Talks are said to have begun with Linden Labs to make the entire simulation available on the internet through the company's virtual world Second Life.

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The modeled BEVs were run through a simulation to determine their energy consumption.

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As it turned out, conducting the evolution in hardware produced some results that could not have emerged through mere simulation.

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The company has built an efficient operation that is based on selling nicely functional simulation tools through a balanced sales channel of direct and VAR partners.

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