How to build a Web Application Using Java
Java is a programming language used in the development of web applications, desktop applications, and Android applications. This article...
Knowledge
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What Challenges Do IT Departments Face? Solutions for the Talent Shortage Era
Why the in-house IT (情シス) team at Japanese companies is increasingly overloaded, the five core challenges they face, and...
What is Web wallet? Everything you need to know about it
There have been many cases of theft at virtual currency exchanges, so many people are looking for information on the safest ways to manage and secure their assets. In this article, we will introduce the web wallet — a platform for managing and exchanging...
What is SAP S/4HANA? Benefits of SAP exploit before 2027
Data analysis is an important process in today’s business management process and SAP S/4HANA is one of the supporting systems for this process. The solutions from SAP ERP are being used popularly in a lot of countries around the world, although lots of people...
Spring Boot: The Best Choice For Java Application Development
I. What is Spring Boot? Which Spring Boot should businesses choose? 1. What is Spring Boot? Spring Boot is a framework built on the Spring MVC platform, a famous framework in Java. Spring is designed based on 2 principles including: Inversion of Control (IOC)...
How does an offshore company help you in coronavirus time?
While coronavirus is still breaking out in many Asian countries, it not only threatens human’s health but also the companies’ performance. There are still many companies in Japan applying the work-from-home method to keep their staff safe from the disease. However, it is, of...
ブロック【block】- ブロックチェーン開発 ・オフショア開発なら株式会社BAP
Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語. ブロックチェーンシステムにおいて、一定量のトランザクションデータをまとめて永続的に記録するファイルを ブロック と呼びます。 ブロックチェーン開発 においてはブロックの設計によってトランザクションスピードに影響がでるため、重要な項目です。 時間とともに新たに生成されたトランザクションデータは、 1.トランザクションプールと呼ばれるデータ貯蔵庫に一時的に保管され、 2. マイニング作業によって新たなブロックとしてまとめあげられ、 3. 正当性が承認されると古いブロックに繋がれてチェーンを形成します。 ブロックがより長くブロックチェーンに埋め込まれるにつれて変更や削除がより困難になり、ブロックチェーンの不可逆的なトランザクション記録が形成されます。 ブロックが存在しないブロックチェーン IOTAやNANOのような、DAG型（有向非巡回グラフ型）と呼ばれるタイプのブロックチェーンは、トランザクションをブロックとして纏めずに関連のあるトランザクション同士をハッシュで繋いでいます。 ブロックがないので、ブロック生成時間や送信速度の遅延、承認報酬のために高い手数料を支払うといった問題を解消することができます。 その一方で、ブロックを形成することで得られてたセキュリティ面の課題が残っており、今後の発展が望まれています。 ブロックチェーン開発 のご相談は株式会社BAPへ 株式会社BAPでは ブロックやチェーンのデザインを含めた開発コンサルティングが可能です。 見積、相談、開発委託などのお問い合わせはこちらへ。...
Top 6 Cybersecurity practices you should know in 2025
Cybersecurity is a set of measures, technologies, and processes designed to protect computer systems, networks, and data from attacks, unauthorized access, damage, or information theft. 1. Introducing the importance of cybersecurity today In an increasingly connected world, cybersecurity has become the foundation of our...
What is desktop wallet? what you need to understand it
When you understand some wallet concepts in Cryptocurrencies like web wallets, Hot wallets, and Cold Wallets, we will continue to introduce you to Desktop wallets with its benefits, disadvantages, and some famous desktop wallets on the market now. 1. What is desktop wallet? Desktop...
AI in software development: How does AI impact software development?
The software development process often includes many complex stages. To reduce costs and save developers time, AI has been applied to the software development process, especially the testing phase. So what is the impact of AI in software development? What are some AI tools...
Recommended 5 Java system development companies In Japan
Java system development is so famous in IT sector, and it is applied from web, apps, or even game. In this article, we will introduce to you about recommended 5 Java system development companies in Japan that your business can consider when having intention...
What are IoT Devices? Applications and Trends of IoT Devices in 2025
IoT devices (Internet of Things) are reshaping how humans interact with the physical world. This article will help you understand what IoT Devices are, their practical applications, and the development trends of IoT devices in 2025 – along with the outstanding role of BAP...
Offshore
What Can The E-Learning System Helps Educational Businesses?
According to the latest report from IMARC Group, the global E-learning market reached USD 342.4 billion in 2024 and...
The difference between Offshoring and Outsourcing that businesses need to know
Offshoring and Outsourcing are two tools of modern business today. Thousands of businesses around the globe are engaged in...
SalesForce cloud for dummies
SalesForce cloud is no longer a stranger in the technology and business world, as cloud computing technology is gradually...
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[E-learning System Comparison] – The Best 6 E-learning Platforms for Business To Use
E-learning is a form of training that uses information technology to deliver knowledge anytime, anywhere. As businesses increasingly focus...
Difference between system engineer and IT consultant
An IT Consultant is an expert who utilizes information technology to solve business and management problems. Unlike a System...
ダナンのIT産業が急成長した理由と今後の課題
Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語. １． ダナンのIT産業が急成長した理由 ますます発展するベトナムのIT業界の中で、ダナンは特に注目を集めています。ひと昔前、日本企業によるダナンへの投資は、製造・加工業が中心でした。 しかし、10年程前からソフト開発や設計などのIT分野への投資が目立つようになり、2018年には投資件数の25％がIT分野という状況になりました。 このようにダナンのIT産業が注目を浴びるようになった理由は何でしょうか？理由は３つあります。 １-１．人件費が安い ダナンのIT産業が急成長した大きな理由は人件費の安さです。ベトナムはASEAN諸国の中でも人件費が安い国です。ダナンはホーチミン、ハノイに次ぐ第3の都市ですが、その人件費は20％以上も安いと言われています。 賃金（月額） ハノイ ホーチミン ダナン...
Top Students
Challenges: You can not build a system or provide a service if you don’t understand the needs of the customers. But understanding is not the necessary condition, you have to provide a proper solution to the problem. TOP STUDENT is a website that...
Learning Ranking for Horse Racing Prediction
1st Problem: Data Table and Processing The pre-processing in data table including Missing data Categorical data Numerical data => How can we solve it when data is missed? Solution for 1st Problem: There are a huge number of encoding method. However, what is the...
Operation and maintenance support for an electronics manufacturing company
Project descriptions: SAP operation and maintenance support for a consumer electronics manufacturing company manufacturer Role: Business analysis, specification changes, system customization, basic design, and integration testing MM add-on development Period 2020/7 – 2021/7 Team size 10 Environment SAP S4 HANA...
RinoChat
Challenge: If you are bored with many chat applications because it lacks of functionalities like sending your voice records and alike.It’s time for you to contact BAP to create a new application to fulfill that rising demand. RinoChat is just an application to show...
AI in Finance: Boosting Invoice-to-Cash Efficiency with Intelligent AI Agents
1. Overview Our client — a mid-sized commercial bank in Asia — was seeking to improve compliance efficiency within its Invoice-to-Cash (I2C) process. With thousands of invoices and documents to process weekly, they needed a solution that could automate compliance checks with high accuracy,...
Power Apps Solution Helps Businesses Increase Revenue by 40% and Achieve 100% Mobile Adoption
1. Overview A technology services company was facing challenges in monitoring sales performance and optimizing sales operations. Despite having a CRM system, the lack of integration among reporting tools led to fragmented data and delayed decision-making. The company needed a unified reporting platform that...
NFT Marketplace
Challenge: NFT marketplaces are platforms where NFTs can be stored, displayed, traded, or even be-ing minted (created). It’s similar to what ecom platforms like Amazon, eBay do for real goods. The digital assets have had significant dominance over the NFT marketplace and now many...
AI-Powered ISO/QC Report Automation: Eliminate Manual Burden and Enhance Data Accuracy
In modern manufacturing, compliance with ISO standards and rigorous quality control (QC) processes is non-negotiable. Yet, manually generating dozens of ISO/QC reports every month remains a persistent burden—consuming valuable time, introducing human error, and hindering operational efficiency. We offer a breakthrough AI-powered solution that...
Crypto Exchange
Challenges: To build a cryptocurrency platform will be a long story of business, basically because they need to have factors including guidance, partners who can recommend them what functions they should apply, or how to avoid the abundant functions in the system, and how...
AI-based Car Attribute Detection via Interior/Exterior Image Classification
The Challenge In automotive inspection, valuation, and listing services, there’s a growing demand to automatically classify interior vs. exterior images and extract recognizable car attributes (body style, color, seat materials, etc.) without human labor. Our AI Solution BAP developed a scalable and highly accurate...
AI-Based Compliance Monitoring for Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices
Automatically detect legal risks in your content – stay compliant, reduce exposure The Challenge In highly regulated industries like pharmaceuticals and medical devices, businesses must ensure that marketing, product descriptions, and website content fully comply with national legislation. Violations – even unintentional – can...
Image processing in automation and robotics
Problem: RUBIK’S CUBE SOLVING Solving a Rubik’s cube is a challenge for people. It is required a lot of patient and practice to learn how to solve a Rubik’s cube. The question is, can we solve this problem using robot? – INPUT: The picture...
Business Matching App
Challenge: Business matching applications need to meet the requirements of: Ensure that the information about the partners/person/companies is accurate, sufficient and reliable. Have an easily accessible, convenient, multi-channel connection. Can schedule events together on the platform. Save the history of transactions made, exchanged in...
AI-Powered Pet Detection System for Smart Residences
The Problem In modern pet-friendly apartments, building management often struggles with uncontrolled pet movement in common areas, raising concerns over safety, cleanliness, and disputes. Solution from BAP – AI-Powered Pet Detection System Integrated with computer vision technology, the system detects unaccompanied dogs and cats...
Kick The Man
Kick The Man is the very first game that was published by BAP on Google Play and App Store. The game is about the fierce battles between a young man against the dark force for the truth about his father. Will love win over...
SMART TRADING (ARB)
Challenge: In the exchange market like Cryptocurrency, if you are late to trade, you will get more consequences as the rate of coins changes over time. Being expertise in the technology to be able to provide a full view of the market in real...
Matching app 2017
Challenge: Spending time at the events with friends who have the same hobbies is alway joyful. If you want to build an application that can help to create events, invite friends to join, share the information, chat and share the pictures but you don’t...
AI-Powered Predictive Diagnosis for Early Cancer Detection
Late-stage cancer diagnoses remain a major challenge in global healthcare, leading to lower treatment success rates, significant financial burdens, and a shortage of medical specialists. Leveraging cutting-edge artificial intelligence, we offer an advanced predictive diagnosis solution that enhances early cancer detection, improves patient survival...
Horse Racing Forecast AI System
Challenges: The introduction of technology applications makes it easier to predict horse racing results. Does your company have an application that helps users predict outcomes? Together with the user’s experience and understanding of horse racing in combination with the AI-KEIBA system, we have developed...
Game Smart Rock-Scissor-Paper
Smart-contract-based on Rock-Paper-Scissor game which runs on Ethereum Blockchain...
SAP implementation for a machine tool manufacturer
Role: Project Manager Modules: FI, SD, PS/PP Business analysis, FIT&GAP, prototype execution, customization, basic design Development of add-ons for PS/PP Add-on development for FI Development of add-ons for SD Period 2022/2 – Now Team size 30 Environment SAP S4 HANA...
SHARINGAN – AI CAMERA SYSTEM
Overview Sharingan is a Smart System with core technology is facial identification by Artificial Intelligence. The system provides 2 main services: Automatic Attendance Automatic Surveillance Demo Automatic Attendance Fast Accurate identification Easily deploy and leverage enterprise infrastructure Can time attendance many people at the...
Image Captioning
Problem: Image Captioning Given an image, our goal is to generate a caption. Input: Image Output: Caption for image Solution For this problem, we use will use InceptionV3 (which is pre-trained on Imagenet) to classify each image. We will extract features from the last...
Happy Scratch
HAPPY SCRATCH is a game that makes you addicted to your quarantine life. This can be said to be a perfect game for you to release the pressure and chill with the freedom moments while staying at home. For this game, you just need...
Developing a Private Chain for the Client’s Exclusive Ecosystem
Overview The client from Japan requested the development of a private chain to support specific business operations within their own ecosystem. The goal was to provide a secure and efficient blockchain platform where transactions could be executed without gas fees, creating a seamless trading...
Trip Conductor
Challenges: Travelling sector is developing more and more, but there are no many businesses which build successful travelling platforms to serve this demand. Because they cannot find the right partner to do it, or they lack features to attract end-users to use. Here BAP...
Comprehensive Customer Management Solution with OutSystems
Overview Development of a Customer Management System using the OutSystems Platform. Main Features Customer account management Customer visit cards Customer visit history Schedule and calendar management Data synchronization between OutSystems and Office 365 Outlook Technologies Developed on the OutSystems Web Platform Built forms, features,...
Streamlining Manpower Management for SMEs
As an IT consulting company specializing in digital transformation solutions, we embarked on a mission to tackle the challenges faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manpower industry. Our aim was to alleviate common pain points and elevate operational efficiency through the...
Reduce 80% of inspection errors and achieve FDA compliance with Power Apps solution from BAP
1. Overview A leading pharmaceutical company faced challenges in maintaining product quality and complying with strict FDA regulations. As the quality inspection process was still paper-based, the company experienced issues such as recording errors, approval delays, and difficulties in generating compliance reports. To overcome...
Software and IT Company Management Solutions
I. Overview Industry: IT Company size: 500+ Company structure: Group with 3 Companies and 6 Divisions II. Pain points The fast-growing company, expanding from 6 employees to over 500 within 5 years, faces significant challenges: Processes have become complex and time-consuming, hindering efficient data...
Technology
UI Testing: The Secret to Optimizing Customer Experience
In today’s digital world, optimizing user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design is not just essential for attracting...
What is DeFi? Overview of Decentralized Finance
The world is always moving and so are the financial markets. There are always trends appearing, attracting the attention...
Maintenance Services – An Effective Solution for System Operations and Maintenance for Enterprises
The stability of IT systems now directly determines a company’s business performance, where any disruption can lead to significant...
AI in Marketing Automation: Unlocking Efficiency and Personalization
What is AI? AI stands for Artificial Intelligence. It consists of advanced machines and algorithms that simulate human intelligence....
GenAI Solutions for Businesses: Efficiency and Safety
In the age of modern technology, GenAI or generative AI stands out as one of the most trendy technologies....
What is Blockchain? How does Blockchain work?
The idea of blockchain has been around since the 90s. However, it was first introduced in 2008 as the...
System Security Maintenance: A Strategic Approach to Protect Systems Against Cyber Attacks
Today’s IT systems are under increasing pressure from complex and constantly evolving cybersecurity threats. A single minor vulnerability can become the root cause of operational disruption, financial loss, and serious damage to a company’s reputation. Therefore, System Security Maintenance is no longer merely a...
Big Data and Cloud Computing: A perfect combination
Big Data and Cloud Computing have emerged as important technologies to penetrate the trend of the IT industry in recent years. While each technology has its merits, many businesses have combined them to reap even more benefits. If you are looking to explore how...
All information about automation technology
Automation technology is a phrase that is mentioned a lot in the field of industry, production, and distribution of goods today. Automation was born to help enterprises optimize production processes, reduce costs and increase profits. So what is automation technology? What are the advantages...
改ざんが極めて困難！ブロックチェーンの構造
Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語. 前回の記事で、 ブロックチェーンは３つの暗号技術を用いて不正を防いでいると説明しましたね。 参考：ブロックチェーンの不正を防ぐ3つの暗号技術 今回はその暗号技術を用いてブロックチェーン構造 がどのような構造になっているかを説明します。この記事を読めばきっとブロックチェーンという名称の由来がわかるでしょう。 １．仮想通貨はただのデータにすぎない ブロックチェーンの構造を説明する前に、仮想通貨について触れたいと思います。本来、仮想通貨はただのデータに過ぎません。あなたが仮想通貨を誰かに送金するとき、「×時△分、○○にいくら払いました。」と台帳に記録されるだけで、その通貨は目に見えるものでも触れられるものでもありません。 このように、仮想通貨は台帳上の記録に過ぎないものですが、みんなが価値があると思うから通貨になりました。しかし、仮想通貨のようなデータが通貨として認められるためには必要な条件があります。 ”データが通貨として成り立つための３条件 送信者が誰か特定できる。 送信内容が途中で改ざんされない。 送信者が後で自分が送信したことを否定できない。 引用元：玉蔵（2017）『社会を根底から変えるシェアリングエコノミーの衝撃！仮想通貨ブロックチェーン＆プログラミング入門』株式会社ヒカルランド” ブロックチェーン はその構造によって、３つの条件を満たすことができます。 ２．台帳が改ざんされないためのブロックチェーンの構造 （１）ブロックには前の取引情報も含まれる ブロックチェーン は前回の取引情報が次の取引情報に含まれる構造になっています。では、一郎さんからまい子さんへ送金する場合の取引記録を見てみましょう。 下記は一郎さんからまい子さんに渡されるブロックの中に含まれるものです。 前回までの取引記録のハッシュ値 取引内容「一郎⇒まい子 ３ＢＴＣ」 まい子の公開鍵 一郎の署名 このように取引記録がひとつのブロックとしてまとめられて、次の取引に鎖状につながっていくことがブロックチェーンという名称の由来です。では、なぜ前回の取引記録まで次のブロックに送られるのでしょうか？ それは、ひとつのコインを改ざんして2人に送るといった「二重支払い」を防ぐためです。前回の取引記録をブロックに含めることによって、コインががどこからきたものなのかを明確にすることができます。これにより存在しないコインが送金されることを防いでいます。 これは二重支払いのような改ざんが起こってもすぐに分かるしくみです。ブロックBが改ざんされてブロックB’が作られたとしても、後に続くB’以降の全てのブロックのハッシュ値が全く違うものになる為、改ざんされてもすぐに分かるような構造になっています。 （２）改ざんを難しくするナンスの役割 それでは改ざんしたブロック以降を全て書き換えれば良いのでは？と思うでしょう。しかし、それを阻止する仕組みが存在します。それは、ナンスと呼ばれています。まず、実際の取引に使われているブロックのハッシュ値を見てましょう。 ここであることに気づきませんか？ ハッシュ値の先頭は０が並んでいますね。本来、ハッシュ化した場合、ランダムな数字が並ぶためこのようなことは起こりません。これは０が並ぶように意図的にデータに何らかの文字列を足しているのです。ここで足される文字列がナンスです。 上の図のように、ブロックをハッシュ化する際、ハッシュ値に０が並ぶまで何度もナンスの文字列を変えて計算を繰り返します。 このように適当なナンスを見つける作業をマイニングといいます。ナンスを見つけた人には台帳に書き込む権利が与えられ、報酬として12.5BTC（※）もらえる仕組みになっています。 ちなみに、マイニング（mining）の由来は、計算処理の報酬として仮想通貨が支払われることが、鉱山から金や銀を採掘するイメージと似ている為です。 マイニングはとても大変な作業ですが、報酬を得るために世界中で計算機を回して行われています。そして、ビットコインはこのマイニングからしか生まれないようになっています。マイニングはビットコインをはじめとする様々な通貨で採用されている方法です。 2019/9/5現在 1BTC＝約110万円のため12.5BTC＝約1400万円 （3）一番長いものが正式なブロックになる...
SaaS Integration Solutions for Modern Enterprise Systems
In the era of digital transformation, enterprises are increasingly adopting a wide range of SaaS (Software as a Service) applications such as CRM, ERP, HRM systems, and marketing tools. However, without proper integration, these systems can easily become siloed, leading to data fragmentation and...
Top 5 trusted IT Service B2B Platforms to accelerate digital transformation for businesses
1. Introduction: The Growing Need for IT Service Connectivity in the Digital Era As digital transformation becomes an inevitable trend globally, the demand for high-quality IT solutions is increasingly vital for businesses. From software development and system integration to advanced technologies like AI, Big...
What is SAP S/4HANA? Benefits of SAP exploit before 2027
Data analysis is an important process in today’s business management process and SAP S/4HANA is one of the supporting systems for this process. The solutions from SAP ERP are being used popularly in a lot of countries around the world, although lots of people...
AR/XR and Metaverse Technologies: The Key to Enhancing Logistics Efficiency and Customer Retention
In today’s highly competitive market, AR/XR and the Metaverse are no longer merely entertainment technologies—they have become strategic levers that help logistics enterprises optimize operations while enhancing customer experience. From warehouse visualization and supply chain simulation to creating interactive virtual shopping environments, these technologies...
Can Super AI Replace Humans? Future Scenarios Worth Considering
Super AI (ASI) is regarded as the ultimate destination in the development journey of AI. So, what happens when humans are no longer the most intelligent species on the planet? Is ASI a breakthrough or a looming threat? This article will help you better...
Analysis of Low Code Platforms: Advantages, Disadvantages and Optimal Choice
Low-code tools have received a lot of attention since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but at the time they were still good for what they were. BAP IT will help learn more about the benefits of using Low Code Platforms and how your...
Why Edge Computing and Digital Twin Are the Key to Smart Manufacturing and Smart Cities
In the era of data explosion, manufacturing enterprises and smart cities require data processing solutions that are faster, more secure, and more accurate than ever before. Edge Computing—data processing at the source—combined with Digital Twin—a digital model that simulates real-world systems—is emerging as a...
SAP BTP – Business Intelligence Technology Platform for Enterprises
In the current digital age, many enterprises are making efforts to use different digital tools to increase business efficiency and competitiveness. To solve problems related to business management, enterprises often use the SAP BTP business technology platform. To better understand this technology service, get...
AI Consulting and Implementation Solutions for Businesses
Applying AI in business is no longer an option – it is a critical competitive strategy. However, to implement AI effectively, businesses need proper guidance and a clear roadmap. This article will help you understand why you need a professional AI consulting partner and...
What is mobile wallet? Here is evverything for you to understand about it
What is mobile wallet? You don’t have information about it yet, basically because it is quiet new concept for you. In this article, we will explain about from the concept to how it works, and some famous mobile wallets for you. 1. What is...
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI): When AI reaches human-level thinking.
While Narrow AI has become common in everyday life, Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) represents the pinnacle that the tech world is striving to achieve. AGI refers to machines that not only perform programmed tasks but also possess the ability to think, learn, and adapt...
What is AI image recognition? Some applications bring benefits in reality
AI image recognition technology expands in various sectors including security, manufacturing, and more. So many businesses are planning to build one for their system, but they do not know where to start? This article will explain from the basic things of ai image recognition...
What is Blockchain Technology? Principles, History, and Real-World Applications
1. What is blockchain technology? Blockchain technology is a platform for storing and transmitting data in the form of encrypted blocks that are linked together and distributed across multiple independent computers, ensuring transparency, security, and immutability of information. What makes it unique is that...
What is Web wallet? Everything you need to know about it
There have been many cases of theft at virtual currency exchanges, so many people are looking for information on the safest ways to manage and secure their assets. In this article, we will introduce the web wallet — a platform for managing and exchanging...
What is Mobile App Testing? Why is Mobile App Testing important?
Mobile App Testing is the process of testing a mobile application for its usability before it is publicly released. Mobile App Testing helps verify whether the application meets technical requirements or not. With modern advanced technology, smartphones have been born, promoting the development of...
What is the future trend of Korean technology development?
Korea is a country that spends much time on technology research and development, especially information technology. The Korean government always creates favorable conditions to encourage companies to constantly research and seek technology development opportunities because thanks to technology, Korea has ranked first in Bloomberg’s...
Future development trend of Secure Payment Gateway
Online payment is becoming an indispensable part of daily life, a basic feature that programmers need to focus on when developing Web apps and mobile applications. One of the factors that makes online payments safer is the Secure Payment Gateway. This is a technology...
Metaverse overview and things to know about virtual universes
In October 2021, the phrase “Metaverse” became a hot keyword and was of intense interest. The origin is from the event that Mark Zuckerberg changed the name of Facebook company to Meta (derived from Metaverse). I. So what is Metaverse? Metaverse is a combination...
UI Testing: The Secret to Optimizing Customer Experience
In today’s digital world, optimizing user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design is not just essential for attracting customers but also determines the success or failure of a product or service. “UI Testing” is a crucial process that ensures interface designs are not...
Digital Twins: Digital Simulation Technology and Practical Applications
Digital twins are seen as digital replicas of objects and systems found in the real world nowadays. They might provide a lot of information on how something would perform in the actual world. The development of science and technology in the era of technology...
What is Software Testing? Applying AI in software testing
Software Testing is one of the important stages of the software development process. Software Testing includes many different levels and aims to improve software quality as well as enhance user experience. Although this is a term quite familiar to the technology world, many people...
AI in Marketing Automation: Unlocking Efficiency and Personalization
What is AI? AI stands for Artificial Intelligence. It consists of advanced machines and algorithms that simulate human intelligence. These machines typically perform tasks that require a human element, such as: Voice identification. Language translation. Visual perception. AI mainly relies on deep learning, neural...
Blockchain & Authentication in Metaverse
Metaverse is the hottest keyword at the moment, especially after Facebook announced to change the company name to Meta and invest huge resources on developing an ecosystem that supports the Metaverse vision. So what can humans do on Metaverse and which technologies are needed...
What is the Metaverse Game? Notable potential projects today
The metaverse race is heating up as more and more big projects appear. If you also feel this heat and want to find a metaverse game that is right for you. The following article will introduce some notable projects that you can refer to. ...
Maintenance Services – An Effective Solution for System Operations and Maintenance for Enterprises
The stability of IT systems now directly determines a company’s business performance, where any disruption can lead to significant losses. This is where O&M Services (Operation & Maintenance Services) become a strategic factor, helping enterprises not only maintain stable system operations but also optimize...
What is ChatGPT? Find out about new technology trends
ChatGPT is an advanced Generative AI model developed by OpenAI, capable of understanding and generating human-like text. Built upon the Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) architecture, ChatGPT is revolutionizing how people interact with computers—supporting everything from office productivity and content creation to customer service and...
Locksmith 3D
LOCKMITH 3D is an easy game, when you just create as many keys as you can unlock amazing things from customers’ challenges. There are some main features of this game that you want to explore: You can be satisfied with the sharing feeling from...
Improve your Recruitment Operations
Challenge: The number of applications is increasing, but the number of hires is not. The company wants to automate as much of the process as possible. Solution: Implement Salesforce’s Marketing Cloud, SFA, and CRM Results: Catching applicant data within 5 minutes of application, and...
Idol’s Garden
Idol’s Garden is a very awesome puzzle game!It’s very challenging for users’ reaction speed by connecting three or more same idols. In this game, users must try to use props in order to make more and more combos so that you can overcome higher...
Operation and maintenance support for an electronics manufacturing company
Project descriptions: SAP operation and maintenance support for a consumer electronics manufacturing company manufacturer Role: Business analysis, specification changes, system customization, basic design, and integration testing MM add-on development Period 2020/7 – 2021/7 Team size 10 Environment SAP S4 HANA...
Reduce 80% of inspection errors and achieve FDA compliance with Power Apps solution from BAP
1. Overview A leading pharmaceutical company faced challenges in maintaining product quality and complying with strict FDA regulations. As the quality inspection process was still paper-based, the company experienced issues such as recording errors, approval delays, and difficulties in generating compliance reports. To overcome...
Comprehensive Customer Management Solution with OutSystems
Overview Development of a Customer Management System using the OutSystems Platform. Main Features Customer account management Customer visit cards Customer visit history Schedule and calendar management Data synchronization between OutSystems and Office 365 Outlook Technologies Developed on the OutSystems Web Platform Built forms, features,...
Game Farm Pro
This is an interesting game that you can relax after the long working day. When you go into the game, you can experience the activities like you stay in the farm including: Feeding chicken, cow and pig Doing apple pie Managing your own store...
A supporting project for converting raw data to SAP Master Data
Role: Implemented stadata table maintainer for SD, MM, and PP modules. Validate third-party sources and implement processes to ensure data integrity Define and implement a validation process in conjunction with SURUGA Production Platform to prevent inconsistencies from occurring. Period 2016 – 2017 Team...
B2B Metaverse Platform (Metaverse-as-a-service)
1. Overview Metaverse – a realm where you can turn fundamental ideas into immersive experiences, elevating your brand’s narrative to new heights of uniqueness. Building on that idea, the concept of Metaverse-as-a-service emerges as the solution for businesses to enhance every aspect of their...
AI-Based Compliance Monitoring for Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices
Automatically detect legal risks in your content – stay compliant, reduce exposure The Challenge In highly regulated industries like pharmaceuticals and medical devices, businesses must ensure that marketing, product descriptions, and website content fully comply with national legislation. Violations – even unintentional – can...
Developing a High-Performance Crypto Exchange Platform for a Swiss Client
Overview The client is a Swiss-based company aiming to develop a crypto exchange platform that ensures top-level security for users and delivers high-speed transaction processing. Their goal was to build a platform that supports multiple cryptocurrencies and enables transactions with absolute accuracy. Challenges The...
Machine upgrade history management system development
Overview The client had been managing numerous versions of machine hardware and software using Excel files. They wanted to systemize this process and enable integration with other internal systems. To address this issue, they decided to develop a Machine Upgrade History Management System using...
Power Apps Solution Helps Businesses Increase Revenue by 40% and Achieve 100% Mobile Adoption
1. Overview A technology services company was facing challenges in monitoring sales performance and optimizing sales operations. Despite having a CRM system, the lack of integration among reporting tools led to fragmented data and delayed decision-making. The company needed a unified reporting platform that...
NFT MARKETPLACE
Challenge: Customer who have big connection with anime publishers in Japan. They really want to build, What can BAP provide? Solution: BAP blockchain engineer built very quickly a NFT market place. User can connect metamask to buy, sell famous anime pictures. We also built...
AI Solution Accelerates KYC by 60% for Financial Enterprises
🎯 Goal: Automate document verification for Know Your Customer (KYC) onboarding while ensuring compliance and accuracy. 📦 Solution: OCR + LLM validation pipeline ⚙️ Technology: Azure AI Document Intelligence, FastDoc, GPT 📈 Result: Cut review time by 60% ⏱️ PoC Time: 2–3 weeks...
D2D
Challenge: Imagine you sometimes must book a car to go out, and you get angry when you cannot check the street that drivers take you to, as a result of paying more. This problem is annoying and you want to build an application to...
Developing a Private Chain for the Client’s Exclusive Ecosystem
Overview The client from Japan requested the development of a private chain to support specific business operations within their own ecosystem. The goal was to provide a secure and efficient blockchain platform where transactions could be executed without gas fees, creating a seamless trading...
Migration from COBOL to Java
Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語. お客様の背景 お客様は、近くレガシーシステムに伴うクラウド化を計画しています。レガシーシステムの言語はCOBOL、JCLなどを使用しています。 COBOLからJavaへのマイグレーションを実行すれば、標準化されたJavaアプリ開発のSpringフレームワーク運用が行えるようになります。 Javaアプリケーションは現在最も汎用性が高いアプリの１つであるため、システムのJava化を行うことができれば、業務フローや業務効率の大幅な改善にもつながります。 弊社の提案 BAPの提案を紹介されています。 ・マイグレーションする前に、 COBOLアプリケーションの機能とビジネスロジックを詳しく理解しないといけないです。アプリケーションの規模や複雑さ、依存関係、データベース接続などの評価を行います。 ・プロジェクトの移行プロセスをフェース分けして実施することを提案します。 ・コード分析とデータの交換： COBOLアプリケーションの要件に基づいて、適切な Java Spring Frameworkを選択します。 COBOLアプリケーションで使用されているデータベースやデータフォーマットを Javaに対応する形式に変更します。 ・テストとデバッグ：マイグレーションされた Javaアプリケーションをテストすることが必要です。ユニットテスト・統合テスト・システムテストなどまで BAP側で実施しております。デバッグや修正が必要な場合には、迅速に対処します。 COBOLからJavaへのマイグレーションの効果 以下のような効果が期待できます。 技術的な効果： Javaは広く普及しており、豊富なツールやライブラリが利用可能、また再利用可能なコンポーネントや豊富な機能を活用することで開発時間やコストを削減できます。 保守性と可読性の向上: Javaはオブジェクト指向プログラミングに基づいており、 COBOLよりも保守うと可読性が高い、 Javaのコードはモジュール化され、より理解しやすいです。 スケーラビリティの向上： Java Spring Frameworkは水平方向のスケーラビリティを提供し、システムの成長や負担増加に対応できます。 拡張性と新機能の追加： アプリケーションに新機能を追加する際に柔軟性が向上、 Javaのオープンソースコミュニティは活用であり、新しいテクノロジーやベストプラクティスが共有されていることにより、最新の開発トレンドやセキュリティ対策を取り入れることができます。...
KINTONE – Business Improvement Platform
Challenges: The traditional method of filling in work content check forms by hand is time-consuming and causes service implementation and reporting to take longer than it should because of the time required to retype the data for data utilization. The man-hours required to prepare...
Speaker recognition and speaker verification
Problem: Speaker recognition: is the process of automatically recognizing who is speaking by using the speaker-specific information included in speech waves to verify identities being claimed by people accessing systems; that is, it enables access control of various services by voice. Speaker verification (also...
Live Dreamer
Challenges: Developing a Live Stream platform is not easy, because you must create the difference amongst competitors on the market. Don’t worry about that, BAP can help your business do it from the beginning to the final output with high quality, because we have...
Automotive Sales & Reservation Management System Migration (COBOL → JAVA)
Overview The client in the automotive industry wanted to improve their sales, reservation, and inventory management processes. The legacy system developed in COBOL could no longer meet automation and scalability requirements. BAP executed a system migration from COBOL to Java to optimize operations, reduce...
Block’n Strike
Block ‘n Strike comes from an idea of creating something for office staff to release pressure. We build the castles with blocks and give the player a gun with limited bullets to shoot as a way to release anger, pressure, trouble, and anything make...
MonsterX
It is an adventure game where you advance a story while making friends with monsters you met. As you proceed, you will see a new monster appearing in the battle. From character to audio material, all development is handled within BAP. Development Form Lab...
SMART ANIME
Artificial intelligence automatically creates character illustration images. BAP is always able to develop similar systems...
案件予算管理システム開発
概要 Outsystemsを使用して、案件予算管理システムを開発しする。ユーザーは案件情報を登録して、マネージャーは承認したり、データを編集/削除したりできる。リアルタイムで管理できるし、要件定義からリリースするまでの短期間で開発できました。 技術 Outsystems Webプラットフォームを使用して開発 Outsystemウィジェット、CSS、JSを使ってフォームを作成 ツール： Outsystem Services Studio、 Outsystems Integration Studio、 BDDフレームワーク（単体テスト、C0&C1） Discovery, OutDoc, Clean Architecture. 案件情報 画面数：59 期間：9ヶ月 （2021年7月～） 作業範囲：基本設計～結合テスト チームサイズ：11～25人 プラットフォーム： OutSystems platform...
Metal Heroes
Metal Heroes is a mobile game that is developed on the Unity engine. It illustrates the playstation control with fierce battles and different types of guns, endless combats, and ferocious bosses. Bright colors themes and impressive character graphics make it become a featured game...
Smarter Finance Advice: 40% More Engagement with AI Advisor Agent
🎯 Goal: Provide personalized financial advice based on transaction history, financial goals, and risk profile 📦 Solution: Personal Finance Analysis + LLM Advisory + Chatbot Interface ⚙️ Technology Stack: GPT-4 Turbo, LangChain, RAG, Pinecone 📈 Result: Increased customer engagement and new investment account openings...
Manual App
Challenges: Many businesses want to train new employees and evaluate the training result so that businesses can see whether or not newcomers adapt to jobs and their training sessions are good. This makes managers who can revise their training sections better. And BAP’s Manual...
Crypto Management Wallet App
Challenges: Many businesses are getting difficult in developing a cryptocurrency platform, simply because there are no technological consultants for their own products. Keep calm, BAP is here to give businesses a helping hand, as we have built various successful platforms such as Crypto Management...
Offshore development unit price, market benchmark and more
Offshore development unit price is the first key factor in budget. In practice, the total budget is not a simple multiplication, such as “developing unit price per man-month”, as anyone with offshore experience knows. In order to make a project successful, there is the...
Top benefits of outsourcing bring to your business
Did you know that your business can get the great benefits of outsourcing if you start outsourcing now? Today, IT outsourcing companies have made outsourcing an effective approach to managing business activities. In this article, let’s find out the top benefits that outsourcing brings...
What is an Offshore Development Center? Summary of basic knowledge for businesses
In today’s digital age, Offshore Development Center is becoming a more and more popular choice for software development solutions thanks to its cost-effectiveness and good accessibility to technology professionals. So what is an Offshore Development Center? What benefits does it bring and what risks...
What Can The E-Learning System Helps Educational Businesses?
According to the latest report from IMARC Group, the global E-learning market reached USD 342.4 billion in 2024 and is expected to grow to USD 682.3 billion by 2033, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.0% during the 2025–2033 period. However, many...
Why choose lab-type offshore development?
Lab-type offshore development is a collaboration model in which a company hires a fixed team of software engineers abroad (e.g., in Vietnam) to work full-time over a long-term period with a fixed budget. This model allows the company to operate as if it has...
Things the client should keep in mind when outsourcing development projects.
Custom development is the process of creating software tailored to a company’s specific needs. Unlike off-the-shelf solutions, it allows businesses to build systems that match their unique workflows, goals, and industry requirements—ensuring better performance and long-term efficiency. What is Custom Development? Custom software development...
Things to consider first in smartphone application development
With the increasing number of smartphone users, the use of smartphone apps has become important in marketing strategies to attract customers, to increase sales, and increase awareness. Then, let us describe what smartphone application development beginners should keep in mind for successful smartphone application...
Software Quality Issues – BAP Software
Software quality is one of the most important issues in offshore development. We’d like to consider the difference in thinking about software quality, which is one of the causes of software quality. Offshore development between Japan and Vietnam, countries with different nationalities, so it...
How does an offshore company help you in coronavirus time?
While coronavirus is still breaking out in many Asian countries, it not only threatens human’s health but also the companies’ performance. There are still many companies in Japan applying the work-from-home method to keep their staff safe from the disease. However, it is, of...
What Businesses Need To Know About SAP Cloud
SAP Cloud Platform is a cloud computing platform (PaaS) developed by SAP, enabling businesses to flexibly expand, integrate, and build applications on their ERP systems. In the era of rapid digital transformation, this platform has become a top choice for optimizing operations and accelerating...
Onshore and Offshore: Which is the best choice for business?
Onshore and Offshore are not new terms in the business world. However, many people are still confused about choosing these two types. So what is the difference between an Onshore and Offshore company? Which type is the best choice for business? Let’s explore with...
What is Java framework? And How it helps programmers
If you want to build a web or complicated web applications, this will waste the time when coding from the beginning to the end. So Java frameworks are the best solution to create web applications or software. In this article, BAP will introduce the...
Why Offshore Development Is The Best Method For Business
Offshore Software Development is the practice of outsourcing software development services to another country, typically one with lower labor costs and an abundant IT workforce. Businesses adopt this model to reduce expenses, scale operations quickly, and gain access to highly skilled engineers without the...
What is Offshore Company? Top 10 reputable Offshore software development companies in Vietnam
The concept of globalization has motivated business owner to conduct business activities all over the world. Therefore, in the field of offshore software development, Vietnam is gradually rising to show its competitive position. If you are looking for a reputable Offshore company in Vietnam,...
What is Lean Startup? Success stories
Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語 and Tiếng Việt. リーンスタート（lean start）とは、起業や新規事業などの立ち上げ（スタートアップ）が効率的に成功するためのマネジメント手法を指す言葉です。新規事業の立ち上げ時は人員や資金などのリソースが限られており、事業を安定して運営できるようになるまで非常にシビアなマネジメントが必要になります。システム開発に関しても同様で、開発費用や開発方法など、スタートアップの事業形態に即した方法を考える必要があります。この記事では、オフショア企業でのラボ型開発を活用することで、スタートアップが得られる大きなメリットについて知ることができます。 1. リーンスタートとは リーンスタートとは、アメリカの起業家エリック・リース氏が2008年に提唱した、起業や新規事業などの立ち上げ（スタートアップ）のためのマネジメント手法のことです。 リーンスタートは、事業家の思い込みで顧客にとって無価値な製品やサービスを開発してしまうことに伴う、時間、労力、資源、情熱のムダをなくすための方法論であり、最低限のコストと短いサイクルで仮説の構築と検証を繰り返しながら、市場やユーザーのニーズを探り当てていくのが特徴です。 2. 有名なリーンスタート成功事例 リーンスタートの成功事例として、代表的なものを２つ挙げます。 2.1．Instagram リーンスタートアップ事例中で最も有名なのが、Instagramです。 2010年10月6日にアップルのApp Storeに登場して以来、凄まじいスピードで多くのユーザーを虜にし、2020年3月現在、世界のインスタユーザーは10億人超えています。 日本でも2014年2月に日本語アカウントが開設され、月間アクティブユーザー数は、2015年6月に810万人、2016年3月に1200万人、同年12月に1600万人、2017年10月に2000万人を記録と、「インスタ映え」という言葉が流行語になるほど、その人気は凄まじいものです Instagramですが、もともとは「Burbn」という位置情報アプリとしてスタートしました。 しかし、一度リリースしたものの、思った以上に人気が出なかったことから、アイディアの構築・計測・学習を繰り返し、「写真の共有機能が最も人気」ということを見つけ出しました。 その結果、Burbnは写真投稿をメインにしたSNSに方向転換し、写真投稿・コメント・いいねの3機能を含んだ「Instagram」というサービスに昇華させました。 その後も、仮説検証を進め、アイディアの構築・計測・学習を進めていき、写真のエフェクトやストーリー、ショッピングなど、さまざまな機能の追加を行い、現在も変化を遂げています。 2.2．食べログ カカクコムグループが運営するグルメサイト「食べログ」は、日本企業におけるリーンスタートの代表的事例と言われています。2005年3月からサービスを開始し、レストランのユーザーによる5段階評価が掲載されるサイトを構築しました。 当初はグルメ本の情報をもとにした手打ちのデータベースで、担当者曰く、考えているものの30%しか実現に至らなかったとのことです。はじめはユーザー数が数十人程度だった食べログも、ユーザーの改善要望に可能な限り対応し、現在のシステムへ改善していきました。 その結果、現在は月間PV数が20億以上、月間利用者数は1億5万人以上となっています。リーンスタートの実践をきっかけに、右肩上がりの売上を誇るサービスに成長しています。 3. BAPの成功事例 3.1 ．動画編集・投稿型SNS『ジモフル』ー株式会社ジモフル様ご提供サービス https://jimoful.com/ ユーザーがカメラで撮影した動画や写真をアップロードし、システム上で動画作成・編集・投稿が可能です。他ユーザーからの動画の評価に応じて換金可能なアイテムを取得できます。 3.2．LIVE配信アプリ 『LIVE DREAMER』ーDreamer株式会社様ご提供サービス https://live-dreamer.com/ 誰でもアーティストやパフォーマーになって、動画やLIVEの配信が可能なアプリです。リスナーはLIVE配信中に課金アイテムを用いて投げ銭をすることができます。...
Game outsourcing services developed by BAP Software that you cannot ignore
Game outsourcing services are gradually becoming popular in recent times because the needs of businesses are increasing. Not only that, but the increase in the number of startups in the game service industry is also a factor that makes Game outsourcing services play a...
What is Offshore outsourcing? Top 10 offshore outsourcing countries
Currently, more and more businesses see offshore outsourcing as a potential solution to reduce costs and streamline their operations. So what is Offshore Outsourcing? In this article, let’s learn the concept of offshore outsourcing as well as take a look at the top 10...
Basic understandings of web service development
Web Service is seen as a technology that brings a revolution to B2B (Business to Business) and B2C (Business to Customer) services. The basic value of Web service development is based on providing standard methods of access for composition systems and legacy systems. Software...
Understanding about Salesforce Campaign Features
Salesforce Campaign is an interesting feature that supports business so much in various activities including Marketing and Sales for interacting with Leads, Prospects and customers. In this article, we will provide information about the Salesforce campaign for you to understand more. Let’s start. 1....
Difference between system engineer and IT consultant
An IT Consultant is an expert who utilizes information technology to solve business and management problems. Unlike a System Engineer — who focuses on designing and implementing systems — IT Consultants take on a more strategic role: analyzing issues, proposing suitable technology solutions, and...
ダナンのIT産業が急成長した理由と今後の課題
Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語. １． ダナンのIT産業が急成長した理由 ますます発展するベトナムのIT業界の中で、ダナンは特に注目を集めています。ひと昔前、日本企業によるダナンへの投資は、製造・加工業が中心でした。 しかし、10年程前からソフト開発や設計などのIT分野への投資が目立つようになり、2018年には投資件数の25％がIT分野という状況になりました。 このようにダナンのIT産業が注目を浴びるようになった理由は何でしょうか？理由は３つあります。 １-１．人件費が安い ダナンのIT産業が急成長した大きな理由は人件費の安さです。ベトナムはASEAN諸国の中でも人件費が安い国です。ダナンはホーチミン、ハノイに次ぐ第3の都市ですが、その人件費は20％以上も安いと言われています。 賃金（月額） ハノイ ホーチミン ダナン 法定最低賃金 156 156 138 ワーカー（一般工職） 181 193 158 エンジニア（中堅技術者） 346 349 226 単位USD/月（JETRO 2016） さらに、ダナンのIT業界の離職率はわずか8％であり、ハノイやホーチミンが20％であるのに比べて非常に低くなっています。 このように、人件費が安く離職率が低いダナンのIT産業はオフショア開発先として注目を集め、多くの日本企業がダナンへ進出しました。 １-２．国による優遇政策 2010年、ダナンはベトナム政府からIT特区に認定されました。海外のIT企業に対する優遇政策として、法人税免除、土地リース料免除などが適用されました。 このように、国をあげて企業誘致に力を入れたことにより、多くの日本IT企業がダナンへ進出しました。 １-３．若く優秀な人材 若く優秀な人材が多いことも、ダナンのIT産業の成長に貢献しているでしょう。ダナン市には大学と短大が25校あります。その中で、工科大学、IT教育大学、IT短大などITを専攻とする学部・学科があります。 また、IT分野だけではなく、オフショア開発に重要な日本語教育も充実しています。さらに、ベトナムではほとんどの大学でインターンシップが必須となっています。 インターン先でIT企業を志望する学生も多いため、企業にとっては一緒に働いた経験のある学生を雇うことができるというメリットがあります。このように、ダナンはITと言語の両方で、若く優秀な人材が多いと言えるでしょう。 2． ダナンのIT産業...
Top 10 offshore development company in Vietnam
Vietnam is increasingly affirming its position as an ideal destination for offshore development services, thanks to competitive costs, high-quality human resources, and flexible delivery capabilities. In this article, let’s take a look at the Top 10 leading offshore software development companies in Vietnam as...
SalesForce cloud for dummies
SalesForce cloud is no longer a stranger in the technology and business world, as cloud computing technology is gradually becoming popular with remarkable impacts, witnessing an unstoppable Salesforce cloud sign ups. With the mission of providing the most intensive, comprehensive solutions on management, sales...
Overcoming Offshore Development Challenges: Proven Solutions That Work
Offshore development solutions are a form of collaboration in which businesses work with overseas software engineering teams to build and operate technology products. Depending on their needs, companies can choose either a contract-based model or a lab-based model. Below are the solutions that BAP...
What is offshore development? Benefits and solution not to fail
Offshore development is not only a trend but also a strategic approach to optimize resources and costs for technology companies. However, successful implementation requires experience, well-defined processes, and trust between partners. In this article, we aim to explain the trends, benefits, and challenges of...
Offshore development in Da Nang
Da Nang has emerged as an ideal offshore destination with low costs, a stable workforce, and over 45,000 IT workers. The city contributes 70% of the software export revenue for the entire Central region. 1. Do you know Da Nang? Do you know Da...
[E-learning System Comparison] – The Best 6 E-learning Platforms for Business To Use
E-learning is a form of training that uses information technology to deliver knowledge anytime, anywhere. As businesses increasingly focus on digital transformation in internal training, choosing the right E-learning platform plays a key role. This article provides a comparative overview of popular platforms to...
Offshore software development rates by country
As a viable way to save costs and access talent, offshore software development has become more popular in recent years. But before choosing where to hire software developers, it is essential that you must understand the price differences in each country. In this article,...
オフショアを始める前にやっておきたいこと
Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語. 1. オフショアに関する意識調査結果から 少し古くなりますが、IPAの調査データに次のようなものがあります。IPA (Information technology Promotion Agency) がオフショアに関してIT企業に出したアンケートの結果です。調査Aでは、70％以上が「現在より拡大したい」と言っており、調査Bでは、「70％以上が予定なし」と答えています。 まったく相反するような結果が出ていますが、実はこれ、調査Aは既にオフショアを実施している企業からの回答であり、調査Bは過去に一度もオフショアを実施したことがない企業からの回答なのです。 一概には言えませんが、オフショアで開発を経験した企業はそのメリットを享受し、さらに利益を求めて拡大へと向かい、経験したことがない企業は、実感としてメリットを捉えることができないためにさらにオフショア実施に対して消極的になってしまっているという構図がうかがえます。 2. オフショアを始める前に何をする必要があるか？ このように経験したことがない企業が、オフショアを検討し始める際には当然のごとく不安が付きまとうことになります。また、何も考えずにオフショアを始めたのでは、過去の失敗事例同様の結末になりかねません。オフショアでの開発は、少なからずリスクが存在します。ここでは、リスクに対する不安を少しでも和らげるために、何をすれば良いかについて紹介します。オフショアを始める前には、最低でも次のことはやっておきましょう。 目的を明確にする 概要を理解する オフショアの事例を研究する オフショア先（国）候補を決める 2.1 目的を明確にする まず、オフショアの目的を明確にしておきましょう。目的により、オフショアの進め方、オフショア先が違ってきます。目的としては次のようなものが考えられます。 コスト削減 人件費の低い国での労働力を活用し、開発予算を抑えます 人材不足解消 日本国内での人材不足解消の手段を海外に求めます スキル導入 自社に技術スキルがなく、即時にそのスキルを導入したい場合に活用します 2.2 概要を理解する 次に、オフショアの契約形態とそのフォーメーションについて理解しておきましょう。大きく分けると受託開発型とラボ型の二つに分類することができます。 受託開発型 オフショア側に納品責任が有る、日本で一般的に採用されているものと同様の契約モデルです。事前に決められた仕様、期間、金額通りにシステムを納品することでプロジェクトが完了します。現地とブリッジSEを窓口にして開発を進めます。 ラボ型開発 同ーのオフショアチームを一定期間、一定予算で抱え込んで開発を進めるやり方です。お客様は、ブリッジSEを通して、或いは直接オフショア側のチームに指示を与えます。 3. オフショアの事例を研究する 目的がはっきりして、オフショアの概要を理解したら、次に他部門・他社のいろいろな事例について研究するとよいでしょう。先達が残してくれた事例は、失敗しないための貴重な財産になります。事例については、インターネットを検索しても、すぐにたくさんの成功事例、失敗事例を見つけることができます。その事例から、注意点やリスクを自分で読み取ることはとても役に立つでしょう。...
The difference between Offshoring and Outsourcing that businesses need to know
Offshoring and Outsourcing are two tools of modern business today. Thousands of businesses around the globe are engaged in offshoring and outsourcing. This number is still increasing day by day. Even so, many people continue to use these two terms interchangeably without realizing the...
