Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has made a strategic investment through
Accenture Ventures in Mobeus, a technology company pioneering
immersive experiences through transparent computing. Headquartered
in New Jersey, Mobeus Industries, Inc. is developing frictionless
technology to enhance how people connect and communicate.
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Accenture has made a strategic investment
through Accenture Ventures in Mobeus, a technology company
pioneering immersive experiences through transparent computing.
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Mobeus was founded during the COVID-19 pandemic, accelerating
the need for remote, on-demand meetings. With businesses and
employees increasingly using video conferencing technologies,
studies show that there are still opportunities to foster deeper
human engagement. Mobeus’ goal is to create highly immersive,
interactive experiences that enhance human engagement and
positively impact relationships through devices people already
own.
“Mobeus’ transparent computing technology will enable the
layering of multi-media content, including audio, video, and
documents via any application and on any device,” said Tom
Lounibos, managing director, Accenture Ventures. “For example,
people on video conferencing calls will be able to display and
point to documents, while still visible to others on-screen behind
the documents, resulting in more connected, engaging meeting
experiences.”
Airglass is the first product from Mobeus, a video and audio
communications tool intended to enhance virtual meetings by using
transparent computing—a user-centric computing paradigm in which
the hardware and software are separated in different places—to
convert desktop software into a transparent, glass-like layer,
giving the user the impression that they are looking beyond the
display screen.
“Our goal is to transform experiences for our clients and their
customers, creating dynamic and trusted ways to collaborate,
communicate and transact,” said Glen Hartman, managing director,
Accenture Song. “Customers have one powerful message to companies:
‘my life and needs are changing faster than ever.’ Working
together, Accenture and Mobeus are addressing these needs by making
technology experiences more engaging and useful. We also see the
potentially meaningful role that Mobeus’ technology can play in the
evolution of the metaverse continuum.”
Forming a glass-like layer atop any application in use, Airglass
is designed to remove the need to minimize, move and restore
windows, thus empowering anyone to meet and work at the same time.
Whether sending notes within a messaging program or creating a
presentation with a graphic design platform, subscribers can alter
the Airglass Glasstop’s (i.e., home screen’s) transparency,
darkening or illuminating it so that focusing is seamless.
Mike Sutcliff, co-founder and CEO of Mobeus, said, “Mobeus is
transforming the trajectory of business and personal communication
by enhancing how we connect, share ideas, and get things done. In
an era of global teams and remote workers, the loss of in-person
communication has taken a toll on collaboration and connectivity.
Our first product, Airglass is an exciting new category of
transparent computing that makes meetings more engaging, immersive,
and productive. With Accenture’s support, we’re in an even better
position to pioneer a new era of human connection.”
Mobeus is the latest company to join Accenture Ventures’ Project
Spotlight, an engagement and investment program focused on
investing in companies that create or apply disruptive enterprise
technologies. In addition to funding, Project Spotlight connects
emerging technology startups with the Global 2000 to fill strategic
innovation gaps and offers extensive access to Accenture’s domain
expertise and enterprise clients, helping startups harness human
creativity and deliver on the promise of their technology.
Earlier this year, Accenture formed the Accenture Metaverse
Continuum business group, which combines metaverse-skilled
professionals and market-leading capabilities in customer
experience, digital commerce, extended reality, blockchain, digital
twins, artificial intelligence and computer vision to help clients
design, execute and accelerate their metaverse journeys.
Terms of the investment were not disclosed.
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than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value
and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners
and communities. Visit us at accenture.com.
About Mobeus Headquartered in New Jersey, Mobeus Industries,
Inc. is a human connections company seeking to reduce people's
friction with the technology around them. Mobeus believes that
technology should enhance humanity and positively impact the
relationships between people. The company's solutions enable a
novel form of expression so that communication is clearer,
comprehension is sharper, and human connections are more profound.
Learn more at mobeus.com.
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