Part 2: Timeline

We have divided our 2018 Roadmap into three sections: Q1; Q2; and Q3&4. Beyond that, we will only provide high-level overview that we will update and communicate as we get closer to those dates.

Q1 2018

JANUARY

We released a private alpha version of the Ambrosus Masternode at the end of January. This node has already been used and tested by numerous students in two hackathons — one that took place at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) and the other at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich). Both of these Swiss institutions are world-renowned for their technology and engineering programs, and are ranked as the 12th and 10th most prestigious universities in the world, respectively, by QS World University Rankings 2018.

Ambrosus also started building and testing the key functionality of AMB-NET Masternodes, especially the distributed part, so that the different Masternodes of the network can eventually process all assets and their related events rapidly and reliably.

FEBRUARY

We are releasing our Developer Portal (API documentation) and will onboard selected developers to test the alpha version of AMB-NET. This will offer developers insight into the core data model used by Ambrosus to describe Assets and Events. Interested developers can get in touch with Ambrosus if they wish to test our solution to build client applications or SDKs for various platforms.

MARCH

By the end of Q1, we aim to launch the Beta version (v 0.9) of the Ambrosus Gateway. This will allow any developer to start interacting with AMB-NET. The gateway offers the following:

Public REST API to access AMB-NET

to access AMB-NET No uptime guarantee, best effort SLA

Updated developer Experience / documentation

We are also planning to release the Alpha version of our native iOS developer Software Developer Kit (SDK) and a demo application, both of which will be open-source. We also plan to open-source a native SDK and a demo application that allows iOS developers to build consumer and enterprise-facing mobile apps that can interact with Ambrosus.

The demo will enable the scanning a variety of 1D/2D barcodes to identify assets; read and display data about assets/events; and create new assets and events. We envision a broad range of applications, including consumer-facing rewards programs and product-history authentication services, along with enterprise tools that can be deployed at various stages of the supply chain.

Q2 2018

APRIL

In April, we will release our Alpha Javascript SDK (ambrosus.js) that will allow any Web developer to easily interact with Ambrosus from any Javascript application. This will allow for the design of easy-to-build web apps that integrate with Ambrosus’ platform, enabling any of our partners to seamlessly plug their back-end systems into our network using node.js.

We also plan to unveil the Alpha version of amb.to. This will be our public, web-based browser that can be used to visualise products. This is a responsive web application that can query Ambrosus information about any asset and its associated events, displaying all of this data in an intuitive and visually engaging way. We plan to open-source this application as well, so any developer can create their own “branded” product viewers.

MAY

Ambrosus will unveil its Developer Dashboard. This is simply a web-based user interface that allows any non-developer to manage their various assets in our network. We already have an alpha version of our dashboard running privately, but we are devoting significant resources to making it a lot more intuitive and functional for key users (supply chain and production line operators) of the Ambrosus network to allow rapid adoption by the industry.

We will also unveil our Android Client. Just like the iOS version scheduled for release in March, we also plan to open-source a native Android SDK to build a variety of apps that talk to AMB-NET. More specifically, we’ll focus on IOT-Android device communication, ensuring a chain of trust between Android phones/tablets and Bluetooth-enabled devices like: Printers, RFID readers & scanners, and a large variety of data-loggers that use Bluetooth.

JUNE

By the end of Q2, we will launch our Marketplace Network. Ambrosus will merge the work done on Crossroads and its Marketplace to release a production-ready platform, where suppliers can sell their quality-assured goods. This marketplace will leverage the Ambrosus blockchain to prove the provenance and quality of sellers’ products.

We will also include simple “pret à porter” (ready to use) smart contracts that can easily be used to do track shipment orders and define key asset properties (temperature, timing, quality assessment). These data-driven insights will help suppliers and distributors autonomously regulate their payment terms and conditions. These will be our Smart IoT Contracts.

Q3 & Q4 2018

JULY

Our top priority until the beginning of Q3 is to enhance our public Beta version 0.9 into a fully functioning enterprise solution — this will be AMB-NET v1.0 and will be released in July. Until then, we’ll be investing heavily in security and performance testing and third-party audits. We’ll also implement 24/7 support resources for customers, along with all the network & infrastructure-monitoring tools required to detect and fix any problems that may arise.

Our target from Q3 onwards is to be able to guarantee 99.95% uptime in our service-level agreement (SLA).

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER

By the end of Q3, we aim to release our first complete toolkit for sensors & IoT devices. This includes Ambrosus’ first embedded gateway that leverages trusted computing environments, such as Intel SGX, to ensure that communication between devices and Ambrosus is secure.

Upon successful deployments of version 1.0 during Q3 with various customers and partners, we will improve it and evolve it into AMB-NET version 1.1 that will be released by the beginning of Q4. This iteration will strongly enhance the basic capabilities of our solutions, including significant improvements in the performance and security of the network. We’ll also unveil our first connectors to key ERP systems used by our customers.

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER/DECEMBER

By year’s end, we aim to have a fully operational and enterprise-ready blockchain solution that powers dozens of real-world applications. The core focus in the last quarter will be to achieve a fully decentralised solution to enable both client apps (mobile/web) and embedded devices to talk to AMB-NET, without the need to trust any gateway in the system. We call this milestone AMB-NET 2.0, an Industrial Grade Blockchain-IoT Platform.