Walmart debuts ‘largest’ blockchain system for 70 trucking companies in Canada
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailWalmart Canada has launched a blockchain-based freight and payment network for 70 third-party trucking companies carrying goods for 400-odd Walmart stores in Canada. The new platform, designed with Toronto-based blockchain …
Deutsche Telekom launches blockchain trading platform for German enterprises
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailDeutsche Telekom has launched a blockchain marketplace for German enterprises. The new German blockchain ecosystem (GBE) will enable customers to “map” different applications using blockchain. The service, from Deutsche Telekom …
Seven start supply chain consortium to standardise blockchain for mining industry
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSeven mining and metals companies have joined a World Economic Forum initiative to design and deploy blockchain solutions for the whole industry. The seven founding companies are Antofagasta Minerals, Eurasian …
How blockchain can ensure security and compliance in telemedicine (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailA recent surge in telehealth suggests that virtual care will rise in popularity in the coming years. Telemedicine offers an accessible way for patients to remotely connect with doctors for …
Cisco, Nokia, Vodafone join IBM blockchain to bring order, trust to supply chain
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailCisco, Lenovo, Nokia, Schneider Electric, and Vodafone have joined IBM’s new Trust Your Supplier (TYS) blockchain project to bring efficiency, order, and accountability to the supply chain. Belgian brewing company …
Blockchain holds much promise for IoT security (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe Internet of Things (IoT) is generating a great deal of excitement across all verticals, especially as operators ramp up plans for 5G networks. IoT increasingly is being used across …
Report available now: From supply chain to demand chain – how IoT and AI are enabling the supply chain to flex to changing demand
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAUSTIN, Texas, March 25, 2019 — Digital transformation of the supply chain will be bookended by two key technologies: the internet-of-things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI). Everything else is held …
AT&T mixes industry verticals and digital tech to brew-up new supply-chain magic
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe supply chain links the whole Industry 4.0 movement. For higher-grade operational intelligence to be brought to bear across the wider industrial market, the supply chain needs to mesh-in with …
Continental and HPE ride-share on blockchain data-trading for car makers
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailIT company HPE and Continental, best known for making tyres, have revealed a new blockchain-based trading platform for vehicle data to help car makers monetise data and tie in with emerging …
AT&T, Cisco, Microsoft back new Dallas tech incubator to bring IoT, AI to smart cities
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailA new smart cities incubator has been launched in the Dallas Fort Worth region. It will focus on smart cities related technologies. Big-name collaborators on the project include AT&T, Cisco, …
