Is the original Vive Business Edition available?

[throk]

Is the original Vive Business Edition  (not Vive Pro) being phased out or is it just temporarily out of stock?

[HackPerception]

, 

The Vive Business Edition was sunsetted in 2018 when the Vive Pro was launched. The Vive Pro is the official business/enterprise desktop HMD (with Focus for standalone).

 

Partially why BE was sunsetted was the introduction of the advantage/advantage+ programs which also serve as the new commercial license for Vive HMDs. The advantage programs were created to establish a formal way to have commercial operations repair and replace their HMDs as the standard consumer warranty simply falls short of the level of coverage needed for an HMD that sees heavy commercial use.

You can find more about these at enterprise.vive.com.

[throk]

 Thanks for the clarification! 

BTW, is there a certain version/date that STEAM began supporting the Vive Pro? I have to get additional headsets to add to an existing system that can't update the software because of strict security guidlines.

Thanks!

[jagibson]

Hi 

 

Are the security concerns regarding the ability to run SteamVR offline without Steam? The Advantage program provides access to offline steamvr builds and device management options for distribution of builds behind a firewall that may be appropriate for your use case.  You can find some preliminary information here: https://enterprise.vive.com/us/dms/

 

Thanks!