Dear Ambrosus Community,

We are pleased to share with you our Bi-Weekly Progress Report! In the last two weeks, there have been a number of positive developments from both the Innovation Laboratory, as well as the different developer teams. From new hardware solution designs, to product re-testing and innovative PoC’s, here is a look at some of the most notable recent improvements:

Developer Team Updates

For the Development Teams, it has been a busy two weeks. So busy, in fact, we had to pick and choose the most important things to share from the different teams at work. As a reminder, Ambrosus Developers are split into different focus groups: the blockchain core including the Hermes Masternode; key products such as the Ambrosus Explorer, Dashboard, Wallets, and Bridge; Front-End tasks including B2B and B2C Applications, UI/UX Design, and Client Solutions; and last but not least Quality Assurance (QA) of all developments. Below is a select breakdown of the most important work from these teams. After an update is provided, a small glimpse is added as an indicator of one area to look out for in the future.

Blockchain Core

Since the last update, the second security audit has been received and reviewed, with the most pressing issues having been identified. Meanwhile, the smart contract infrastructure has improved tremendously with ‘custom assets’ for client companies having been successfully developed. With such customization, a larger variety of data can be included in each asset monitored on AMB-NET, allowing for increased flexibility for enterprises using the network. Improvements in bundle distribution frequency have also been noted, while a handful of node and NOP related issues have been fixed. The newest versions of the ‘Ambrosus-Node-Contracts’ have also been deployed and tested. In addition, the Hermes Masternode has undergone a high level product (competitive) analysis, with additional features being developed in order to make it the most versatile and business friendly solution of its kind. Overall, the blockchain core continues to improve with each iteration, while quality ‘above all else’, remains the focus.

A Glimpse of the Horizon: Integrating custom assets onto delegated side-chains, and focusing on related scalability questions that can maintain side-chain performance.

Front-End

A pagination feature for the Android/Java SDK has been developed. This allows movement between pages of assets and events, when numerous data entries are involved. At the same time, the user interface and experience of the Ambrosus Dashboard (UI/UX), and the functionality of the Ambrosus Explorer have also been an important focus. Finally, the Front-End team has worked on a number of PoC’s, involving, among other things, the traceability of precious objects, records of ethical production, as well as the sharing of DNA based sensing data. While further information cannot be disclosed at this time, the progress of the Front-End team has also improved the precision and ease with which enterprises can manage their ‘Assets’ and relegate relevant ‘Events’ to them.

A Glimpse of the Horizon: A custom-made QR code reader for Assets on AMB-NET, and a focus on applications for Ambrosus consumers.

Products

As one of the most exciting areas within Ambrosus, the various core products continue to improve every week. In relation to the Ambrosus Bridge, Terms and Conditions (T&Cs) for usage have been created, while re-testing of fixes continues. Such re-tests have involved implementing deployment scripts, and testing the deployment process itself. When it comes to the Ambrosus Explorer, a number of tests have been done to monitor its communication with AMB-NET. While more work is needed to ensure optimal connectivity to the network, the Explorer itself is approaching completion.

A Glimpse of the Horizon: Pre-release development and deployment tasks for the Ambrosus Dashboard.

Quality Assurance (QA)

A number of small bugs have been identified in the Ambrosus Explorer and the Amb.to Front-End application. Additional focus has been directed towards monitoring the Ambrosus Bridge, and re-testing what has already been fixed. All other QA work has been directly focused on scrutinising the development of the blockchain core and ensuring that the network essential components are of high caliber. This remains an ongoing process.

A Glimpse of the Horizon: Performance testing of Masternodes.

Elsewhere in Ambrosus

In the upcoming week, Angel Versetti will be attending the EU Blockchain Observatory Forum in Brussels. Meanwhile, our Founder Dr. Stefan Meyer, will officially continue to serve on the Board of Editors for the British Blockchain Association for the 2019 Year. This comes after a fruitful 2018, of networking, and participation with other leading academics and companies:

Extended Token Lockup

The current date for the current token unlock schedule, as communicated in previous blogs, has been additionally extended for another 2 months and thus will happen no earlier than 22 April 2019. Any further changes beyond that date will be communicated in due time.