This combination is also expected to result in a stronger global services organization; reaching commercial, government and scientific sectors on a worldwide basis.

SAN JOSE, Calif., Mar 20, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) ----Immersion Corporation (NASDAQ:IMMR), the leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, announces the sale of its CyberGlove(R: 25.17, -2.09, -7.67%) business to the private equity firm Shackleton Advisors. The sale is part of Immersion's strategic initiative to divest its 3D product line and focus on its Medical and Touch lines of business. Financial terms of the deal are not being disclosed.

The CyberGlove family of products is used to capture hand and finger motion and manipulate objects in virtual reality. The product family includes VirtualHand(R: 25.17, -2.09, -7.67%) Software and four data glove models: CyberGlove, CyberTouch(R: 25.17, -2.09, -7.67%), CyberGrasp(R: 25.17, -2.09, -7.67%), and CyberForce(R: 25.17, -2.09, -7.67%). The base CyberGlove system is a wireless data glove that, in conjunction with its software, accurately captures the movement of a user's fingers and hand, and maps it to a graphical hand on the computer screen, allowing users to "reach in and manipulate" digital objects as if they were physical.

In the worldwide 50 million virtual reality market ICIDO (www.icido.com) is not only the pioneer but also the market leader with its software solutions for virtual prototyping and virtual engineering. In the US market ICIDO has plenty of the Top 50 companies as its customers, like Ford, Boeing and one of the largest heavy equipment manufactures.

Virtual product development and Virtual Reality methods are increasingly being adopted within manufacturing industries. Associated customer benefits are well understood: Improved product innovation, enhanced design quality, compressed development cycles and substantially reduced costs, realized across the entire product development process. However, until today market-driving manufacturers were forced to deal with competing standards and one-off solutions, especially with regards to advanced Virtual Reality and visualization solutions. This trend can be seen globally and ICIDO is one the world’s largest solution supplier’s for best-in-class virtual product analysis, visual decision making, and validation in a 3D immersive environment.

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