Posts Tagged ‘hyperledger’
IBM introduces a blockchain to verify the jewelry supply chain | TechCrunch
“Now we can share this [data] in a permissioned network and we can be sure it’s accurate,” he (Jason Kelley, the GM of blockchain services at IBM) said.
The notion of the permissioned blockchain is an important one here. It means that you have to be allowed on the blockchain to participate, and everyone on the blockchain has to agree to let any members on. “That’s what exciting with TrustChain. Each point in the supply chain has bought into the consortium,” he said.
Source: IBM introduces a blockchain to verify the jewelry supply chain | TechCrunch, Ron Miller, April 26, 2018
Read MoreBlockchain will speed up overseas shipping | The Star
A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, the world’s largest container shipping company, is enabling real-time tracking of its cargo and documents using blockchain. Four years ago, it found one shipment from Kenya to the Netherlands was held up 10 days just by paperwork.
Source: Blockchain will speed up overseas shipping | The Star, Kyunghee Park, April 20, 2018
Read MoreMarsh Collaborates With IBM, ACORD, and ISN to Apply Blockchain Technology for First Commercial Proof of Insurance
Since proof of insurance is a key business requirement in many industries, this blockchain solution opens the door to creating a network of networks to provide verification on a much broader scale.
Source: Marsh Collaborates With IBM, ACORD, and ISN to Apply Blockchain Technology for First Commercial Proof of Insurance, April 16, 2018
Read MoreHow blockchain could solve the internet privacy problem | Computerworld
“I don’t believe there’s a ton of people who are suddenly going to wake up this summer and say, ‘I need to download a self-sovereign identity wallet for my phone,’ ” Windley said. “What’s more likely to happen is they’re going to go into their bank or credit union and they’re going to say, ‘We have this new way of logging into your account.’ You’ll download an app.”
Behind the scenes, the bank and customer will exchange non-correlatable identifiers; they’ll simply scan a QR code and will be signed up for the new identity service.
“Later on, they’ll see that as an [icon] on their phone,” Windley said.
Source: How blockchain could solve the internet privacy problem | Computerworld, Lucas Mearia, Computerworld | April 9, 2018
Read MoreIBM launches starter plan for start-ups to build blockchain projects | CNBC
IBM’s blockchain starter plan is currently in beta testing mode, and is free for developers to use until commercial release. The firm did not disclose how much the product would cost once it is fully released.
Source: IBM launches starter plan for start-ups to build blockchain projects | CNBC, Ryan Browne| March 21, 2018
Read MoreHyperledger Tech Heats Up Ahead of Software Debuts – CoinDesk
“There’s traction behind each of them, there are multiple companies now participating in development, they are maturing at a rate where they’re ready for production use,” he said, adding:”And in some cases are already in production use.”
Source: Hyperledger Tech Heats Up Ahead of Software Debuts – CoinDesk, Michael del Castillo, March 28, 2018
Read MoreGrocers Embrace Blockchain in New Era of Transparency | Progressive Grocer
“We’ve been very fortunate as an advocate for standards and education in industry to join the ride,” continues Nuce. “We built the UPC or the GTIN as a way for people to have interoperable identification all over the globe. These foundational traceability standards were developed many, many years before blockchain was ever a glimmer in someone’s eye. But now it’s all coming together.”
Source: Grocers Embrace Blockchain in New Era of Transparency | Progressive Grocer, Jenny McTaggart – Feb 16, 2018
Read MoreEY – Blockchain-enabled platforms are changing marine for the better – EY – Global
Blockchain-enabled platforms can successfully connect all players in the shipping value chain and advance critical capabilities.
EY and Guardtime, as well as other industry and technology leaders, present the “first of its kind” enterprise-scale platform to integrate and secure the entire stream of disparate data sources involved in insuring shipments around the world.
When risks ebb and flow, should insurance premiums adjust?
Source: EY – Blockchain-enabled platforms are changing marine for the better – EY – Global
Read MoreHyperledger Project: Opportunities for developers and enterprises – developerWorks TV
Mark Parzygnat’s, Program Director, Blockchain at IBM presenting to the Startup Breakfast Club in Montreal and taking questions from the audience. Mark introduces Hyperledger from both an enterprise and startup perspective.
Source: Hyperledger Project: Opportunities for developers and enterprises – developerWorks TV | YouTube recording (1:44:41), Februrary 6, 2018
Read MoreShipping: IBM, Maersk Are Creating a New Blockchain Company | Fortune
Presently, many shipping supply chains are bogged down by a morass of paperwork shuffled between a glut of middlemen, Wieck says. Documentation, which when lost or delayed causes perishable goods lying in wait to spoil, can end up costing as much as a fifth of the total expense of physical transportation.
According to a 2013 study by the World Economic Forum, reducing the friction around information-sharing and border administration when it comes to international trade “could increase GDP by nearly 5% and trade by 15%”—a boost that amounts to trillions of dollars.
Source: Shipping: IBM, Maersk Are Creating a New Blockchain Company | Fortune, Robert Hackett, January 16, 2018
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