3DVIA

3DVIA is a subsidiary of Dassault Systemes (NASDAQ: DASTY; Euronext: 13065) that was founded to extend their high-end 3D graphics capabilities to new markets including consumers. The company's stated goal is to democratize the use of 3D technology and establish it as the new media for consumer and professional users.
The company has several product groups that are being assembled under the 3DVIA umbrella.
For consumer markets, the company currently operates a 3D online community and model hosting website located at http://www.3dvia.com/ and provides a free modeling application named 3DVIA Shape. Through a partnership with Microsoft, 3DVIA provides a version of this software for users to create models on Microsoft Virtual Earth under the name Virtual earth - 3DVIA.
For the gaming and electronic entertainment industry, the offers a development platform for system integrators, game studios and corporate end-users through it's Virtools brand name.