Chapter 399 The Birth of TORCH Multiphysics
Although it will take some time before Torch Company is officially unveiled, considering that it is a matter that has been focused on above, the progress in various formalities is quite rapid.
When the TORCH Multiphysics software completes the final package of the public beta a few days later, except that it does not have a formal office location and the organizational structure has not yet been finalized, it will be no different from a full-blown company.
One of the major benefits is that Chang Haonan can directly register Torch Company as the property owner of the software, and can also add the company's logo and contact information in the most important public test promotion.
Although this is not much different from the legal perspective compared to the original plan of acting in the name of the project team and then converting it to a Torch company after the software is officially released, it is quite different in terms of publicity. .
There are two versions of the public test of TORCH Multiphysics, one is the enhanced version (Proplus) authorized to some confidential units, which contains all preset models and algorithms, and the other is the professional version (Pro) that is publicly released to all applicants. There are limitations on a small number of preset databases, but there is no essential difference in basic functions. They will only affect the computing efficiency of some large models or extremely dirty models.
At the beginning, these two versions were simply named normal version and advanced version within the project team.
But Chang Haonan thought about it and felt that on the one hand, this did not sound good, and on the other hand, it seemed to discriminate against some users.
So I simply changed my name.
There are not even medium cups, only large cups and extra large cups.
In short, no matter which version, it is definitely a heavy blow to the field of numerical simulation in 1997.
After all, the core function of the software, which is multi-field comprehensive simulation with strong coupling, is almost a breakthrough from 0 to 1 in this era.
Although some laboratories or research institutes have developed some small related tools before, they can basically only solve certain specific problems and have no obvious help to the overall research level. Naturally, there is no way to reach the stage of commercialization.
Some software companies that have been deeply involved in the field for many years have naturally paid attention to the business opportunities in this area. However, due to the difficulty of calculation and the level of theoretical development, the current results are limited to some small-scale projects relying on MATLAB or fluent. The toolkit, features and reliability are not promising.
You can imagine what kind of shock it will bring to the engineering world when TORCH Multiphysics comes out.
And at this most critical time, the first name that appears in people's sight is destined to be remembered for a long time.
For example, Netflix once spun off its physical DVD business and renamed it Qwikster, but even their own people often forgot the name. Later, it only lasted more than a month before they honestly changed it back.
Therefore, directly displaying the Torch Company's logo instead of the name of an inconspicuous research group will undoubtedly be more conducive to subsequent market expansion and increased visibility.
Now, the temporary warehouse of the project team located in the Supercomputing Center of Beihang University is already filled with software packaging boxes that are about to be mailed out.
"Mr. Chang, as of last night, we have received a total of 744 test applications in various forms, including 42 for the upgraded version and 702 for the professional version, including 17 from foreign users. ”
"Teacher Yang, where do these 17 foreign users come from?"
The person in charge of marketing business for Torch Company is a professor of industrial trade at Beihang University, who has also met Chang Haonan several times before. Yang Huimei.
She is also the third official employee of Torch Company to be named on the corporate working committee.
No way, in the 1990s, the management major of the marketing major had just started in China, and not many degrees were awarded in total, and even after more than 20 years, this was not the case. I can't tell what my major is.
In contrast, Yang Huimei, who has rich experience in industrial trade and has participated in many foreign trade negotiations in the aviation industry, is obviously a more reliable candidate.
Naturally, Chang Haonan cannot spend all his energy on these management matters, so only the application for the upgraded version needs to be reviewed by him personally, and the remaining professional version can basically be passed as long as the information is compliant.
For a commercial software released for the market, it is neither useful nor necessary to overly limit the scope of the user group. In fact, the UI interface of the software already provides several common languages in the world to choose from. , and has plans to go overseas in the future.
However, 17 overseas users popped up despite no publicity before, which really surprised him. "Most of them are from European universities, especially those that have established cooperative relationships with us through the negotiations in the first half of the year. It should have something to do with your appeal, Mr. Chang."
After Chang Haonan cast a doubtful look, Yang Huimei then explained:
"Because the first one to apply was the Paris National Road and Bridge School, followed by several universities in their small circle, and then expanded to Germany, Italy and Switzerland. Among the 17 users, only Agusta and Fiat Home is a business, and the rest are research institutions."
As she spoke, she took out a paper document directly from her bag and handed it to Chang Haonan, obviously already prepared.
The latter briefly read it and found that it was exactly what the other party said.
“If I remember correctly, during the negotiations in Haojing, there was a person in charge of technology on the EU side named Fernando Lorenzo, who should be a professor at the National Road and Bridge School.”
Yang Huimei said from the side.
Chang Haonan turned to the last page of the first application and found that there was indeed a Spanish signature.
Of course he could not recognize Spanish, but after such a reminder, he could still tell that the person who signed the application document was Fernando Lorenzo.
This is very reasonable.
After all, during the negotiation process at that time, it was this cute little old man who was the first to propose in-depth cooperation with China and the first to consider introducing technology from China.
After that, it was normal for him to continue to pay attention to the situation in China.
This company is quite influential in the field of numerical computing in Europe, and naturally it can easily attract the attention of other peers.
Good things are good things.
“That’s right.”
Chang Haonan returned the document in his hand to Yang Huimei, then turned to look at the deputy director of the project team on the other side——
Original Chang Haonan I was going to invite Li Jie over directly, but considering that he was already the chairman of Shuguang Group and an academician, the possibility of becoming the head of the technical department under him was almost non-existent, so this position had to be temporarily vacant. Let the two deputy directors of the project team temporarily take over.
"Our software now only provides a multi-language version of the UI interface. Since there are foreign users in the trial phase, the instructions and related legal documents must be translated as soon as possible."
Although the trial phase has The software does not involve charging issues, but after all, it is not open source software. From a legal perspective, efforts to prevent piracy still need to be made.
Whether you can prevent it or not is another matter.
“No problem, I have already deployed the work in this area. The main problem now is that there are too few people who understand the laws in Europe, so the progress in this area will be slower.”
The deputy director nodded and replied.
"It doesn't matter. The reputation of the first batch of customers is very important. It doesn't matter even if the shipment is a little late."
In this kind of matter, Chang Haonan adheres to the principle of erring on the side of shortage rather than excess.
“Yes!”
(End of this chapter)