What Will Intranets and Portals Look Like in 2010?
http://www.iabc.com/cwb/archive/2007/0307/Miller.htm

Miller, Paul
Communication World Bulletin
2008

Abstract:

Every year needs its hype topic of choice. In the field of intranets and portals for 2007, the fashion has now been decided: It's the 3-D intranet—some version of Second Life (the virtual digital environment gaining popularity among large corporations) designed for employees. IBM is investing large sums of money looking into what a 3-D intranet might be like, and intranet managers and directors in large organizations are gaining interest in this new possibility.