From sensor data to insight into operations and production The digital oilfield is awash with modern sensor technologies providing real-time readings of a range of indicators from bottom hole assembly all the way up to the Christmas Tree and beyond. This data can help operators on the rig and in remote operating centres optimise production [...]
The National Archives is the only public sector organisation among this year’s winners of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. In doing so it becomes the first winner from a government department since the awards were expanded in 2000…read more
From left to right, Lee Newby – Cadet, Oliver Morley, CEO, The National Archives, The Lord Lieutenant Tim Stevenson of Oxfordshire, Kevin Gell, Managing Director – Tessella On Thursday 15th September 2011, Tessella held a ceremony at St Catherine’s College, Oxford to officially receive the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation. The prestigious Innovation Award [...]
The UK’s Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) is using Tessella’s Safety Deposit Box (SDB) to manage part of its scientific data archive. David Corney, head of data services at RAL, said: ‘SDB integrates perfectly into our scientific data archive.’…read more
STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory becomes the first user in the scientific research sector to adopt SDB for their archiving solution Oxford, UK | 22 August 2011. Tessella, the international provider of science powered technology and consulting services is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the Science and Technology Facilities Council to set [...]
The successful long term management of digital assets is a key concern for us as we build our digital resource. Until recently, we did not have a dedicated system in use for storing and managing master files for any digitised content, and our file backup system was not idea for dealing with large sets of data. Files were managed [...]
The well publicised wave of senior engineers expected to retire in the next 5 years, along with increased outside scrutiny following recent major incidents are driving a new approach to knowledge management and decision support in Oil & Gas. Full article (PDF)
When BiOxyDyn, (www.bioxydyn.com), a spin out company from Manchester University, needed to turn their innovative research and Intellectual Property (IP) in non-invasive medical imaging into a commercially robust, well-architected and fully-documented set of software tools, they called on Tessella’s unique blend of expertise in image analysis and scientific software engineering. The collaboration has enabled BiOxyDyn [...]
Fire and gas detection systems are an important safety control at oil and gas processing facilities protecting people and assets, as they provide an early warning of a hazardous situation. Detecting such events can initiate responses to minimise the consequences of the situation, such as alarms to alert personnel and emergency equipment shutdown. Full article [...]
By Jef Akst How cognitive prejudices can influence research decisions, and how the pitfalls of human nature can be avoided In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Merck & Co. was at the height of an epic pharmaceuticals boom. Annual sales doubled and profits tripled, most notably driven by sales of a congestive heart failure [...]
