Virtual Worlds London Announces Support from Leading Platform Companies Linden Lab and Multiverse

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtual Worlds Management, the virtual worlds trade media company, announced today Linden Lab and The Multiverse Network, Inc. have signed as early sponsors of Virtual Worlds London, the conference and expo taking place 20-21 October 2008 at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre.

“The innovators who are building this future will be in attendance at Virtual Worlds London this fall.”

Virtual Worlds London - www.VirtualWorldsLondon.com - is the premier event for European companies seeking to harness virtual world technologies for enterprise or consumer business opportunities. Both companies have also signed contracts to sponsor Virtual Worlds Expo, taking place in Los Angeles, California on 3-4 September 2008.

Linden Lab is the creator of Second Life and the Second Life Grid platform. Second Life Grid enables organizations to create a public or secure private space using the leading 3D online virtual world technology. Multiverse’s development platform is designed to enable a network of unique worlds. The company's technology has changed the industry's economics by empowering development teams to create high-quality worlds, including social spaces, online games, and training and business collaboration environments, for less money and in less time than ever before.

"We are pleased to welcome two virtual world technology leaders," said Christopher Sherman, Executive Director of Virtual Worlds London. "The United Kingdom and Europe are extremely important markets for virtual world technology. Additional sponsors, supporters and exhibitors will be announced shortly." The call for speakers is open and professionals interested in speaking are invited to submit proposals before 30 May 2008 online at www.VirtualWorldsLondon.com.

Corey Bridges, co-founder and executive producer of Multiverse, believes this is the breakout year for virtual worlds. "Not only will we finally see deep integration with social networks, which will bring virtual worlds truly into the mainstream, we'll also see ultra-useful 'killer apps' for the enterprise, with measurable ROI," Bridges said. "The innovators who are building this future will be in attendance at Virtual Worlds London this fall."

Registration Information

Online registration at www.VirtualWorldsLondon.com is open. Attendees can save £400 by taking advantage of the early-bird registration - only £595 - until 19 September 2008. After that time online registration is £795. Onsite registration at the event is £995.

About Virtual Worlds Management

Virtual Worlds London is owned and operated by Virtual Worlds Management, a division of Show Initiative, LLC. Virtual Worlds Management is the leading virtual worlds trade media company, providing comprehensive media and events. Events include Virtual Worlds Expo (3-4 September 2008 in Los Angeles), Virtual Worlds London (20-21 October 2008) and Virtual Worlds Conference (3-4 April 2008 in New York). Media resources include the Virtual Worlds Weekly email newsletter and the VirtualWorldsNews.com blog. More information about Virtual Worlds Management can be found at http://www.VirtualWorldsManagement.com . Virtual Worlds London is a trademark of Show Initiative, LLC.