Univ. of St. Joseph to launch blockchain certificate programs

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Univ. of St. Joseph to launch blockchain certificate programs   University of St. Joseph (USJ) says it's collaborating with a New Haven nonprofit to launch Greater Hartford's first certification programs to prepare students for careers in blockchain technologies. USJ announced Tuesday it's partnering with educational developer group DappDevs to develop two certification programs as businesses expand their use of blockchain, a decentralized digital ledger of transactions. The West Hartford-based school, which began enrolling male students this fall, is rolling out a four-week, pre-certificate blockchain program, meant for faculty, current college students or graduates, on Feb. 2. Weekly sessions will last three hours. Weeks after, USJ will begin a six-week certification program running from March 5 to April 11. The program will host two three-hour sessions each week. Program participants will learn how businesses and individuals are using blockchain technology in large commercial financial transactions and individual transactions, school officials said. Students will also learn about how to develop DApps, a decentralized application using blockchain for data storage and other functions. USJ says the certificate programs also meet a local and national need for blockchain-related jobs. November 14, 2018 by Joe Cooper   READ FULL ARTICLE http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/20181114/NEWS01/181119982/univ-of-st-josephs-to-launch-blockchain-certificate-programs

J.P. Morgan sees three potential long-term stock winners from blockchain Despite blockchain's corporate buzz this year, the technology can be tricky to get exposure to as an investor, unless you're buying bitcoin. To give clients some less controversial options, J.P. Morgan named three public companies who are potential long-term winners in the emerging technology. The firm predicted software companies will use blockchain in a similar way to how many currently claim the benefit of machine learning and artificial intelligence. But there are few that J.P. Morgan says will create "material incremental growth opportunities" from the technology. "Investors should be looking to identify where the opportunity to replace a middleman is the biggest, or where trust is needed where none exists, or what companies are the best positioned to offer blockchain as a service," J.P. Morgan software equity research analyst Sterling Auty said in a note to clients Thursday. J.P. Morgan's bets for that disruption are "middleman displacement opportunities" and "Blockchain as a Service," which the firm calls "BaaS." In the bank's coverage at least three names fit that criteria — Akamai, DocuSign and Ellie Mae. Cloud service provider Akamai, rated "overweight" by J.P. Morgan, could leverage the "BaaS" approach. "Rather than building from scratch we see customers looking to utilize a vendor like Akamai that offers its Blockchain capabilities as a service," Auty said. "While there are a number of companies that have blockchain technology, IBM as one example, we believe the sizeable Akamai network is an inherent advantage in running a distributed ledger in blockchain." November 8, 2018 by Kate Rooney READ FULL ARTICLE https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/08/jp-morgans-three-potential-winners-in-blockchain.html

Sixgill Backstops Security with Blockchain Data Integrity for IoE Applications   Sixgill, LLC, the leader in sensor data services for governing Internet of Everything (IoE) assets, today unveiled its breakthrough blockchain or distributed ledger-based solution for sensor network data integrity. Sixgill Integrity is a ledger-agnostic solution and is designed from the ground up to solve the fundamental need for an end-to-end, real-time sensor data authenticity system. With Integrity, organizations are assured that their emitted data, transmitted data, ingested data, and acted-upon data are the same. Sixgill is taking a fresh approach to fundamental industry challenges of data security and authenticity: Cloud processing multiplies intrusion vulnerabilities in complex networks. Proliferation of connected devices can vastly expand system surface area for attack opportunities. And hardware vulnerabilities such as Meltdown and Spectre compound cloud systems’ susceptibility to intrusion and malfunction. Distributed Ledger Technology can protect data when security fails. Sensor data streams can be tampered with, hacked or changed without an organization ever knowing, or not knowing soon enough to prevent serious error. The immutable nature of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) can be applied to ensure information integrity, veracity and auditability. Until now, blockchain foundations have been too slow and encumbered to achieve critical, real-time operations performance. Sixgill Integrity applies a hybrid architecture to combine the immutability of DLT with the high performance of modern, distributed database technologies. As the volume and velocity of sensor data traversing complex networks exponentially grows, system vulnerabilities become increasingly consequential. Current and future automated sensor data networks face potentially disastrous malfunctions, if transmitted data is compromised and wrongly trusted. Already, Thales reports that 71% of enterprises are now gathering data for IoT initiatives while security remains a major concern and impediment to their IoT deployments.1 Security is an Illusion; Data is Defensible The thesis behind Sixgill Integrity is that security is an illusion and despite best efforts, bad actors can and likely will eventually intrude in any system. If the cat-and-mouse game of security cannot be conclusively won, Sixgill asserts that sensor data itself is defensible. Further, a propensity for data silos in the enterprise necessitates an increasing number of middlemen and brokers, creating more fissures for intrusion. November 15, 2018 by Daniel Kehrer   READ FULL ARTICLE https://venturebeat.com/2018/11/15/sixgill-backstops-security-with-blockchain-data-integrity-for-ioe-applications/

Blockchain could help DTNA accelerate parts, maintenance  Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is looking to advance its aftermarket remanufacturing operations using blockchain technology through a partnership with Filament, having completed a test project with the enterprise and industrial IoT and blockchain solutions provider. DTNA said its broader goal is to improve its commercial vehicle maintenance program first by automating and streamlining remanufacturing. The initial project with Filament involved the use of a USB device called Blocklet that facilitates data capture in a blockchain, which bundles and attests to data such as tracking records in a shipment, start to finish. Blockchain is a little like shrink-wrapping and boxing ready-to-eat meals coming down a production/ assembly line, if they could all be linked together as one. The technology packages and seals many groups or bundles of data like individual links on a growing chain, creating what's meant to be an "immutable" path of information much more resistant to hacking and tampering. Filament's Blocklet device and software will interface with DTNA's legacy systems to digitize supply chain ledgers to trace, track, and verify shipping and transaction data in the parts remanufacturing process. "DTNA has many parties that need to track and share data concerning the status, condition, timing, and more associated with our vehicles, major components, and other spare parts," said Lori Heino-Royer, director of business development at the company. The blockchain project's goal is "provide full transparency along our supply chain," she noted, and ultimately to "save us a lot of time and money." Allison Clift-Jennings, CEO of Filament, said blockchain—a baffling technology still for many in trucking—has many benefits in a setup like DTNA's parts supply chain. It can trace and verify the origin and history of parts, she explained, and drive trust in data through its improved security. Blockchain is not bullet-proof and yes, blockchain systems both theoretically can be and actually have been hacked, but doing so is an incredible long shot. In a typical supply chain, for instance, a single data element could be altered and tampered with fairly easily. In a blockchain, you've got sealed and protected data groups that together form a chain and history. So to change even a few ones and zeros in any of that, you'd have to access and break into all of those links and make the same change or alter the entire timeline of data, which is exponentially more difficult a proposition. November 15, 2018 by Aaron Marsh   READ FULL ARTICLE https://www.fleetowner.com/technology/blockchain-could-help-dtna-accelerate-parts-maintenance

Bridging the Demand Gap For Blockchain Talent With Education   The growing shortage of blockchain developers is a well-documented concern that has been touted since the elevation of the technology into the mainstream. At the end of 2017, the Gartner Hype Cycle For Emerging Technology placed Bitcoin at the “Peak of Inflated Hype Cycle” as cryptocurrency prices soared and “blockchain” became the tech buzzword of the year. Despite the seemingly unrealistic hype, there has been an unparalleled demand for blockchain developers as legacy enterprisesa nd crypto-focused startups look to build upon on the early-stage technology. IBM and Mastercard have already filed more than 80 patents each for blockchain-related technology, and companies are struggling to find sufficient talent to develop their initiatives. The demand for blockchain developers was initially hindered by a lack of understanding about the technology and minimal available resources for professionals -- particularly developers -- to learn more about it. However, that has changed over the last couple of years with online programs, university courses, and workshops popping up at an impressive rate. Simply put, the demand for blockchain developers is enormous. ComputerWorld highlighted the extent of this demand in May earlier this year citing a Q1 2018 Upwork report that detailed how blockchain developer freelancing grew at a year-over-year rate of 6,000 percent. Further, a study by SAP in March determined that 92 percent of business leaders surveyed viewed blockchain as an opportunity, with Supply Chain & IoT one of the leading practical applications. As demand for blockchain developers surges, the available talent lags behind. This has not only led to frustration on the part of companies looking to integrate blockchain-focused solutions but also increasingly high rates to acquire blockchain developers. According to Paysa, the average blockchain developer salary in the U.S. is $95,545 with top earners receiving an average salary of roughly $140,000. This places blockchain developers among some of the highest paid developers out of any professional field. November 15, 2018 by Yoav Vilner   READ FULL ARTICLE https://www.forbes.com/sites/yoavvilner/2018/11/15/bridging-the-demand-gap-for-blockchain-talent-with-education

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