With the deployment of the Alpha Network, the OriginTrail team started working on delivering pilot projects, testing different use cases and expanding the OriginTrail brand through marketing activities and business development. Establishing the Trace Alliance gave the team a foundation on which to scale the protocol to many use cases, some of which have started testing the Alpha version of the solution.

In February 2018, we followed our development roadmap closely and achieved every goal set for this month. Here are the main developments and announcements from last month:

European Wine Pilot Project Completed

By utilizing smart sensors to prevent wine fraud, OriginTrail is now tracking data from TagItSmart sensors for premium European wines Plantaze on their way to the Chinese market, where this type of alcoholic beverage is one of the most counterfeited products.

This is the first project where OriginTrail will be used for data coming from smart tags and the entities engaging them, which will enable the tracking of more than 15,000 unique wine bottles with the company’s protocol and TagItSmart solutions.

Read more in the blog post

First Public Call for Trace Alliance

A collaborative hub for connecting various business entities for the purpose of resolving supply chain challenges was established in order to ensure protocol scalability. The OriginTrail team is expanding the Trace Alliance with corporate members, IT vendors, individual developers and others. Interactions are followed on an ongoing basis.

Testing with Confirmed Partners on The Bootstrapped Private Alpha Network

More than 70 interested companies already received a kit for the OriginTrail node implementation and access to the OriginTrail Alpha Network, which was deployed in February. Iterating from the alpha solution in 2-week sprints, we are quickly moving towards the testnet launch in June. We recently updated our roadmap with detailed technical input. You can also follow the development on our GitHub.

Hong Kong Office for Fostering Partnerships in Asian Markets

David McCann, Partnership facilitator for Asian markets

At OriginTrail, we have a strong focus on Asian markets, where the urge for transparency from the consumers and other stakeholders, as well as advanced technology already put in practice, provide an excellent environment for large-scale implementations of our protocol.

We chose Hong Kong for international partnerships in the region. We believe Hong Kong is central to fostering business development in Asia. Contact David McCann, Winning Centre, 46–48 Wyndham St, Central, Hong Kong.