an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . april 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message vixox inc. type private incorporation industry video games voip founded 2005 headquarters natick massachusetts united states key people rob seaver ceo products vivox precision studio web voice vivox voice on facebook revenue unknown number of employees unknown slogan the voice for games website www.vivox.com vivox inc provides managed communication services in the form of integrated voice chat instant messaging im and presence to online games virtual worlds and other online communities . it is headquartered in natick massachusetts united states . contents 1 history 2 major announcements 3 integrations 3.1 online games and virtual worlds 3.2 middleware platforms 4 country blocks 5 other products 5.1 c3 command control communicate 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit vivox was founded by jeff pulver in 2005 . citation needed on september 19 2005 vivox announced that they had received 6 million in venture capital funding from canaan partners and grandbanks capital . citation needed on november 13 2007 vivox announced that they had secured 7.8 million in series b financing . the b round financing was led by benchmark capital and supported by existing investors canaan partners and grandbanks capital . with the support of benchmark capital former ceo of jamdat mobile mitch lasky was added to the vivox board of directors . citation needed on february 2 2010 vivox announced that they had raised 6.8 million in funding for their c round . the round was led by idg ventures and included follow on investment from existing investors benchmark capital canaan partners and grandbanks capital . in addition idg ventures managing director phil sanderson joined the vivox board . citation needed major announcements edit on may 10 2006 ccp games and vivox announced that eve online players would have real time in game voice communication as the result of an agreement between the two companies . vivox provided ccp with an integrated solution that allows players to speak with each other in game create audio conference channels for their gang corporation or alliance . 1 on february 27 2007 vivox announced a partnership with linden labs and that they would provide integrated voice communications to the second life grid . this included spatial audio that allows residents to hear each other based on their positions . this technology was licensed from diamondware technologies . 2 during the 2008 game developers conference in san francisco california vivox announced a partnership with sony online entertainment . 3 the agreement between the two companies brought integrated voice chat into all existing and planned soe products including soe s out of game communication application station launcher . 3 at this point the soe games that include vivox voice are everquest apb everquest 2 star wars galaxies and planetside 2 . on may 13 2008 vivox and ncsoft announced a partnership that would bring voice to the ncsoft player community . 4 september 16 2008 it was announced that vivox would provide voice technology for 38 studios upcoming mmo . 5 march 24 2009 vivox and real time worlds declared that vivox would provide voice for real time worlds mmo apb . to be included in this integration is use of vivox s spatial 3d voice capabilities . 6 integrations edit online games and virtual worlds edit known integrations of vivox s communications platform in online games and virtual worlds . company product status ccp games 7 eve online live ccp games dust 514 live nexon corporation 8 combat arms removed 9 linden lab 10 second life live daybreak game company 3 everquest live daybreak game company 3 everquest ii live daybreak game company 3 h1z1 just survive live daybreak game company 3 h1z1 king of the hill live daybreak game company 3 star wars galaxies live daybreak game company planetside 2 live daybreak game company dc universe online live piranah games mechwarrior online removed electronic arts 11 command & conquer 4 live imvu 12 imvu removed 13 runewaker entertainment 14 runes of magic live hi rez studios 15 global agenda live gaia online 16 zomg removed cybersports 17 football superstars live icarus studios 18 fallen earth live metaversum 19 twinity live realtime worlds apb all points bulletin early release bigpoint games 20 bigpoint n a tbd ncsoft 21 tbd n a tbd wizards of the coast 22 dungeons & dragons insider n a tbd nexon war rock n a wargaming world of tanks since 0.7.5 gaijin entertainment war thunder live zenimax online studios the elder scrolls online live cryptic studios neverwinter online live cryptic studios star trek online live blizzard entertainment overwatch video game live middleware platforms edit known middleware integrations of vivox s communications platform . company product bigworld technology 23 bigworld technology suite icarus studios 24 icarus developer tools suite monumental games 25 monumental technology suite multiverse network 26 27 multiverse platform simutronics 19 heroengine country blocks edit certain internet service providers of a few countries block the vivox services from wokring due to voip restriction laws which will prevent it from working in any games that it s a part of . countries include united arab emirates saudi arabia and others . other products edit c3 command control communicate edit c3 is a standalone voice over internet protocol voip client where computer users are able to connect and speak with fellow computer users . c3 allows users to chat both through text and voice by creating chat channels with a maximum capacity of 100 users in each channel . citation needed the target audience of c3 is gamers who can use the software to communicate with other gamers among the same guild team clan etc. on an online multiplayer game mmo . voice communication allows for players to use teamwork to their advantage while creating a sense of online community . 28 see also edit ventrilo teamspeak roger wilco mumble references edit ccp . press releases . eve online . retrieved may 30 2010 . vivox . vivox . february 27 2007 . retrieved may 30 2010 . a b c d e f g vivox press release february 20 2008 ma bell meet joe gamer sony online entertainment ushers in new era of voice chat for online games with powerful suite of communication services . retrieved march 4 2008 . news ncsoft vivox partner for voice middleware deal . gamasutra . may 13 2008 . retrieved may 30 2010 . vivox to provide voice technology for 38 studios upcoming online entertainment experience . 38studios . com . september 16 2008 . retrieved may 30 2010 . all points bulletin vivox adds voice to apb . mmorpg.com . retrieved may 30 2010 . vivox press release may 10 2006 eve online screams with vivox real time voice technology . retrieved october 29 2007 . 1 . retrieved november 26 2009 . vivox removal . retrieved february 18 2015 . vivox press release february 27 2007 vivox gives voice to second life . retrieved october 29 2007 . vivox bringer of voice to virtual worlds strikes major deal with electronic arts . xconomy . september 15 2009 . retrieved may 30 2010 . imvu adds voice from vivox . virtual worlds news . march 11 2010 . retrieved may 30 2010 . notice regarding removal of voice chat feature . imvu . march 4 2011 . retrieved january 16 2012 . runes of magic integrates vivox voice chat . worthplaying . march 8 2010 . retrieved may 30 2010 . global agenda to feature vivox voice integration . massively . november 10 2009 . retrieved may 30 2010 . zomg adds vivox voice chat . worthplaying . october 19 2009 . retrieved may 30 2010 . vivox press release june 10 2008 cybersports ltd. scores with voice from vivox . retrieved june 13 2008 . vivox press release september 5 2006 vivox gives voice to the battle for fallen earth . retrieved october 30 2007 . a b vivox press release february 13 2008 metaversum simutronics & stratics select vivox for integrated voice . retrieved february 13 2008 . bigpoint vivox games announces voice chat on social games . socialtimes.com . february 10 2010 . retrieved may 30 2010 . vivox press release may 13 2008 ncsoft and vivox announce collaboration to bring voice to the ncsoft player community . retrieved june 13 2008 . vivox press release august 21 2007 vivox powers voice chat for wizards of the coast s new dungeons & dragons insider . retrieved october 29 2007 . vivox press release september 5 2006 vivox and bigword pty ltd announce partnership . retrieved october 30 2007 . vivox press release june 5 2007 icarus studios selects vivox to deliver voice to 3d online worlds . retrieved october 30 2007 . vivox press release may 8 2007 monumental games chooses vivox to deliver proven and scalable voice to mmog customers . retrieved october 30 2007 . vivox press release april 1 2008 multiverse selects vivox to deliver voice to virtual world developers . retrieved april 1 2008 . gamasutra product news april 1 2008 multiverse adds vivox to virtual world platform . retrieved april 1 2008 . hamilton kirk . good news online games are getting less obnoxious . retrieved 2015 08 24 . external links edit vivox s official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title vivox & oldid 740537228 categories companies established in 2005voip companies of the united statesinternet companiesinternational game developers association memberstelecommunications in the united stateshidden categories use mdy dates from june 2013articles with a promotional tone from april 2011all articles with a promotional toneall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from november 2015 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search 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