Electric Communities
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Electric Communities was a pioneering 1990s software company focused on virtual worlds and online communities, known for its work on secure distributed object systems and the E programming language.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
software company
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virtual worlds company ⓘ |
| coreTechnology |
fine-grained authority control via capabilities
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secure messaging between distributed objects ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developed | E programming language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early commercial internet ⓘ |
| focus |
distributed object systems
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online communities ⓘ secure distributed computing ⓘ virtual worlds ⓘ |
| industry |
online communities
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software ⓘ virtual worlds ⓘ |
| influenced |
design of capability-based languages
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secure distributed programming practices ⓘ subsequent virtual world architectures ⓘ |
| knownFor |
E programming language
NERFINISHED
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online community platforms ⓘ secure distributed object systems ⓘ virtual worlds technology ⓘ |
| notableContribution |
capability-based security model for distributed systems
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early design of secure multi-user virtual environments ⓘ |
| operatingPeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
| product | E language runtime for distributed objects ⓘ |
| programmingParadigmPromoted | object-capability model ⓘ |
| researchArea |
economic and social structures in virtual communities
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security in multi-user online environments ⓘ |
| timeframe |
late-1990s
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mid-1990s ⓘ |
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