Sage Master Builder has been renamed to Sage 100 Contractor to better reflect Sage's focus on the construction industry. The software has been completely redesigned with a new interface that is easier to navigate and use. Key enhancements include improved capabilities for service departments, quicker report searching, and tighter job-level security controls.
Coupled with MIE Trak ERP SQL Software – a fully integrated business software solution for optimizing the manufacturing process from front to back – MIE Trak Pro becomes a valuable tool for the modern organization. MIE Trak ERP SQL modules include Quoting, Order Entry, Purchasing, Scheduling, Data Collection, Routing, Work Orders, Accounting, QuickBooks Integration, Inventory Control, BOM's, and Invoicing.
IT and Business Alignment - Mapping the Physical, Virtual and Business WorldsNovell
This session will cover integration to PlateSpin Recon for the virtualized environment, integration collecting the physical environment and business data integration into a single view aligning the virtual, physical and business world. This discussion will focus on the methods, mechanics and best practices of federating these data sources into a view, such as a configuration management database (CMDB) as an example, by which to take action. It is intended to cover the technical aspects of the integration capabilities to various database sources marrying application data to the infrastructure providing near real-time views of data from it's source versus solutions that extract, translate and load data into a common repository that now must be maintained. The Novell BSM solution accesses the data in near real-time from the trusted management source providing the most accurate, view of federated data turning it into actionable information.
Coupled with MIE Trak ERP SQL Software – a fully integrated business software solution for optimizing the manufacturing process from front to back – MIE Trak Pro becomes a valuable tool for the modern organization. MIE Trak ERP SQL modules include Quoting, Order Entry, Purchasing, Scheduling, Data Collection, Routing, Work Orders, Accounting, QuickBooks Integration, Inventory Control, BOM's, and Invoicing.
IT and Business Alignment - Mapping the Physical, Virtual and Business WorldsNovell
This session will cover integration to PlateSpin Recon for the virtualized environment, integration collecting the physical environment and business data integration into a single view aligning the virtual, physical and business world. This discussion will focus on the methods, mechanics and best practices of federating these data sources into a view, such as a configuration management database (CMDB) as an example, by which to take action. It is intended to cover the technical aspects of the integration capabilities to various database sources marrying application data to the infrastructure providing near real-time views of data from it's source versus solutions that extract, translate and load data into a common repository that now must be maintained. The Novell BSM solution accesses the data in near real-time from the trusted management source providing the most accurate, view of federated data turning it into actionable information.
SAP Extended ECM - Improve Customer Interaction EfficiencyThomas Demmler
Via SAP Extended ECM by OpenText all stakeholders in a company are able to work with up-to-date customer information in the environment they are familiar with and that serves them best. Dissolved information silos, integrated ECM capabilities, and universal access result in a significant increase of customer interaction efficiency.
The blog post ‘Improve Customer Interaction Efficiency’ (http://wp.me/p1Eq2T-u) explains this presentation.
Rules, Rules, Rules: Proactively Automate Management of the Service Infrastru...Novell
This session is an introduction to building rules into service models. Rules enable you to manage the definitions of severity and priority and automated actions, such as notifications. These rules also enable you to proactively monitor and manage the service infrastructure in real time. The solution provides more than after-the-fact reporting on technology performance and availability; it provides a view into the current trajectory of service performance and into potential service breaches before they occur. This allows IT to apply the proper resources to the highest priority services as required.
The Novell solution also factors in multi-faceted rules and visualization. This allows you to prioritize performance against availability. An example of this would be raising awareness before an event that will affect performance while that service is still available. The Novell solution is a true "service" monitoring and management solution because of its ability to calendar business hours, and because use and demand are also factored in when calculating service awareness and breaches versus pure up/down availability. Finally, the session will discuss and demonstrate how these rules are configured; it will discuss best practices for configuring/defining, and the real-time multi-dimensional visualization of the service via the appropriate dashboards.
iPECS UCS Clients access the rich voice services of the iPECS and the wide range of video, text and collaborative and messaging services built into the iPECS UCS Server.
Experion Presentation at JavaOne 2011: Mobile enabling the enterprise workfor...Experion Technologies
The session "Mobile enabling the enterprise workforce - harnessing the power of Java ME" was taken by Sreekumar Pillai, CTO, Experion Technologies, and Manoj Balraj, VP - Global Business, Experion Technologies, at the 2011 JavaOne conference held in San Francisco, California.
Mobile-enabling the workforce plays a key role in efficiently running a modern-day organization. Many organizations that have implemented ERP systems and other enterprise wide information systems have failed to reap the benefits, due to the unavailability of last-mile connectivity to their field force. This session explores the key architectural challenges in implementing a mobile workforce solution and examines how Java ME was leveraged by one organization to deliver a cost-effective yet powerful and efficient mobile application to customers.
The sessions included key topics such as Java ME Web services or WSA (JSR 172), User interface development with LWUIT, On-device data persistence with RMS and Location-based services.
CIBER Managed Services GmbH built a dynamic Cloud Infrastructure for SAP landscapes, based on a combination of IBM server, storage, database, and system management software. The new storage infrastructure, which consists of the IBM XIV Storage System and IBM SAN Volume Controller, offers individual service classes to suit different customer needs, maximizing operational efficiency and minimizing expenses. The SAP application landscapes run on both IBM Power Systems servers and IBM System x Blade Server technologies.
Visit http://bit.ly/KWh5Dx to 'Follow' the official Twitter handle of IBM India Smarter Computing.
Nimsoft SaaS Service Desk Essentials - presented at CA World 2011CA Nimsoft
Your service desk might be the only IT resource guaranteed to touch everyone in your enterprise. Learn how Nimsoft Service Desk accelerates your responsiveness, efficiency, and alignment to your business. In this session, product experts from Nimsoft will discuss how you can benefit from using Nimsoft Service Desk by coordinating and accelerating incident response and proactive IT management—so you can increase end user satisfaction, reduce costs, and meet business objectives.
Visit www.nimsoft.com for more information.
Increase Agility & ROI: BPM in Business Support SystemsSrikanth Minnam
Decrease the gap between Business and IT. And business users can modify business process execution on the fly in response to an external market force, be it an opportunity or threat.
DCR Workforce offers an easy-to-use, rapidly deployed, and scalable solution to help you gain control over your expense process with our industry-leading Vendor Management Software, Smart Track. The Expense Management module of the Smart Track solution ensures that your employees submitting expense reports and personnel processing them follow a thorough, coordinated, and automated process.
SAP Extended ECM - Improve Customer Interaction EfficiencyThomas Demmler
Via SAP Extended ECM by OpenText all stakeholders in a company are able to work with up-to-date customer information in the environment they are familiar with and that serves them best. Dissolved information silos, integrated ECM capabilities, and universal access result in a significant increase of customer interaction efficiency.
The blog post ‘Improve Customer Interaction Efficiency’ (http://wp.me/p1Eq2T-u) explains this presentation.
Rules, Rules, Rules: Proactively Automate Management of the Service Infrastru...Novell
This session is an introduction to building rules into service models. Rules enable you to manage the definitions of severity and priority and automated actions, such as notifications. These rules also enable you to proactively monitor and manage the service infrastructure in real time. The solution provides more than after-the-fact reporting on technology performance and availability; it provides a view into the current trajectory of service performance and into potential service breaches before they occur. This allows IT to apply the proper resources to the highest priority services as required.
The Novell solution also factors in multi-faceted rules and visualization. This allows you to prioritize performance against availability. An example of this would be raising awareness before an event that will affect performance while that service is still available. The Novell solution is a true "service" monitoring and management solution because of its ability to calendar business hours, and because use and demand are also factored in when calculating service awareness and breaches versus pure up/down availability. Finally, the session will discuss and demonstrate how these rules are configured; it will discuss best practices for configuring/defining, and the real-time multi-dimensional visualization of the service via the appropriate dashboards.
iPECS UCS Clients access the rich voice services of the iPECS and the wide range of video, text and collaborative and messaging services built into the iPECS UCS Server.
Experion Presentation at JavaOne 2011: Mobile enabling the enterprise workfor...Experion Technologies
The session "Mobile enabling the enterprise workforce - harnessing the power of Java ME" was taken by Sreekumar Pillai, CTO, Experion Technologies, and Manoj Balraj, VP - Global Business, Experion Technologies, at the 2011 JavaOne conference held in San Francisco, California.
Mobile-enabling the workforce plays a key role in efficiently running a modern-day organization. Many organizations that have implemented ERP systems and other enterprise wide information systems have failed to reap the benefits, due to the unavailability of last-mile connectivity to their field force. This session explores the key architectural challenges in implementing a mobile workforce solution and examines how Java ME was leveraged by one organization to deliver a cost-effective yet powerful and efficient mobile application to customers.
The sessions included key topics such as Java ME Web services or WSA (JSR 172), User interface development with LWUIT, On-device data persistence with RMS and Location-based services.
CIBER Managed Services GmbH built a dynamic Cloud Infrastructure for SAP landscapes, based on a combination of IBM server, storage, database, and system management software. The new storage infrastructure, which consists of the IBM XIV Storage System and IBM SAN Volume Controller, offers individual service classes to suit different customer needs, maximizing operational efficiency and minimizing expenses. The SAP application landscapes run on both IBM Power Systems servers and IBM System x Blade Server technologies.
Visit http://bit.ly/KWh5Dx to 'Follow' the official Twitter handle of IBM India Smarter Computing.
Nimsoft SaaS Service Desk Essentials - presented at CA World 2011CA Nimsoft
Your service desk might be the only IT resource guaranteed to touch everyone in your enterprise. Learn how Nimsoft Service Desk accelerates your responsiveness, efficiency, and alignment to your business. In this session, product experts from Nimsoft will discuss how you can benefit from using Nimsoft Service Desk by coordinating and accelerating incident response and proactive IT management—so you can increase end user satisfaction, reduce costs, and meet business objectives.
Visit www.nimsoft.com for more information.
Increase Agility & ROI: BPM in Business Support SystemsSrikanth Minnam
Decrease the gap between Business and IT. And business users can modify business process execution on the fly in response to an external market force, be it an opportunity or threat.
DCR Workforce offers an easy-to-use, rapidly deployed, and scalable solution to help you gain control over your expense process with our industry-leading Vendor Management Software, Smart Track. The Expense Management module of the Smart Track solution ensures that your employees submitting expense reports and personnel processing them follow a thorough, coordinated, and automated process.
10 Great Reasons to Choose Sage Peachtree Quantummlmannozzi
Sage Peachtree Quantum is the ultimate, high-performance accounting solution for small businesses that are pushing the limits of their current accounting solution, but are not yet ready to move to a mid-market solution. Or they may be overwhelmed by their existing mid-market solution and need to move downstream but certainly don’t want to sacrifice speed, capacity or performance.
If you’re faced with the need for a more robust solution, job management, inventory management, or more customized reporting then Sage Peachtree Quantum is the smart choice for your business.
GuiXT is a technology that provides user interface customization solutions to SAP applications. GuiXT is integrated with the SAP GUI environment, which enables firms to tailor SAP transaction screens to the narrower requirements of specific jobs within the organization while leaving essential SAP coding untouched. Although SAP is a very powerful ERP system, the "do-everything" SAP transactions can be overwhelming for the majority of users. This creates confusion and frustration that ultimately leads to business consequences. SAP interface complexity and navigation challenges impede an organization's ability to obtain an accurate timing on their ROI when implementing or upgrading their SAP software.
Over the last ten years we have been able to consistently develop solutions to resolve different challenges in the ERP system that provide a long-term value for organizations. Below you can choose which suite best fits your organization's strategic vision.
Managing Unprecedented Change with Business TransformationCisco Canada
This presentation will discuss how to manage change with business transformation, including: the shifting landscape, business imperatives and technology transformations, as well as, IT implications.
nGen’s email management software provides customers with an efficient email response to their inquiries and users with easy email management. Contact us today to learn more.
Sage survey revealing the revenue performance and business challenges of residential contractors during the continuing economic recovery. The survey was conducted at the 2015 NAHB International Builders' Show.
Describes five types of construction business visibility: reporting, monitoring, analyzing, projecting, and mobilizing of data for better decision making.
Needs assessments can be applied to a variety of functions in the construction firm—from figuring
out what kind of technology the company requires to a service that could open your business up
to work in new construction markets to assessing an employee’s performance and what training
he could benefit from. Once you’ve decided that it’s time to conduct a needs analysis, you will be
working to determine exactly what your company has to do to drive improvements in its operations.
Learn more at the http://na.sage.com/sage-construction-and-real-estate
In construction, access to back-office financial and operations systems from a remote site is
often needed to make decisions and stay productive. For many industries like construction, cloud
technology is being considered and adopted as the new answer for remote work. Some businesses
are outsourcing to the cloud just to save on the cost from having in-house technical experts. But
when considering how to improve remote operations, a well-matched cloud application, especially
in construction, can do better than just give an answer to internal resource constraints. Cloud
applications can increase agility and competitiveness, enhance team collaboration, strengthen
decision making using current data, and improve productivity—particularly when the back-office
systems are integrated into the cloud.
Learn more at the http://na.sage.com/sage-construction-and-real-estate
In the value chain of the construction industry, builders are downstream from designers and
therefore receive plans either as blueprints or digital files and have to quickly turn around
accurate cost estimates based on these plans. With an increasing number of architects and
design firms using BIM (Building Information Modeling) technology, builders must be equipped
to utilize BIM processes and tools. For many builders, adopting BIM is a fundamental requirement
from a technological standpoint; however, it is also one that brings significant advantages from a
growth perspective.
Learn more at the http://na.sage.com/sage-construction-and-real-estate
The last thing most construction executives want to worry about is their accounting software. But as
your company grows, accounting becomes more complex and more integrated with operations. While
a generic accounting package like QuickBooks or Sage 50 Accounting—U.S. Edition (formerly Sage
Peachtree) got your business off the ground, it may be time to deploy accounting software designed
specifically for the construction industry.
The right software isn’t cheap; in fact, you’ll likely spend $3,000 to $30,000 to deploy a
construction-specific accounting system. However, the benefits of the move will pay out
early and often. Construction accounting software will help you get a better grip on your job
costs, manage your risks, and generally “speak your language.” Here we highlight six powerful
benefits of accounting software built for the construction industry.
Learn more at the http://na.sage.com/sage-construction-and-real-estate
Whether a project lasts two weeks or spans months, no matter if the team consists of three
members or dozens, an electronic document management system can help entities keep track
of the documents, reports, and correspondences involved from the planning to execution phases.
EDM software can help ensure that no project member misses out on key information.
Learn more at the http://na.sage.com/sage-construction-and-real-estate
The last few years have been tough on the construction and real estate industries as construction
projects have been abandoned all over the world, with a high preponderance in the United States.
The economy continues to post high job losses, and though the employment outlook has improved
marginally, the wait-and-see attitude that has permeated the industry is likely to continue, with
recovery continuing at a slow pace.2
Developing Business
But just because “business is slow” doesn’t mean you can’t do something to improve the health of
your business. Innovation and motivation pay off. Construction firms can develop steady flows of
revenue by simultaneously addressing customer service and driving home fast, quality outcomes at
a competitive price.
In addition to actively managing your employees, assets, and ongoing projects, construction
executives need to be able to look to the future—gathering contacts, networking, nurturing potential
business relationships, and seeking additional clients is an important step in building that future.3 One
Phoenix-based construction company, Andale Construction, was able to go from a modest firm to an
organization managing two government projects with an $80 million budget because of the owner’s
determination, desire to learn, and ability to network and find out about opportunities such as those
offered to small businesses certified as “disadvantaged” by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
When working in an industry like construction, it’s necessary to be able to calculate all the sectorspecific
financial items, such as job costing. Accounting for every expense is also necessary, as it
helps a business ensure it is staying in the black. With the annual seasonally adjusted value of current
construction work hitting approximately $8 billion, the construction sector represents a huge market.
Since construction is currently one of the top CPA firm specialties, having the capability to serve the
industry’s needs opens a host of opportunities for accountants.1
2011 CFMA Financial Survey Results: Erika Urbani, Vice-Chairman, CFMA
Sage Construction and Real Estate Customer IT Use Survey Results: Dennis Stejskal, VP Product Management, Sage CRE
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and Sales
Sage 100 Contractor
1. 2013 Release
Renamed and completely reimagined for 2013.
KEY ENHANCEMENTS
Sage Master Builder is now Sage 100 Contractor. This change reflects Sage’s
New, easy-to-navigate interface
commitment to building an even stronger presence in the construction industry.
Although the new name will take some getting used to, the enhancements we’re
rolling out won’t. Completely refreshed and redesigned, today’s Sage 100 Contractor Enhanced capabilities for
is our best version ever. It’s smarter and easier to use. With so many new features, the service departments
premier construction software for growing firms has raised the bar once again. • Simplified dispatch board
data entry
Totally new design, yet it’s instantly familiar. • Subcontractor management
on the dispatch board
Talk about a short learning curve. Sage 100 Contractor provides a modern new • Easier work order
interface that becomes instantly familiar. Learning the software is now easier for prioritization
beginners and new users. Highlights of the stylish new look include new icons that are
easy to understand, improved navigation, customizable process maps, and activity Quicker report search
centers that enable you to drag and drop menu items and processes onto your
desktop so it reflects precisely how you work or your company works.
Improved contact and vendor
management
Ability to email stubs for
2 direct deposit
Tighter job-level security
4 Faster validation of purchase
orders, invoices, and
1 committed costs
3
1. My Menu 2. Activity Centers 3. Updated 4. Flexible Navigation
Drag and drop Task Icons Navigate the way
Tailored to your
access level. the icons for your Move from you want. Use the
Customizable preferred tasks task to task menu tree or the
based on what and processes. quickly. activity center ribbon
you want to see. Create your own to move throughout
process maps. the system.
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