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TCS | October 23, 2020

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, has introduced a composite quality engineering (QE) service for blockchain applications called TCS Blockchain QE Services that combines smart contract auditing with cloud deployment design, API audits, and usability testing to help enterprises safeguard against security, privacy, and reliability threats. Leveraging the experience and capabilities of TCS' Quality Engineering and Transformation Platform Services, the new services cater to applications over a wide range of blockchain platforms. The offering reimagines testing by leveraging innovative methods from the proven Quality Engineering Platform ecosystem. TCS provides smart contract testing services as part of this offering to thwart vulnerabilities in the business logic codified in smart contracts. It can also ring fence the entire blockchain solution at protocol and ecosystem level to ensure safety and security of enterprise applications.

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CONSTRUCTION

W. R. Berkley Corporation | January 07, 2022

W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) announced the formation of Berkley Construction Solutions, to provide excess liability insurance for contractors throughout the construction industry. Andrew Robinson has been named president of the new business, effective immediately. “The formation of this new business is a continuation of our efforts to enhance our participation in emerging and dynamic parts of the economy, by bringing talent and expertise to various specialty industries. Construction is a very important industry focus for Berkley. We are pleased to be expanding our existing participation with dedicated capabilities and expertise for contractors. Andy is an exceptionally accomplished insurance professional with a wealth of knowledge and extensive experience in the construction space and will undoubtedly bring great value to the marketplace. We are excited to welcome Andy to Berkley.” -W. Robert Berkley, Jr., president and chief executive officer of W. R. Berkley Corporation Mr. Robinson brings nearly 40 years of experience in the property casualty insurance industry to Berkley, with a focus on construction. Most recently, he served as the senior vice president of primary and excess construction at a leading commercial lines insurer. Mr. Robinson holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Connecticut College. For further information about products and services available from Berkley Construction Solutions, please contact Andy Robinson at arobinson@wrberkley.com. Founded in 1967, W. R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance holding company that is among the largest commercial lines writers in the United States and operates worldwide in two segments of the property casualty insurance business: Insurance and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess. For further information about W. R. Berkley Corporation, please visit www.berkley.com.

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ENGINEERING TECH

Simulation | July 12, 2021

A digital twin is a virtual replica of a building, such as a data center, that will offer comprehensive simulations of how it will perform and operate throughout its life, whether planned or already built.Though still in their early stages, digital twins provide a means for companies to build data centers more effectively and sustainably from the outset. Firms can optimize how their facility is built, understand how it will function, and identify possible problems using these full digital doppelgängers before a single server is deployed.Companies can use simulation software to predict, visualize, and quantify the effect of every change in their data center before implementing it. While such simulation software offers potential advantages for continuing operations of existing data centers, it also enables businesses to understand how their facilities will operate in the real world. Companies can improve data center designs by optimizing hardware layout, power and cooling, and airflow. It is even possible to adjust the positioning of solar panels on buildings.Before the foundations of a facility are built, firms can identify possible problems such as hotspots or fire hazards. A major advantage of a digital twin is that it incorporates physics such as computational fluid dynamics (CFD); liquids, gases, and temperatures in 3D spaces are brought into the image, providing the company with a far more detailed perspective of how a data center will behave. When coupled with virtual or augmented reality technologies, a digital twin can show buildings in their full glory before construction and assist in the development process.

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