EON Reality
EON Reality is a multinational virtual reality and augmented reality software developer headquartered in Irvine, California. The company was founded by Dan Lejerskar, Mikael Jacobsson and Mats W. Johansson in 1999. Johansson is EON Reality's CEO and Lejerskar is EON Reality's Chairman. The company's clients include entities such as Boeing, Microsoft, Lexus and Cornell University.
The company's joint ventures include EonVision, EON Sports, EON Reality TTR and EON Reality KSA. EON Reality has subsidiaries in Manchester, Laval, Gothenburg and Singapore.
History
In 1999, Dan Lejerskar, Mikael Jacobsson and Mats W. Johansson founded EON Reality. The company's Suzuki Sales P.R.O. was named "Most Innovative Product" by the Kiosk Awards in 2004. EON Reality licensed Microsoft's Touchlight technology through Microsoft's IP Ventures Program in 2006. Orange County Innovation recognized EON Reality at its Innovator's Showcase and Celebration in October 2006.
EON Reality supplied its simulation solutions for training and development at a technology center in Brazil owned by Senai, a Brazilian industrial apprenticeship service, in September 2010. In March 2013, EON Reality opened an interactive research and development center in Manchester, England. The company opened its Entrepreneur Coding School to teach coding, 3D modeling, design and development.
