Hammerspace’s IBC2023 Demonstration In Conjunction with AWS and Autodesk will Demonstrate Geographically Scaling Flame Workflows for the First Time Ever.
SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Hammerspace, the company orchestrating the Next Data Cycle, today announced that it will showcase at IBC2023 how studios can transform workflows to make real-time collaboration possible for artists in different geographies. IBC2023 is in Amsterdam RAI from September 15-18, 2023. In Hall 7, Booth 7.B59, Hammerspace will demonstrate its ability to Geographically Scale Autodesk Flame Workflows. The demo will showcase an Autodesk Flame artist seamlessly running cloud-based workflows across multiple AWS cloud-based instances and regions using Hammerspace data orchestration software. The remote artist collaboration demonstration is further enhanced with the addition of the Like Minded Labs’ TODA Live tools for live viewing and communication, all in a media-rich environment. The twice-daily demonstrations will run on Friday, September 15, Saturday, September 16, and Sunday, September 17, at 11:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. in the Hammerspace booth.
At IBC2023, Hammerspace will demonstrate how its game-changing Data Orchestration System automates content placement into the most optimal storage locations, making it ideal for post-production, visual effects (VFX), and animation workflows. The persistent growth in demand for the production of rich media in entertainment, education, and advertising is pushing creative organizations to innovate. Creative teams are increasingly working remotely yet need local data access and the ability to use their preferred tools and applications on workstations, data centers, and the cloud to be productive.
With Hammerspace, television and film creatives, content publishers, special effects artists and corporate video producers can work securely, efficiently, and effectively in a decentralized world with a data orchestration system that addresses the five critical areas affected by decentralized productions:
Remote Workforce: Hammerspace enables organizations to leverage remote talent with tools to orchestrate content to remote locations and provide low latency, local read/write access to global data.
Metadata-Driven Workflows: Actionable metadata-based policies enable complete control and lifecycle management of content and the ability to define and enforce policies to meet access, cost, performance, locality, security and protection objectives.
Cost Control: Make all data accessible and available from any location with a global file system while ensuring it is stored and protected on the most cost-effective storage tier.
Hybrid Cloud Storage and Burst Render Flexibility: Enable simple and automated hybrid cloud flexibility and gain instant access to the most available or cost-effective compute resources and storage capacity across any cloud or region. It allows teams to meet unforeseen peak demands, access new technologies or simply “chase the spot.”
MovieLabs 2030 Vision The company’s demonstrations will also highlight how Hammerspace, in collaboration with its partners, is committed to enabling MovieLabs 2030 Vision by providing customers with global file access and automated non-disruptive data orchestration. Schedule time for a live demo or to meet with the Hammerspace team at IBC2023: https://hammerspace.com/event/ibc-2023/
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About Hammerspace Hammerspace is the data orchestration system that unlocks innovation and opportunity within unstructured data. It orchestrates the data to build new products, uncover new insights, and accelerate time to revenue across industries like AI, scientific discovery, machine learning, extended reality, autonomy, corporate video and more. Hammerspace delivers the world’s first and only solution to connect global users with their data and applications on any vendor’s data center storage or public cloud services, including AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and Seagate Lyve Cloud.
The exhibit opens September 7, 2023 and runs through April 7, 2024.
“By showcasing some of the world’s sacred places, we hope to foster curiosity and understanding of religious traditions so that people may better understand one another and communicate in thoughtful and respectful ways,” said Jennifer Pace Robinson, president and CEO, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. “We are honored to share these important stories from real people about the places that are sacred and special to them and their everyday lives.”
To develop Sacred Places and its virtual dome, the Exhibit Team of The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis traveled the world, building relationships with communities of faith in different countries to understand the significance of young peoples’ religious and spiritual beliefs and practices. The stories of these individuals are at the heart of the exhibition. The team collected interviews, voice recordings, photography, and 360-degree video to create a one-of-a-kind, immersive exhibition that will allow visitors to experience the sights and sounds of these and many other sacred sites across the U.S. and world, including Indianapolis sites.
Sacred Places builds upon the success of other Children’s Museum of Indianapolis exhibitions that have focused on religion or have included religion as an important theme. In 2015, the museum collaborated with National Geographic to create Sacred Journeys, a temporary exhibit funded by Lilly Endowment that explored religious and spiritual pilgrimages. Religious themes also have been addressed in the museum’s permanent exhibit, The Power of Children: Making a Difference, as well as its rotating global cultures exhibit, Take Me There.
Sacred Places is made possible by a grant from Lilly Endowment through its national Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiatives. The aim of the initiative is to improve the public understanding of religion and thus foster greater knowledge of and respect for diverse religious traditions.
“The Endowment has awarded grants to more than 40 cultural institutions across the country to undertake projects that help their visitors gain understanding about and appreciation for the beliefs and practices of diverse religious traditions,” said Christopher L. Coble, Lilly Endowment’s vice president for religion. “The Children’s Museum is a leader among these efforts. We’re pleased that this new exhibition will help children and families learn about important religious sites and those who find them sacred.”
Reflection Encouraged
As visitors explore Sacred Places, they are invited to consider the nature of sacred places and reflect on sacred places in their own lives.
What makes a place sacred?
Do you have a sacred place?
Why do people go to sacred places?
What do people do or experience in sacred places?
Why is your sacred place important to you?
How can we learn from sacred places?
Museum actor-interpreters will portray photojournalists using captivating imagery and objects to facilitate inquiry and conversation that connect families to the sacred places in the exhibit. Daily programs will offer additional opportunities for families to gain a deeper understanding of how people use these sites and forge personal and tangible connections.
Real Stories of Faith in Sacred Places
At the center of Sacred Places are the stories of young people who are virtual guides to six of the more than two dozen sacred sites featured in the exhibition.
Bangkok, Thailand (Buddhism)- Samanera Natthapol Duangjampa (Kaew), a Buddhist monk-in-training, will help visitors as they explore Wat Arun, one of the most remarkable temples in Thailand. He details his daily routine, which includes morning and evening chants in the prayer space and collection of food offerings throughout the community. “The Buddha teaching is something incredible,” said Samanera Natthapol Duangjampa (Kaew). “It’s something natural, nothing complicated. He taught us to be a nice person, observe the precepts and always think about other people positively, and don’t harm others. That’s all. His teaching is so simple.”
Madaba, Jordan (Christianity) – Jude Anton Twal’s story about her sacred place – The Beheading of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church – will help visitors understand more about this Christian site in the heart of biblical holy lands. Jude takes pride in reading verses from the Bible and sharing lessons for the day. “When I come to church, it’s the only place where I feel I can actually unburden myself,” said Jude. “I can talk to God silently and He listens even though I’m not talking out loud. I’m talking in my mind, but there’s actually someone in the receiving end that I can feel comfortable enough to share my problems with and that’s why it feels calming to me.”
Lalitpur, Nepal (Hinduism) – Shivesh Sharma, a member of the community who performs daily offerings known as puja at the Keshav Narayan Temple, will help families learn about Patan Durbar Square, a bustling area filled with a beautiful palace and 55 major Hindu temples. Each temple is dedicated to a deity. “Nitya means “daily,” puja means “ritual,” so it’s like “daily ritual.” It’s like a morning ritual, we always have to perform morning rituals to every deity – like every goddesses’ temples,” said Shivesh.
Djenné, Mali (Islam) – Aïssata Djittéye will help visitors explore the Great Mosque in Djenné and learn about one of the most famous buildings on the continent of Africa, and the largest mud and brick structure on Earth. Aïssata organizes the girls in her neighborhood to help re-plaster the structure during a festive community event that takes place each year. They start at dawn and carry water from a nearby river to the mosque. That water keeps the mud soft enough to spread on the walls. “It is a great pleasure even in the simple fact of being a team leader is a great responsibility with all that comes with it,” said Aïssata.
Willemstad, Curacao (Judaism) – Visitors will discover that Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue in Willemstad, Curaçao is the oldest continuous synagogue in the Americas. In this part of the experience, families will meet Nathan Levy Maduro, who sometimes leads Shabbat prayer services. Visitors also learn about the importance of community in the Jewish faith. “It is important that we continue doing this because we are the oldest living synagogue in the Western Hemisphere that has continuous services,” said Nathan. “So, when I’m doing it, I’m essentially keeping that tradition going.”
Rapa Nui, Chile (Rapa Nui indigenous spirituality) – Merahi Atam, will help families understand more about the iconic moai of this Pacific island community (also known as Easter Island) and reflect on the importance of ancestors in the spiritual traditions and daily life of Rapa Nui. Merahi honors the Moai, the ancestors embodied by the ancient stone statues. “We have to take care of nature, we have to take care of our culture, we have to take care of the people next to us, we have to take care of our families and ourselves so that it will last over time,” said Merahi.
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is proud to partner with Riley Children’s Health, Old National Bank, Ice Miller LLP and The Heritage Group.
About Lilly Endowment Inc. Lilly Endowment Inc. is a private foundation created in 1937 by J. K. Lilly Sr. and his sons, Eli and J. K. Jr., through gifts of stock in their pharmaceutical business, Eli Lilly and Company. While those gifts remain the financial bedrock of the Endowment, it is a separate entity from the company, with a distinct governing board, staff, and location. In keeping with the founders’ wishes, the Endowment supports the causes of community development, education, and religion, and maintains a special commitment to its hometown, Indianapolis, and home state, Indiana. Although the Endowment maintains a special commitment to its founders’ hometown, Indianapolis, and home state, Indiana, it also funds programs throughout the United States, especially in the field of religion. A principal aim of the Endowment’s religion grantmaking is to deepen the lives of Christians in the United States, primarily by supporting efforts that enhance the vitality of congregations and strengthen pastoral and lay leadership. Another aim is to improve public understanding of diverse religious traditions by supporting fair and accurate portrayals of the role religion plays in the United States and across the globe.
About The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is a nonprofit institution committed to creating extraordinary learning experiences across the arts, sciences, and humanities that have the power to transform the lives of children and families. For more information about The Children’s Museum, visit childrensmuseum.org, follow us on Instagram @childrensmuseum, TikTok@childrensmuseum, YouTube.com/IndyTCM, and Facebook.com/childrensmuseum.
Staying true to our fundamental management philosophy that client satisfaction is the true value of our company, we, transcosmos, will co-create a well-being society with all. In addressing climate change, transcosmos will continue to disclose climate-related financial information aligned with the recommendations of the TCFD, while driving forward initiatives that help solve climate-related challenges through our business. Together with all, transcosmos will drive progress on the SDGs/ESG.
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transcosmos Sustainability Initiatives In 2021, transcosmos established the transcosmos SDGs Committee chaired by the Representative Director & Chairman, and put in place a framework specifically designed to execute its initiatives towards meeting social challenges and expectations with a focus on ESG criteria. In addition, with the purpose of creating a sustainable society and boosting the well-being of society as a whole, transcosmos has set out its fundamental sustainability policy. Under the fundamental sustainability policy, transcosmos is driving its SDGs initiatives in line with its roadmap. To date, transcosmos has declared its support for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and its recommendations to address climate change, and has disclosed climate-related financial information aligned with the recommendations of the TCFD. To become a Sustainable Transformation (SX) Partner for all, transcosmos is taking actions to address a range of social challenges related to human rights, corruption, and local communities while enhancing its own corporate governance. For example, some transcosmos centers are equipped with WOSH, a water reuse hand wash stand that does not need a water supply, and recycling 98% of used water. In addition, to reduce the environmental impact, the company is promoting the use of reusable drink bottles, reusable chopsticks, and reusable shopping bags.
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Automation and the use of quality data are paramount to achieving a more efficient transparent procurement and sales process. Prosperous companies attending this convention have moved past paper faxes and outdated Excel files to real-time modern integrated systems that capture good data. Profitable MRO companies invest in real-time integration with their customers and suppliers. Robust quality data sets allow successful companies to capitalize using business intelligence tools to identify inefficiencies and market trends to help serve customers better with higher quality margins.
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TPS 2023 centers around the significant impact of turbomachinery, pumps, oil & gas, petrochemical, power, aerospace, chemical, and water industries. Attendees can expect a wealth of knowledge from the technical program and exhibition, making it a not-to-be-missed event.
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GREENLAWN, N.Y., Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Compliancy Group announced that it has achieved several awards by G2, the world’s largest and most trusted software marketplace. This recognition is based on the responses of real users for each of the related questions featured in the G2…
Since the proposal became public knowledge in early August, many letters and op-eds have argued against it, and the protests of WVU faculty and students have gained wide public attention. On September 1, 2023, the university responded by pulling back on a small number of cuts.
As a leading voice in the humanities and social sciences, areas heavily represented in the programs targeted for reduction, ACLS encourages President E. Gordon Gee and the WVU Board of Governors to continue rethinking the plan and to work with the WVU faculty to provide what is good and right and equitable for WVU students and the people of West Virginia.
The administration describes its approach as an “academic transformation,” arguing that the academic departments and programs on the chopping block are attracting fewer numbers of degree-seeking students each year, thus losing tuition dollars and becoming unsustainable. State lawmakers recently approved a new higher education funding plan that benefits “degrees that lead to jobs.” These decisions rest on a short-sighted view of the value of education and research across a range of fields. A 2021 Association of American Colleges and Universities report that surveyed executives from a wide range of industries including technology, finance, and manufacturing revealed, in fact, that employers value liberal arts education.
The stewards of the university—the administration, the Board of Governors, and ultimately the legislature that votes on its budget—must adopt a broader perspective. They are duty-bound to protect the creation and circulation of knowledge for the public good in all its diverse aspects, across disciplines and interdisciplinary areas.
The value of study that deepens our understanding beyond the immediate interests of the market has been celebrated by Americans as different as George Washington, who as president advised Congress to invest in “science and literature,” and W.E.B. DuBois, who argued in 1902 that universities must educate for a world larger than the workplace.
ACLS calls on WVU and other universities who may be tempted to imitate the surface pragmatism of WVU’s approach to focus their energy and resources toward renewing the great tradition of education in the liberal arts and sciences for which the United States is known around the world. We celebrate the WVU faculty and students—some wearing red, paying homage to the miners’ strikes of the early twentieth century—who are leading the charge to remind citizens and legislators in West Virginia of the public research university’s responsibility to advance the good of the state and society beyond state borders.
DuBois saw efforts to reduce the goal of education to “material advancement” as a sinister bid to “dull the ambition and sicken the hearts of struggling human beings.” The gutting of our nation’s public universities must stop. We and many others are ready to help.
Summit Radiology is the product of a merger in 1995 between a pair of private radiology practices formed in the 1960s. Over time, the practice has developed diversified reading expertise and capacity, with fellowship-trained radiologists providing the full spectrum of subspecialities, including musculoskeletal, cross-sectional imaging, neuroradiology, interventional neuroradiology, abdominal imaging, body imaging, MRI, vascular/interventional, pediatrics, and nuclear medicine.
“Our radiologists and employees strive to provide the highest possible standard of care to every patient in every hospital that we serve,” said Daniel Branam, MD, president, Summit Radiology. “In joining Strategic Radiology, we hope to find ways to reduce expenses and further strengthen our mission.”
Summit Radiology has built a sophisticated IT infrastructure, including PACS, distributed reading, and universal worklist, to support a complex distributed, subspecialized reading solution used to service its hospital partners. Part of that solution is an advanced IT support service.
Fort Wayne is located in northeastern Indiana, 18 miles west of the Ohio border and 50 miles south of the Michigan border, and is the second most populous city in Indiana after Indianapolis. It was an All-America City Award recipient in 2021.
About Strategic Radiology Strategic Radiology (SR) is a national coalition of 35 privately owned, independent, radiology practices representing 1500+ radiologists that have come together to improve quality, gain operational efficiencies, and innovate the future of radiology’s private practice model. SR established the nation’s first imaging-specific Patient Safety Organization listed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and also provides its member groups value through shared savings via a group purchasing program, strategic partnerships, and proprietary products and services, including SR Health, an independent health insurance plan for members. To learn more, visit http://www.StrategicRadiology.org and follow SR on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.
SR Members:
Advanced Radiology Services; Grand Rapids, MI
ARA Health Specialists; Asheville, NC
Casper Medical Imaging and Outpatient Radiology; Casper, WY
Catawba Radiology Associates; Hickory, NC
Central Illinois Radiological Associates; Peoria, IL
Chesapeake Medical Imaging; Annapolis, MD
Delaney Radiology; Wilmington, NC
Diagnostic Imaging Northwest; Portland, OR
Gaston Radiology; Gastonia, NC
The Hill Medical Corporation; Pasadena, CA
Huron Valley Radiology; Ann Arbor, MI
Intercity Radiology; Bozeman, MT
Mecklenburg Radiology Associates; Charlotte, NC
Mountain Medical Physician Specialists; Salt Lake City, UT
Naugatuck Valley Radiological Associates; Waterbury, CT
Northwest Radiology; Indianapolis, IN
Quantum Radiology; Atlanta, GA
Radiologic Medical Services; Iowa City, IA
Radiology Associates; Corpus Christi, TX
Radiology Associates; Jeffersonville, IN
Radiology Associates; Eugene, OR
Radiology Associates of Albuquerque; Albuquerque, NM
Radiology Associates of Lynchburg; VA
Radiology Associates of Macon; Macon, GA
Radiology Associates of North Texas; Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Radiology Associates of Richmond; Richmond, VA
Radiology Associates of Tallahassee; Tallahassee, FL
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Beactica Therapeutics AB, the Swedish precision oncology company, today announced two appointments to its preclinical development team. Dr Anneli Hällgren will lead the preclinical development and Dr Carl Magnus Andersson will lead the CMC…
Eighty-six percent of consumers define fast delivery as two days or less and 63% will switch retailers if they cannot receive their items within this timeframe.
VIENNA, Va., Sept. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — In today’s digital era, instant gratification has become the expectation, and consumers are increasingly choosing retailers that provide faster delivery. According to a new study released by leading e-commerce parcel carrier OnTrac, the majority of online shoppers expect to receive their deliveries within two days or less, with the availability of next-day (74%) and same-day (67%) delivery overwhelmingly driving consumers to make a purchase from a retailer. While faster delivery is helping retailers capture more share of wallet, slow delivery is driving customers away. Slow delivery caused 63% of consumers to switch retailers, 60% to not purchase again from a retailer, and 43% to abandon their carts or stop shopping with that retailer.
OnTrac commissioned the study from Hanover Research to survey 5,000 consumers to understand how their shopping behaviors and preferences have shifted and what factors drive their online shopping decisions. The research, including takeaways and recommendations for e-commerce retailers, is outlined in OnTrac’s whitepaper.
Key insights from the study include:
Eighty-six percent of consumers define fast delivery as two days or less: Sixty-three percent of consumers expect to receive their items within this timeframe and will switch retailers if their expectations are not met. More than one-third (39%) demand this same caliber of delivery speed no matter what, even if a retailer offers free shipping or other benefits, and are not willing to wait longer than two days.
Faster delivery matters and consumers are paying for it: Fifty-eight percent of consumers paid for faster delivery, a 53% increase from before the pandemic. Most shoppers would spend at least $3 for next-day delivery (71%) and $5 or more for same-day delivery (55%).
The demand for home delivery is growing: Almost all consumers (95%) plan to maintain or increase their use of home delivery, with 81% planning to make this their primary shopping method. Forty-one percent expect to transition to home delivery within the next year.
Free shipping remains critical amid inflation: Since inflation, nearly 60% of consumers reported that they will not shop with a retailer that does not offer free shipping. High shipping costs also led consumers to choose a different retailer (63%), stop shopping with a retailer (57), and shop in-store (56%).
“Faster delivery has become the standard. Consumers are expecting to have their items delivered within two days, and retailers that can’t keep up will lose business,” said Josh Dinneen, Chief Commercial Officer of OnTrac. “As retailers seek to differentiate themselves and rebuild brand loyalty, those that provide faster home delivery can win more customers and increase share of wallet.”
For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Manu Aggarwal at [email protected].
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About OnTrac OnTrac is the carrier of choice for last-mile e-commerce deliveries that helps retailers and shippers build a competitive advantage through faster delivery times, lower costs, coast-to-coast coverage, and reliable on-time performance. OnTrac’s footprint stretches across the United States to reach approximately 80% of the population in 31 states and Washington, D.C. and enhance retailers’ ability to meet growing demand in the consumer e-commerce delivery market. With more than 65 years of experience, OnTrac has evolved into a critical part of the e-commerce infrastructure and is trusted by leading retailers and shippers that desire reduced transit times and increased flexibility within their supply chains. For more information, visit http://www.ontrac.com.
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