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The U.S.-based blockchain firm TBCASoft, Japanese multinational conglomerate holding company SoftBank and American tech giant IBM are coming together to disrupt the telecommunication industry with dedicated cross-barrier blockchain solutions. The firms announced a strategic partnership to utilize blockchain technology for a platform specifically designed to address key challenges associated with the industry. The platform will bring industry leaders together, offer new services to telecom carriers and their subscribers, and help to develop new business models….

IBM, one of the largest computer companies in the world, has announced its plan to launch a new blockchain project called Trust Your Supplier (TYS), in association with a blockchain specialist firm Chainyard. The other founding members of this project include brewing company Anheuser-Busch InBev, pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline, Telecommunications Company Vodafone, and tech companies such as Cisco, Lenovo, Nokia, and Schneider Electric. Supply chain management includes managing and keeping track of production, storage and mobility…

The American data storage company Seagate, known widely for its profound role in the tech industry, is reportedly being ready to enter into the next stage of its blockchain test, based primarily on traceability in its global supply chain. In an interview, Manuel Offenberg, the Managing Technologist of Seagate’s Research Group revealed that the company has received the green light to pursue the next phase of the project – the pilot stage. You will recall…

The New York Times Research & Development team is launching ‘The News Provenance Project’ to find a better way of providing people with a way to differentiate between fake and authentic content. In the center of this new initiative, which actually makes it possible, is blockchain technology. The first goal of the project is focused on photojournalism as photos can be easily manipulated and shared widely on the social media. The project’s team is conducting…

There is no doubt that a sound customer service system is key to sustaining a healthy customer base. Customers want to feel safe with you, they want to know that they can always trust you to provide answers when in trouble. Poor customer service can cost companies millions of dollars due to the inability to retain customers. This why businesses spend hugely on customer service each year. A recent research conducted by IBM’s research team…