Autodesk and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have joined hands to drive greater adoption of generative design technology by manufacturers. Autodesk generative design uses cloud computing and artificial intelligence to accelerate design exploration beyond what’s humanly possible. Subscribers of the new Autodesk Fusion 360 Ultimate, who want to get started with generative design will get 500 additional cloud credits from AWS. The program will officially commence on July 1st and will be available to new annual subscribers of Fusion 360 Ultimate.
Fusion 360 Ultimate subscribers can use cloud credits to perform generative design studies (25 cloud credits), explore options, and download their chosen design (100 cloud credits)
Customers who take part in this offer will be able to complete several design studies with their 1,500 credits
Designers and engineers in the manufacturing sector can use generative design to quickly generate a set of high-performance design options based on their specific constraints (like weight, materials, or manufacturing methods). The cloud allows for rapid exploration of dozens or even hundreds of possible solutions in the design space. Engineers can then consider and judge between the different options that best meet their needs.
Autodesk customers like General Motors, Airbus and Lightning Motorcycles have already invested in generative design to develop products that are higher-performing, lighter, or require fewer parts than their predecessors.
ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), a global body for professional accountants has over 750,000 members in India and is growing at 60 percent on a year-on-year basis. In fact, Karnataka and Kerala states alone amount to 21,158 students and affiliates. Now with India’s 29 states operating as a single economic market, there is a clear demand for finance professionals who possess international as well as national expertise.
In order to create forward-thinking professional accountants, ACCA has built its competency framework, a market-leading blend of technical, ethical and professional skills to provide a globally relevant professional qualification in accountancy and finance. This framework would be beneficial for students and enable them to gain a competitive advantage in the workplace, while also providing the skills needed by employers.
ACCA works in partnership with learning providers and employers in Karnataka and across India, while meeting aspirations of the youth and provide access to quality education so that they can embark on a financial career. ACCA’s research into the hopes and aspirations of Generation Next in India shows that a career in finance is one of the most sought after, with 86% of respondents between the ages of 18 to 35 agreeing that finance career experience is valuable to be a leader of an organsiation in the future.
ACCA’s Head of International Development, Md. Sajid Khan, said: ‘It’s our clear aim to foster business relevant skills in our students to help them fast-track their career growth. That’s why we work closely with colleges and employers in India to enrich careers, providing people with a qualification that is truly global ; correspondingly growing the talent pipeline of the state. ‘With trusted learning providers, we work to supplement academic degrees with the ACCA qualification, so that graduates can realise their true potential.
Adding to the thought ACCA’s Director – Emerging Markets, Lucia Real-Martin said, “Sought-after by employers here in India and the world over, the ACCA Qualification opens doors, letting people take their career in direction the direction that they want to spearhead. Employers know that ACCA qualified professionals are trained to the highest standards, while providing realistic business environment that incorporates local and global awareness, thus making the qualified job ready from day one.”
Along with the ACCA Qualification that prepares students to be work-ready, ACCA and its learning partners together host seminars, conferences, skills development projects, research and exchange programmes that students and members can access helping them not only at the entry levels but through their career span.
Acer has announced the new Altos R880 F4 GPU server, which was launched at the GTC Taiwan 2018. It can host up to eight NVIDIA Tesla V100 32GB SXM2 GPU accelerators, where every GPU pair includes one PCIe slot for high-speed interconnect.
The Acer Altos R880 F4 is a member of the HGX-T1 class of NVIDIA GPU-Accelerated Server Platforms. It can significantly enhance performance by using parallel computing power for various applications, including oil and gas, defense, financial services, research, manufacturing, media and entertainment, 3D rendering, deep learning, and mission-critical applications.
“The balanced architecture of the Altos R880 F4 enables eight V100 32GB SXM2s to interlock at their maximum speed,” said Evis Lin, General Manager of Server Business, Acer Inc. “For real-time inference, we also have the Altos R480 F4 servers to host 16 NVIDIA Tesla P4 GPUs. Both Altos R880 F4 and R480 F4 are exceptional products for deep learning training and inference.”
The Altos R880 and R480 F4 processors deliver exceptional workload-optimized performance and hardware-enhanced security. Designed for trusted data service delivery, the processors are fueled by significant leaps in I/O, memory, storage and network technologies. Acer will demonstrate both the R880 F4 and the R480 F4, as well as successful AI applications in deep learning at GTC Taiwan 2018.
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, announced the acquisition of Synchro Software, headquartered in London, leader (and the market creator) in 4D construction modeling software, for scheduling and project management. Synchro, “construction’s time machine,” has been globally adopted, in particular, for building and civil infrastructure projects. The acquisition broadens Bentley’s ProjectWise construction offerings—which already include ConstructSim, the leader for 4D construction modeling in project delivery of industrial plants. With construction project management in 4D, benefits of BIM can extend throughout infrastructure project delivery and asset lifecycles, as traditionally disconnected workflows become digital workflows.
Synchro’s strong growth, since the introduction of Synchro PRO in 2007, has coincided with the burgeoning adoption of BIM for design workflows—which, however, stop short of considering construction planning, scheduling, and project management strategies. For London’s Crossrail, Synchro digital construction innovatively applied Bentley Systems’ iModel work packaging to complete the reach of its BIM application portfolio and its CDE. Crossrail, the largest European construction project over this period, is now being completed on time and on budget. Synchro has increasingly become the standard for major constructors leveraging BIM through project delivery. Synchro’s 2018 4D Digital Construction Conference in Amsterdam brought together infrastructure construction thought leaders from 18 countries, including presentations by Royal BAM Group, Mortenson Construction, Robins & Morton, Shanghai Construction No. 4 Group, Skanska UK, and Larsen & Toubro, who shared their benefits achieved through innovatively applying 4D construction modeling with Synchro.
In industrial project delivery, characterized by EPC (engineer-procure-construct) contracting,
integrated processes are already the norm—leading to ConstructSim’s digital workflows for advanced work packaging. However, in vertical buildings and civil infrastructure projects, notwithstanding the advancement of BIM for design and engineering, prevalent design/bid/build contracting has institutionalized disconnected workflows isolating construction planning from BIM data and geometry.
· Constructors have been constrained by the limitations of stand-alone planning and scheduling programs, without digital visibility into the engineering information coalesced within the separate 3D BIM environment;
· Construction planning typically lacks the workface-level granularity and depth of detail, and exploration of sequencing alternatives, to sufficiently minimize risk and schedule variance; and
· constructors characteristically need to create their own independent 3D models to serve construction only, in the process orphaning the BIM deliverables which can then never, despite their engineering intelligence, accurately represent the as-built asset for operations and maintenance.
Within Synchro, 3D BIM deliverables are linked with the 4D time dimension to intrinsically and immersively synchronize, through digital workflows, the construction strategy, work breakdown structure, schedule, costs, resources, supply chain logistics, and progress. Synchro’s 4D construction modeling appropriately incorporates other construction variables (human, materials, equipment, falseworks, and space) for safe, reliable, and predictable project delivery performance. Synchro includes intrinsic CPM scheduling, or users can maintain external project schedules.
By synchronizing changes from BIM, schedule and/or field conditions, Synchro provides clear visibility into both the project data and the design, making it quick and easy to communicate and analyze the impact of changes on the entire project delivery process. This also enables Synchro users to compare construction strategy alternatives—even in early stages of design and bid processes—and to evaluate the feasibility and efficiency of different scenarios, deriving insights toward the best possible construction outcomes.
By incorporating Synchro 4D construction modeling through the ProjectWise CDE, infrastructure project delivery can now benefit from unprecedented digital workflow advancements. For the first time, change synchronization can assure that BIM deliverables are updated for changes which occur during construction, aligning the as-designed, as-constructed, and as-operated digital engineering models to improve both project performance and asset performance. And, in particular for civil infrastructure projects, constructioneering digital workflows can automate direct relationships between the project’s digital engineering models, the continuously-surveyed digital context of site conditions before and during construction, and positioning devices controlling construction equipment and feeding back as-built conditions.
“I’m very excited about what Synchro brings to Bentley’s capabilities for comprehensive project delivery, not only in terms of technology, but also by virtue of the proven construction expertise of the Synchro team, led by the vision and advocacy of Tom Dengenis,” said Stephen Jolley, vice president of construction for Bentley. “In construction modeling for industrial projects, the market is already converging around ConstructSim’s advanced work packaging and workface planning. In the advancement of going digital for civil and building construction, the needed impetus for these ‘industrialized’ advantages is precisely what we are now announcing. For infrastructure projects, integrating Synchro’s 4D construction modeling completes the reach of our ProjectWise CDE.”
Tom Dengenis, CEO of Synchro Software, said, “This combination reflects my conviction about what’s imperative for finally driving infrastructure construction substantially forward. At Synchro, we accomplished the breakthrough of 4D construction modeling software many years ago, but we have wanted to advance the market faster than our own continuous growth. With my 40+ Synchro colleagues in the UK, Boston, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Moscow, I look forward to working more directly with our new Bentley colleagues, thanks to our now so much greater combined power and commitment, to accelerate the global industry in going digital.”
Malcolm Taylor, head of technical information, Crossrail, said, “Using specialist software from Bentley Systems and Synchro, our project schedule could be linked to the 3D information to produce 4D models that could show the progress of design and installation at any particular point in time. Using 4D models to plan helped speed up the project teams’ understanding of what we needed to do and when. They could also tease out conflicts that were not normally apparent from regular Gantt charts and drawings. Using the 4D model for construction progress also manages payment expectations as it allows teams to readily agree on what’s completed and accepted—as well as producing an excellent as-built record for the future maintainer. For me, the news of Bentley Systems’ acquisition of Synchro Software is excellent, and will help reinforce how 4D can be used to improve construction management.”
Bentley Systems’ CEO Greg Bentley said, “Synchro has already inflected upward the construction productivity curve, by leading the adoption of 4D construction modeling for significant projects worldwide. The opportunity to extend digital workflows from BIM to institutionalize 4D construction modeling across infrastructure project delivery, superseding disconnected planning and scheduling, is enormous and immediate; its magnitude is confirmed by the clamor of new startups. Tom Dengenis’ informed enthusiasm and business foresight in anticipating and advancing the market’s potential—reflected in Synchro’s sustained and increasing growth from critical mass to escape velocity—assures me that we now, uniquely, have the right combined team and converged technologies. Every constructor and every infrastructure project can gain from going digital through our 4D construction modeling!”
Western Digital unveiled the SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.1, a low-profile USB flash drive ideal for people who want to add more photos, videos, games and audio files to their notebooks, tablets, TVs, gaming consoles and car audio systems. The drive, available in capacity up to 256GB, gives customers the flexibility to keep more content at their fingertips – approximately, 14,000 photos, 10 hours of full HD video and 16,000 songs.
The new SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.1 high speed flash drive is compact in design allowing users to plug and leave it in, making it simpler to add extra, high-speed storage to their device! Just by plugging it in the user can instant storage for their devices. SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.1 Flash Drive enables write speeds up to 15x faster than a standard USB 2.0 drives.
With this flash drive, a full-length movie can be moved in less than 30 seconds2 plus it includes SanDisk SecureAccess software for password protection and 128-bit AES encryption software making it easy to password-protect critical files. The user just needs to drag and drop files into the vault, and they'll be encrypted to keep the private files private.
The drive comes with a RescuePRO Deluxe data recovery software download offer4. This software allows recovery of files that have been accidentally deleted (download required). It is also backward-compatible, so it can be plugged into any USB 3.0 or 2.0 port.
Perfect companion for people who need an always available extra storage on their devices for media and more, SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.1 Flash Drive features a five-year limited warranty and comes in 16GB/32GB/ 64GB/ 128GB/ 256GB capacities with up to 130MB/s1 read speed.
Pricing and Availability
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.1 Flash Drive will be available exclusively on Amazon.in until July 20, 2018 and across all retail outlets post that. The price points are as follows:
16 GB - INR 800
32 GB - INR 899
64 GB - INR 1649
128 GB - INR 3099
256 GB - INR 7590
L&T Technology Services Limited, a global leading pure-play engineering services company, has partnered with California based Cadence Design Systems, a leader in manufacturing electronics and integrated circuits to launch its new NB-IoT (Narrow Band – Internet of Things) protocol stack nB-on which will be hosted on Cadence’s Tensilica platform.
NB-IoT is a Low Power Wide Area Network connectivity standard from cellular Industry (ETSI/3GPP) to enable a wide range of devices and services to be connected. nB-on is an innovative offering from LTTS utilizing NB-IoT designed with low memory and low power footprint enabling easy integration to custom target platforms. Cadence’s Tensilica solution can be integrated into system-on-chip (SoC) devices to deliver fast time to market with low risk through pre-verified and pre-certified intellectual property (IP).
These are opportune times for organizations that intend to derive maximum benefits from IoT enabled connected devices. According to Technavio, the global NB-IoT chipset market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 61% from 2017-2020, while Gartner has predicted that the number of ‘connected things’ will reach 20.4 billion by 2020. LTTS is a prime mover in India leveraging its IoT, IIoT and NB-IoT prowess for developing Smart Cities under the Smart Cities Mission by the Indian government. The company is contributing significantly to the L&T Group’s asset management projects and turnkey solutions for smart cities, smart communication systems and security solutions.
Ashish Khushu, Chief Technology Officer at L&T Technology Services said “We are excited to roll out nB-on, a comprehensive and light-weight 3GPP NB-IoT device protocol stack developed by LTTS that is both platform and industry agnostic. Our partnership with Cadence Technologies involves integrating nB-on with Cadence’s popular Tensilica platform, which will result in cost effective use cases for a multitude of functions ranging from smart parking management, smart meters to modern fleet and waste management. Our combined NB-IoT package will provide enhanced IoT connectivity, lowering deployment & maintenance costs while supporting a large number of devices. LTTS has been an important contributor to prevailing 3GPP NB-IoT standards and anticipates mass adoption of the nB-on solution in the near future”.
“Increasingly companies are looking to integrate NB-IoT functionality into their low-cost IoT SoCs,” said Gerard Andrews, director of marketing for Tensilica products at Cadence. “From wearables to smart city to industrial applications, this new class of IoT SoCs will require solid modem IP and a strong engineering services partner. With L&T Technology’s fully tested NB-IoT modem IP and proven engineering team, they can reduce risk and time to market for companies looking to enter the emerging NB-IoT SoC market.”
LTTS will be exhibiting the NB-on solution at the upcoming GSMA Mobile World Congress 2018. The visitors would be able to experience the functionality of nB-on at Booth Number B89 in Hall N1, between June 27 to 29.
Betting big on consumer engagement and relationship enhancement, Canon India announces the launch of ‘Get the Edge’ – a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) program aimed at improving consumer proximity and enhancing customer delight. With the objective of establishing a platform to connect and manage its interactions with the customers, Canon India is taking a step ahead in the direction of customer experience, by launching ‘Get the Edge’ for its subdomain edge.canon.co.in
Starting today, the special service would entail devising a Canon-pedia of photography, which will be a one-stop-shop for the new, amateur as well as advanced camera users to hone their photography skills. The ultimate goal of this program is to propagate photography and imaging culture in the country.
Commenting on the occasion, Kazutada Kobayashi, President & CEO, Canon India, said, “Taking a step ahead in our endevour of customer delight, we are pleased to announce this venture of ‘Customer Relationship Management’. Backed by our customer’s faith in our strong legacy of more than two decades in the country, we are confident that the CRM program – ‘Get the Edge’ will help us build and maintain lifetime connect with all our customers across the country. The communication and approach of the program has been segmented for different customers at different levels, including entry level users, mid-range users and advanced and professional camera users, thus aiming to provide them with an enhanced experience. We have always maintained our stance of promoting the imaging culture in the country and this programme would be a vital contributor in this space.”
The content of the program is divided under four major categories, which include – campaigns & offers, tips, tricks and tutorials on photography, product centric details and genre specific information.
Further elaborating on the program, Eddie Udagawa, Vice President, Consumer Imaging and Information Centre, Canon India, said, “Customers have always been and will continue to be at the epicenter of all our innovations. The launch of our CRM program ‘Get the Edge’ is a step ahead in building a strong community of photography enthusiast and professionals, that would elevate the world of imaging. In line with the market trends and customer requirements, ‘Get the Edge’ would serve as a knowledge bank, publishing the latest information and providing the right solutions to the customers. We foresee this to be a Canon-pedia of photography, enriching customer experience and engagement on our digital platform- Canon Edge.”
The program has commenced through mailers sent out to registered Canon Edge members, highlighting the key aspects of the program and welcoming them on board. This program will offer arsenal of activities for users to browse through, which includes updates on latest products, product reviews, photography tips and techniques and photography contests and events.
Through various distinct phases of CRM, Canon will further customize their offerings for each consumer to suit their individual requirements and study their needs and expectations. The objective is to continue living by the brand’s tag line of ‘Delighting you always’.
