iExec Project Update #06 — December 2018
November was a productive month for iExec in terms of product development, partnerships and brand-building both in Europe and Asia. This monthly wrap-up is packed with exciting news — enjoy the reads!
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A technical update
IBM recently joined the iExec cloud marketplace as a resource provider offering Intel® SGX-integrated machines. This allows enterprises to run their most sensitive workloads on shared hardware at the highest level of security. The past few weeks have also seen several other milestones reached by iExec.
- Release of iExec v.2.3
- IBM Cloud Joins iExec to Increase the Security of Decentralized Computing
- iExec Partners with Scontain to Enable Secure Execution of DApps using Intel® SGX Enclaves
- EEA Release: Off-Chain Trusted Compute Specifications v0.5, co-authored by iExec and Intel
- Tutorial: How To Decentralize and Monetize Your Application With iExec
Other noteworthy releases
- A first token report study on the iExec network was published in collaboration with Nyctale.
- Our friends from Ethex recently released their hassle-free token trading application, compatible with RLC.
- What is iExec? How does the Marketplace work? SGX? 🤷🏻 Got questions? We have the answers.
- Make sure to check iExec social media this Thursday, the next chapter is about to unfold.
The iExec Summit & Devcon4 in Prague
From October 30 to November 2, iExec took part in the fifth edition of the annual Ethereum Development Conference (Devcon4) in the crypto-friendly city of Prague, Czech Republic. The team had the pleasure to sponsor this very special gathering, but also to organize our own satellite event. We brought together experts in the field for an afternoon of talks, workshops and expert sessions, followed by an evening of discussions over food, drinks, and music.
- Field Report: iExec Summit & Party 2018, Prague
- Field Report: iExec’s Highlights at Devcon4
- Top 5 Key Takeaways From Ethereum’s Devcon4
Recent events and iExec presentations
- Field Report: CCF China Blockchain Conference 2018
- Field Report: Changsha 2018 International Blockchain Conference
- On Dec 6, DApp Developer Benoit Courty presented how he used iExec to decentralize his AI application during the Open Source Summit at Paris.
- On Dec 6, CEO Gilles Fedak and DApp Developer Mircea Moca were at Blockchain Thursday in Paris to present their latest news and connect with the Parisian community.
- On Dec 7, CTO Oleg Lodygensky led a workshop at the Imperial College of London, demonstrating how developers can use the iExec SDK to easily turn their applications into decentralized ones.
Team members update
- To aid in iExec business development and marketing efforts, a new Country Manager for the Asian-Pacific Region has joined the team in Lyon. Yigu Lin’s work will focus on developing business relations in Asia while synchronizing marketing activities and arranging events over China, Korea, Japan and Singapore.
- As iExec V3 fast approaches, there have been three new additions to the technical team. Zied Guesmi, previously an iExec intern, has joined the team full-time as a DevOps Engineer.
- Pierre Jeanjacquot has joined Victor Bonhomme as a Full-Stack Engineer, offering extra support in front-end and UX design as iExec expands to address more verticals.
- The upcoming version of iExec will manage data, security is therefore of the utmost importance. Nathan Payre joins as a Systems Administrator Assistant, working alongside Vladimir Ostapenco.
On company finances
- Yes, the cryptocurrency market has been bearish for some time now. Some companies are laying off, some are restructuring, and others are having severe financial problems. Some have posed the question of how iExec is currently doing ‘money-wise’ in the midst of current market conditions?
- We’d like to reassure you that we are funded and have enough treasury to carry out our development, and progress in our roadmap.
- Why haven’t we sold more/all of our ether? We’ve sold enough to be able to build and ship up to our promise. Our token sale was conducted early on and, at current prices, we simply don’t consider it optimal to sell more ether.
- iExec has strong faith and confidence in Ethereum, and we contribute to its further democratization through our various initiatives under the EEA umbrella. What market caps don’t show is that the Ethereum ecosystem is stronger than ever, as numbers and stats confirm.
- Moreover, apart from token price appreciation, iExec has multiple business models under study. From premium offerings to consortium blockchains, generating revenues and becoming a profitable company is one of the goals of iExec.
- Current prices are not stopping us from building. We will continue striving for a new cloud computing paradigm and wish other projects the best of luck.
Recent press mentions
- iExec on IBM Cloud’s Blog: Increasing the Security of Decentralized Computing
- iExec on Intel’s Blog: A New Trusted Compute API for Ethereum Blockchain Solutions
- Cointelegraph: Intel Meets Blockchain: Cloud Computing Platform Releases New Solution For Data Protection
- iExec’s JC Cabulguen participated in an online Q&A session for CoinTime media, discussing the current state and future development of dapps
- Week in Ethereum News: iExec’s SDK tutorial featured in Stuff for Developers
- Blockchain Reporter: iExec Partners with IBM to Boost Decentralised Computing Security
- 2018国际区块链大会开幕，全球大咖共“湘”盛举 (Chinese)
- 众多领军企业参展2018国际区块链大会，前沿技术应用触手可及 (Chinese)
- iExec en partenariat avec IBM pour mieux sécuriser le cloud computing (French)
- Authored by iExec co-founder, Haiwu He, one of the first Smart Contract research papers in China was published by a famous Computer Science journal JCRD
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