Agreement between Fashion Research Institute & IBM

For implementation of first-of-a-kind Virtual World Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Enterprise System IBM has signed a multi-million IBM Global Business Services agreement with the Fashion Research Institute (FRI). This first-of-a-kind system will allow fashion and consumer packaging designers to access and use 3-D tools with the Second Life client interface. In addition it will also connect to the OpenSim virtual world platform to create packaging and fashion products, provide efficient workflow queues, and allow groups with an interest in the product to collaborate and modify designs.

New York hyeadquarter of Fashion Research Institute, conducts research into technology-based initiatives and develops emerging technologies to overhaul traditional fashion practices and methodologies.


About the Fashion Research Institute

Fashion Research Institute conducts research into technology-based initiatives and develops emerging technologies to sweepingly overhaul traditional fashion industry practices and methodologies.