The AREA Welcomes HTC VIVE as a Member
July 10 2024 - 8:00AM
The Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance (AREA) today
announced that HTC VIVE has joined the consortium. As a pioneer in
Extended Reality (XR), HTC VIVE launched its first headset in 2016.
It has steadily grown its enterprise offerings to encompass
immersive training in manufacturing, design, finance, defense,
healthcare, and education, among other verticals. In joining AREA,
HTC VIVE aims to share its long-term institutional knowledge from
operating in the XR space and to seek out innovative solutions to
the challenges faced by enterprises, such as cost-effective
training, customer experience, and remote employee engagement.
“It’s wonderful to join this group of
professionals dedicated to similar goals as us: building immersive
solutions with positive, real-world impact and helping companies
get more done cost-effectively,” said Dan O’Brien, GM Americas at
HTC VIVE. “From soft skills to design work to defense training, to
remote employee collaboration, we know from experience that XR
brings tremendous value to enterprises – like better retention
rates and engagement, streamlined workflows, and enhanced
productivity. We’re excited to collaborate with the AREA team to
help more people benefit from this technology.”
“HTC VIVE is a welcome addition to the AREA
community,” said Mark Sage, Executive Director at AREA. “Their
knowledge and experience working with organizations deploying XR
solutions will be invaluable as we all work to further the adoption
of XR solutions in the enterprise.”
HTC VIVE has a long history of driving
innovative solutions in the XR space to help organizations achieve
their goals. 2016 the company worked with gaming giant Valve to
launch the first VIVE VR consumer headset. It has also worked with
the company Axon to develop VR-compatible TASER controllers for
police de-escalation training and with the European Space Agency
and Nord Space ApS to deploy its VIVE Focus 3 headset on the ISS
for astronaut mental and physical health. In late 2023, HTC VIVE
launched the industry’s first standalone tracker, VIVE Ultimate
Tracker, which is used for multiple training types, including
sports and defense.
About HTC VIVE
HTC VIVE is the premier virtual reality (VR) platform and
ecosystem that creates true-to-life VR experiences for businesses
and consumers. The VIVE ecosystem is built around premium VR
hardware, software, and content. The VIVE business encompasses
best-in-class XR hardware, the VIVEPORT platform and app store,
VIVE Enterprise Solutions for business customers, VIVE X,
a US$100M VR business accelerator, and VIVE ARTS for
cultural initiatives. For more information, please
visit www.vive.com.
About the AR for Enterprise Alliance (AREA)
The AR for Enterprise Alliance (AREA) is the only global
membership-funded alliance helping to accelerate the adoption of
enterprise AR by supporting the growth of a comprehensive
ecosystem. The AREA accelerates AR adoption by creating a
comprehensive ecosystem for enterprises, providers, and research
institutions. AREA is a program of Object Management Group® (OMG®).
For more information, visit the AREA website.
Object Management Group and OMG are registered trademarks of the
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visit https://www.omg.org/legal/tm_list.htm. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Karen Quatromoni
The AREA
978-855-0412
Karen@omg.org