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9 steps to take to prepare for a quantum future

Network World

And, by 2027, companies should begin phasing out applications that cant be upgraded to crypto agility and begin enforcing strong, safe cryptography for all data. Another potential blind spot is SaaS applications, she says. If youre in pharma or chemical industry, theyre using it already, says Constellations Mueller.

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Dow turns to AI to accelerate chemical search

CIO Business Intelligence

For chemists, finding just the right molecule for a particular application can be like searching for a needle in a haystack. With several million compounds to choose from, chemists often must resort to intuition when trying to solve complex problems around chemical processes.

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We’d Love Your Feedback On New Applications Designed To Master Supply Chain Resilience

Forrester IT

But now there is a global shortage of everything from twenty-foot containers to lumber and basic chemicals. Lead time and availability determine customer experience. We all learned about that during the crisis. You must master supply chain resilience to meet your customers’ lead time and availability expectations.

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Amazon claims to cut quantum computing timeline by 5 years with new Ocelot chip

Network World

The first industries to use it will probably be those developing new materials, new chemical processes, or in molecular biology, Painter said. That would likely be the very earliest, he says, with most applications requiring several orders of magnitude improvement in error rates.

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What is S/4HANA? SAP’s latest ERP system explained

CIO Business Intelligence

The SAP Business Technology Platform offers in-memory processing, agile services for data integration and application extension, as well as embedded analytics and intelligent technologies. The API-based open architecture also enables partners and customers to flexibly and continuously expand their IT landscape.

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Microsoft makes quantum breakthrough, plans commercial offering

CIO Business Intelligence

“The main issue with today’s Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) machines is that the physical qubits are too noisy and error-prone, making the machines impractical for real-world applications,” Zander said. The simulation was able to accurately predict the ground state energy for a specific catalyst problem.

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Startup led by Seattle doctors gets FDA approval for virus-killing, surgical mask technology

GeekWire

” The masks include a product that contains methylene blue, a chemical known for its ability to kill viruses, bacteria and fungi. The startup is producing the chemical in North Carolina and incorporating it into a polypropylene fabric that becomes the outer layer of the masks. to manufacture Oxafence-containing masks. ”

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