IVI Publishing is an American

United States

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-based home computer software company based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Minnesota

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 in 1990 as Interactive Television, but later renamed in 1991 as Interactive Ventures, Inc. (where IVI stands for) and later to its current name. It was a joint-venture with the Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic

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. IVI Publishing published and developed during the 90's a bunch of software with biological and medical fields. It has also published the game, What is a Bellybutton?.

Logo

The IVI logo is a flower where the petals are the I's and the bock shaped as a V. Underneath a line is drawn, followed by the words INTERACTIVE VENTURES INC. (IVI). They are replaced by IVI PUBLISHING.