Chapter 399 The Birth of TORCH Multiphysics

Although it will still take some time before the official unveiling of Torch Company, 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 version in a few days, except that it does not yet have a formal office location and the organizational structure has not yet been finalized, it will be no different from a full-scale company.

One of the major benefits is that Chang Haonan can directly register Torch Company as the owner of the software's property rights, and can also add the company's logo and contact information to the most important public test promotion.

Although this is not much different from the legal perspective compared to the original plan to act in the name of the project team and then turn it into a Torch company after the software is officially released, it is quite different in terms of publicity.

There are two public versions of TORCH Multiphysics, one is the enhanced version (Pro plus) authorized to some confidential units, which includes 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. It 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 didn't sound good, and on the other hand, it seemed to be discriminating against some users.

So I simply changed the name.

There are not even medium cups, only large 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 in the past, they can basically only solve certain specific problems and have no obvious help for the overall research level. Naturally, there is no way. Come to 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 toolkits relying on MATLAB or Fluent, which are functional and reliable. Neither sex is optimistic.

One 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 logo of Torch Company instead of the name of an inconspicuous research group will undoubtedly be more conducive to subsequent market expansion and increasing 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, 17 of which are from foreign users."

"Teacher Yang, where do these 17 foreign users come from?"

The person in charge of marketing business for Torch Company is Yang Huimei, a professor of industrial trade at Beijing Hang University, who has also met Chang Haonan several times before.

She is also the third official employee of Torch Company to be named on the corporate working committee.

No way, in the 90s, the management major of the marketing major had just started in China, and not many degrees had been awarded, and even after more than years, no one could tell what the field was. What a professional.

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 commonly used languages ​​in the world to choose from, and it will be even more useful in the future. Plan to go overseas.

However, without any publicity before, 17 overseas users could pop up, 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 National School of Roads and Bridges in Paris, followed closely 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 browsed through 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 Roads and Bridges 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 couldn't 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 all good things.

"correct."

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——

Originally, Chang Haonan 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 If there is a temporary vacancy, let the two deputy directors of the project team take over temporarily.

"Our software currently 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 software in the trial phase does not involve charging issues, it is not open source software after all. From a legal perspective, efforts to prevent piracy still need to be made.

Whether it is possible to prevent it or not is another matter.

"No problem. I have already deployed work in this area. The main problem now is that there are too few people who understand the laws in Europe, so 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!"