Category: Software

Southwest Meltdown Shows Airlines Need Tighter Software Integration

Posted on 06/01/2023

The Southwest Airlines Co.

meltdown that stranded thousands of passengers during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year exposed to a major industry shortcoming: crew-scheduling technology that was largely built for a bygone era and is due to a major overhaul.

Southwest relies on crew-assignment software called SkySolver, an off-the-shelf application that has been customized and updated, but that is nearing the end of its life, according to the airline. The program was developed decades ago and is now owned by General Electric Co.

During the winter storm, amid a huge volume of changes to crew schedules to work through, SkySolver couldn’t handle the task of matching crew members and which flights they should work, executives of the Dallas-based carrier said.

Southwest’s software wasn’t designed to solve problems of that scale, Chief Operating Officer Andrew Watterson said Thursday, forcing the airline to revert to manual scheduling. Unlike some large rivals with hub-and-spoke networks, Southwest planes hopscotch from city to city, which may have been another complicating factor.

Multiple systems are involved in crew scheduling, according to a

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Samsung phone tech update wipes users’ phones

Posted on 05/01/2023

Catastrophic tech update wipes thousands of Samsung users’ phones leaving them with nothing but a blank screen – as the electronic giant issues urgent warning

  • The routine software update causes Samsung smartphones to crash and freeze
  • Samsung customers were told the only way to fix the glitch is a factory reset
  • The tech giant claims only customers in South Australia have been affected

By Antoinette Milienos For Daily Mail Australia

Published: | Updated:

Samsung users are being warned to avoid updating the software on their phone after thousands of Aussies were left with nothing but a blank screen.

Concerns are mounting around Samsungs latest routine update as smartphone owners said their phone was ‘wiped’ moments after running the software.

Angry customers lined the streets outside Samsung’s customer service center in Adelaide on Tuesday demanding their phones be fixed.

Thousands of Samsung users have been left with nothing but a blank screen after running a routine software update issued by the tech giant

Thousands of Samsung users have been left with nothing but a blank screen after running a routine software update issued by the tech giant

The faulty update has phones stuck at the start-up screen showing the Samsung logo and the only way to fix the glitch is a

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Ansys Acquires Leading Particle Dynamics Simulation Software Rocky

Posted on 04/01/2023

The product acquisition builds Ansys’ presence in South America; further accelerates Ansys’ discrete particle mechanics offerings across multiple industrial sectors; and drives deeper integration into the Ansys ecosystem

Key Highlights

  • Ansys will add Rocky DEM to its portfolio — helping engineers solve challenging design problems involving discrete solids with complex multiphysics interactions
  • Rocky DEM software can model a wide variety of cross-industry applications related to bulk materials and solid handling processes enabling users to assess the dynamic behavior of the particles and the related equipment early in the design phase
  • Deeper integration with Ansys ecosystem further extends particle mechanics to applications that involve Ansys’ structural and fluid analysis tools

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS), the global leader and innovator of engineering simulation software, announced today the acquisition of Engineering Simulation and Scientific Software Rocky DEM, SL (“Rocky”). With this acquisition, Ansys added Rocky, the leading discrete element method (DEM) tool, and a skilled team of developers, application support technicians and customer-facing staff in Brazil, spainand the United States. The transaction is not expected to have a material impact on Ansys’ consolidated financial statements in 2023.

Pharmaceutical tablet coating simulation using Ansys Rocky and Ansys Fluent

Pharmaceutical tablet coating simulation using Ansys

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Google Joins Meta in Providing Terrorism Moderation Software

Posted on 04/01/2023
Counter-terrorism special forces assemble near the scene of a suspected terrorist attack near London Bridge on June 4, 2017 in London, England

Counter-terrorism special forces assemble near the scene of a suspected terrorist attack near London Bridge on June 4, 2017 in London, England
Photo: Dan Kitwood (Getty Images)

Tens of thousands of smaller websites bracing to comply with new anti-extremism measures introduced by the European Union may soon have a new, unexpected ally: Google.

The search giant—often a punching bag for smaller firms accusing them of perceived anti-competitive practices—is reportedly developing free content moderation software to help sites monitor and remove terrorist material. Google’s new tool, first reported on by The Financial Timescomes hot on the heels of a similar initiatives from Meta, and is intended to help smaller firms with less resources steer clear of potentially crushing penalties imposed by Europe’s Digital Services Act.

The moderation tool, built via a partnership between Google’s Jigsaw R&D arm and United Nations-backed Tech Against Terrorism, will rely on a database of suspected terrorist content collected by the non-profit Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism formed by Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube back in 2017. While Meta recently announced an open source anti-terrorism detection software will help sites match potentially harmful content against that database, The Financial Times Google’s report notes tools

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Coupa Software Enters into Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Thoma Bravo for $8 Billion

Posted on 03/01/2023

Coupa Shareholders to Receive $81 Per Share in Cash

Represents a 77% Premium to the Unaffected Stock Price

SAN MATEO, Calif., dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Coupa Software (NASDAQ: COUP), a leader in Business Spend Management (BSM), today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Thomas Bravo, a leading software investment firm. This is an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of $8.0 billion. Upon completion of the transaction, Coupa will become a privately held company.

The transaction includes a significant minority investment from a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). Under the terms of the agreement, Coupa shareholders will receive $81.00 per share in cash, which represents a 77% premium to Coupa’s closing stock price on November 22, 2022, the last full trading day prior to media reports regarding a possible sale transaction involving the company. The transaction consideration also represents a premium of approximately 64% to the volume weighted average closing price of Coupa stock for the 30 trading days ending on November 22, 2022.

“For more than a decade, we’ve been building an incredible Business Spend Management Community and have proudly cemented

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