INT Bi-Weekly Report 2018.12.17–12.28

I. R&D Progress

Current Progress

[Continuous technical perfection of INT main chain]

1. The INT Chain testnet was officially launched on December 14th. The wallet Web version, explorer and full-node wallet were also released. The team is collecting valuable comments and suggestions from users and discuss and implement solutions; (40%)
2. Since INT Chain joined the Slowmist Zone to carry out the security audit, a number of community members actively participated in the bounty programme. The INT team has communicated with community technology enthusiasts and resolved problems they submitted; (80%)
3. The tx and block broadcast process and the performance of the main chain has been greatly improved. Next, the team will continue to improve performance of the main chain and conduct relevant stress tests; (95%)
4. In the improvement of the main chain consensus mechanism, the technical team carried out a series of optimization work on the consensus of the main chain punishment mechanism. Last week, the technical members found and solve several problems in the main chain punishment mechanism and restrict the amount of Token issued. The data return format of the two rpc interfaces was modified; (100%)
5. Concerning the destructive testing and business testing on all rpc interfaces, the technical team added format verifications for the transaction data and fixed the problems occurred during the verification; (90%)
6. Concerning the main chain memory release issue, since the R&D team has adjusted the core code, it is greatly improved. In order to further optimize the disk storage space and enhance the user experience, next the team will optimize the logs; (85%)
7. With respect to the impersonation problem in the P2P network, the INT team has taken instant measures, drafting a solution and improving it. The testing related to the P2P network is ongoing; (60%)
8. The team has made preliminary progress regarding the revamp of the INT official website and will improve the layout, consistency, typography, color and style. (50%)

[ INT wallet and blockchain explorer improvement]

1. On December 14th, the Web full-node wallet was released simultaneously with the INT Chain testnet. As of now, the INT team has received many valuable feedbacks from users, and the R&D team will solve the feedback; (70%)
2. Several bugs found in the explorer were fixed. The technical team will continue to follow up the feedback submitted by users; (85%)
3. The technical team added a new Keystore import function to the full-node wallet and improved the data display, solved the problems found by the users and conducted related testing. (95%)

Next Step Plan

1. Follow up and solve the problems related to the testnet.
2. Follow up and solve the problems submitted in the bounty programme.
3. Continue to improve the performance of the main chain and solve the problems in the stressing test.
4. Continue to conduct destructive testing and business testing on all rpc interfaces and fix bugs.
5. Continue to optimize the disk storage space and logs.
6. Continue to carry out the tests related to the P2P network impersonation problem.
7. Continue to revamp INT Chain official website.

II. Business Cooperation

Current Progress

[INT Esurfing Blockchain Router]

The whole system development and hardware testing of INT Esurfing Blockchain Router had been completed and the Router is running perfectly. The first batch of pre-sale products have been produced and will be sent out soon.

[Partial delivery of equipment for the prison project in Lishui, Zhejiang]

At present, the prison project in Lishui, Zhejiang is in the process of installing and commissioning of smart equipment. In response to the problem of equipment system operation scenario switching proposed by the project party, the technical team initially adjusted some parameters and carried out test adjustment on the equipment, then, further fine-tuning the parameters based on the problems occurred in the test. With the joint efforts of the technical team and the project party, the delivery of most of the equipment has been completed, and 70% of the project funds have been received.

[Winning the bid of the passenger station smart IoT project in Quzhou, Zhejiang]

Based on the previous communication with the relevant smart IoT project in Quzhou, the INT team has been recognized for its technical capabilities and feasibility. Recently, INT was invited to participate in the bidding for the smart IoT project of a passenger station in Quzhou, Zhejiang. In the project bidding, the INT team submitted the project tender and carried out detailed technical discussions on the content of the tender with the project party, and finally won the bid with outstanding technical advantages and rich project application experience. At present, the two parties are negotiating on the content and process of the project contract, and the contract will be signed immediately after the challenge period.

[Promoting the bidding for the smart IoT project in a primary school in Quzhou, Zhejiang]

The bidding of new smart engineering project proposed by the school is still in progress. During the tender review process, the INT team conducted a detailed interpretation of the core technologies involved in the smart IoT project and proposed the technical ideas and implementation details. The presupposition and solution of the obstacles that may occur during the implementation of the project show the extremely high feasibility of the project, which greatly enhances the school’s confidence in project cooperation. The tender is currently under review and it is expected that the school will announce the results of the tender this week.

Next Step Plan

[Promotion of equipment installation for the prison project in Lishui, Zhejiang]

The prison project in Lishui, Zhejiang has been processed for more than half, partial equipment has been delivered, and the remaining equipment is still in the process of commissioning. The technical team will continue to follow up on the problems in the actual installation and commissioning of the equipment. In addition, the fine-tuning of parameters around the system operation scenario switching problem will continue to be solved.

[Promotion of the passenger station smart IoT project in Quzhou, Zhejiang]

Since INT stood out in the bidding for the passenger station smart IoT project in Quzhou and became a technology supplier for the project, next, INT will discuss the contract details with the project side and also conduct more in-depth communication at the technical level, in order to fully prepare for the next contract signing and project initiation.

III. Activities and Operations

Current Progress

[INT Chain’s first telegram AMA]

At 5:00 pm on December 21, 2018, INT Chain’s first online AMA (Ask Me Anything) was held at the INT Chain Offical telegram channel. INT Chief Scientist Dr. Xiang Ruofei was present to answer the questions for the global community users about the testnet, wallet and explorer.

As the first attempt of the INT team, the online AMA won the high attention and active participation of global supporters. Since INT released the AMA notice, many investors actively submitted questions on Reddit. Next, INT team will organize a series of AMAs regarding mainnet technology, nodes, DApp, ecological construction, and applications. Community technology enthusiasts and investors are welcome to pay close attention to INT official news and actively participate in discussions on related topics.

[INT attended the Block Club Global Blockchain Industry Application Alliance Forum · Hangzhou]

On December 17, 2018, the BlockClub Global Blockchain Industry Application Alliance Forum, jointly hosted by the Block360 and Jiran Blockchain Research Institute and supported by a large number of media was held successfully in Hangzhou. The theme of the forum was promoting and accelerating the development of blockchain technology. This forum invited many high-quality blockchain projects and top-level industry investors with the support of over 100 media. INT, as a high-quality project of blockchain Internet of Things, was invited to attend the forum, discussing and sharing the direction and development trend of blockchain technology future applications with other project parties, technical experts, investors and media.

[Christmas community activity]

In celebration of Christmas, INT held an activity of sending routers to thank supporters. People who follow the INT official Weibo account and forward the post have opportunities to get INT’s first use case of INT Chain — Esurfing Blockchain Router. On December 26, 3 participants were randomly selected to win the Routers through the Weibo lucky draw platform.

Next Step Plan

[Yin Xiangyu, the Head of INT China, will attend 2018 Blockchain Meet-up]

2018 Blockchain Meet-up will be held in Beijing on December 28th. Mr. Yin Xiangyu, the head of INT China, will attend the event. The meet-up was organized by the well-known domestic media Nvxia blockchain and gathered the most credible project parties, representatives and investors to talk about the current market and solutions. More details will be announced in the next bi-weekly report.

[INT will attend the GBLS Global Blockchain Annual Ceremony]

The 2018 GBLS Global Blockchain Annual Ceremony will be held in Hangzhou from January 6th to 7th, 2019. This ceremony is hosted by China’s well-known blockchain conference brand GBLS, and jointly participated by authoritative experts and scholars in the field of the blockchain, media and institutions. This ceremony was defined as the first event of blockchain industry with 1,000 industry giants, 2,000 media, and 3,000 companies. INT is invited to attend as a high-quality IoT project widely recognized in the field of blockchain. At that time, the INT representatives will conduct in-depth discussions with many industry and technical experts on the development of blockchain, DApp development, and the application of the public chain.

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