February 2, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAI) said it has purchased Forterra Systems Inc.’s On-Line Interactive Virtual Environment product line, including all names, trademarks and licenses.

The “OLIVE” line is a software platform designed to enable customers to deploy their own persistent and secure 3D “Virtual Worlds” where users can collaborate over networks.

OLIVE’s real-time virtual world technology is meant to enable interpersonal interaction through life-like human avatars. These avatars are three dimensional virtual representations that provide a human-machine interface for networked computers.

The platform currently supports virtual world implementations in healthcare, financial services, energy, transportation, retail, government, and higher education markets.

SAIC said that OLIVE adds a branded platform to its simulation portfolio, and enhances the company’s offerings to an expanding simulation marketplace.

Virginia-based Science Applications is a scientific, engineering, and technology applications company that serves customers in the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. government civil agencies and various commercial markets.

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