User satisfaction in focus! In this issue of Software Update you can read more about customer experiences, exciting product launches, and the roll out of our new customer portal.
User satisfaction in focus! In this issue of Software Update you can read more about customer experiences, exciting product launches, and the roll out of our new customer portal.

We are continuously looking into all our customer processes to ensure we do whatever we can to make you a “happy user”.

This is a significant update to the Phast product suite, containing many improvements to consequence and risk calculations and including a new Study Manager utility for combining risk results from multible studies.

DNV is proud to announce that the Unified Dispersion Model in Phast, the world's leading process hazard analysis tool, has been reviewed by the US Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and approved for use in LNG siting applications.

Shell Global Solutions has been using DNV Software's Safeti Performance Forecasting tools Maros and Taro for close to 15 years. The result is vastly improved bottom line.

Asset owner are increasingly seeking more effective methods for management of their current assets and future development, thereby improving performance and reducing costs. DNV Software's Performance Forecasting tools allow users to safely and responsibly analyse and improve production efficiency.

Earlier this year INEOS ABS, Ohio, USA implemented our Orbit+ IDS software with the standard package including Orbit Onshore, integration with Risk Based Inspection assessment and interface with SAP.

SilverPipe is DNV Software’s integrity and risk management software tailored to meet operators’ focus on continuously improving pipeline safety and reliability, reducing downtime and extending operational life.

Last year’s release of Synergi 12 provided clients with a new level of usability, and feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. With more than 200 additional improvements, the new 12.0.5 version increases the performance and reduces cost.

Nauticus Machinery 10.0 provides a unified environment for all calculation tools, with several re-designed tools and new features introduced, making it easier to organise, compare and share your calculations.

DNV’s Sesam software has been extended with a tailor-made solution for design of offshore wind turbine structures, addressing the industry’s need to account for the combined effect of wind and hydrodynamic loads. The analysis functionality offered is in accordance with the DNV Offshore Standard DNV-OS-J101, Design of Offshore Wind Turbines.

Earlier this year, the Institute of Engineering & Ocean Technology (IEOT), Mumbai, the technical services wing of india's largest corporation, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), has placed an order on DNV Software for upgrading and expanding their existing suite of Sesam software.

Earlier this year, DNV Software opened a brand new customer portal for Safeti users, where customers could download software and user manuals and access an extensive documentation library. Now the service is being extended to include customers with maintenance contracts for the product lines - Sesam, Nauticus and Safeti.

A three-day Performance Forecasting training course was held in October in DNV’s Busan office, covering a two-day Maros course and a one-day Taro introductory course. This was the first Performance Forecasting training held in Korea.

Ninety participants came from across Europe to the annual two-day DNV Software User Conference at Høvik before summer. They learned about new features in Sesam and Nauticus, attended workshops, gave feedback based on user experience and strengthened ties with colleagues in the industry.

The 2011 Safeti User Conferences were in full swing worldwide with presentations on the recent and coming releases of Phast given to users in Paris, France and Houston, Texas, USA.
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