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...
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What is the NFT Marketplace? Summary of the most popular types of NFT Marketplaces
If you want to join the NFT trend, the NFT Marketplace is our gateway to buying and selling these...
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...
What is Big Data? Information overview of big data.
In today’s technology era, Big Data is probably a name that is no longer strange to many people. When hearing this term, people often think of huge amounts of data. But do you know the great benefits it brings? More specifically, what is Big...
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...
SaaS Software Development Process: From Idea to Deployment
SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) is becoming a dominant model in the era of digital transformation. Beyond saving infrastructure costs, SaaS brings flexible scalability, easy maintenance, and personalized user experiences. This article will help you master the effective SaaS development process and introduce you to partnership solutions...
Narrow AI in Practice: How Businesses Are Harnessing AI Technology
While Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) remains a future ambition, Narrow AI (ANI) – Artificial Narrow Intelligence – is the present-day technology that’s delivering tangible value every day. So what exactly is Narrow AI, and how can businesses leverage it effectively? This article will provide...
What you need to know about Virtual currency wallet
There are many people who still look for virtual currency wallet information to start their investment with coins. This article will help them explain from the concept to mechanism, and types of them. 1. What is virtual currency wallet? Its nature is a place to...
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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 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...
Quantum Computing: Revolutionizing the Technology Industry and Untapped Potential
An introduction to Quantum Computing Quantum computing is an emerging field of advanced computer science that exploits the unique properties of quantum mechanics to solve problems that are beyond the capabilities of even the most powerful classical supercomputer. The field of quantum computing encompasses...
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 is AI chatbot? The basic knowledge for you to know
AI Chatbot is a technology that uses artificial intelligence to communicate with users via text or voice. It is a solution that helps businesses automate customer support and operate 24/7. So how does an AI Chatbot work and what benefits does it offer? Let’s...
Offshore
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Step Tracking App with Crypto Rewards
Overview A Japanese client requested an application to encourage employees in companies to participate in fitness activities, meeting requirements for health improvement and workplace wellness under Japanese labor law. Companies can use the application to set up internal sports challenges, and rewards for those...
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...
Automating Fraud Detection in Financial Transactions with AI
🎯 Goal: Detect fraudulent transactions in real-time using user behavior patterns and historical data. 📦 Solution: Real-time Monitoring + Anomaly Detection + Alert System ⚙️ Technology: Kafka, PyTorch, Isolation Forest, Scikit-learn 📈 Result: 35% earlier fraud detection, preventing billions in losses per quarter ⏱️...
BAP Coin – an digital currency for company
Challenges: Building an internal reward system is very interesting, but there are many businesses that cannot make it true due to many reasons. The main reason is that they do not have technological specialists to consult and give ideas. In this situation, BAP can...
Solana Blockchain Game Solution with NFT & Livestreaming
Overview The client from Japan requested the development of a mobile game on the Solana blockchain platform, where in-game characters and assets would be created as NFTs. These assets can be traded on Solana-supported marketplaces. The game is not only for entertainment but also...
NFT Marketplace for Japanese Manga and Anime Digital Assets
Overview BAP’s client is one of Japan’s leading manga and anime publishers, with a massive and passionate fan community. The project required building an NFT marketplace platform to support transactions of digital assets related to manga and anime titles. BAP was chosen due to...
Wines Detection
Problem: Get the name of wines which was take photograph by users. In this problem, we need to recognize a large number of wines (up to 10000 labels) Solution: To solve above problem, we using deep learning for bottle detection and embedding, KNN search...
Fish Fish 3D
FISH FISH 3D is an entertainment game that helps you relax most after working. For this game, you just need to become a master fisherman who can cast as much fish as possible. There are some features that attract you: When you collect as...
MetaverseLand – Virtual Space
Challenges: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused millions of unemployed people, many of whom have turned to a form of earning virtual currency by playing online games. It is slowly becoming a worldwide “fever” because of the ability to earn real money in the virtual...
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...
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...
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...
Pothole Detection
Problem: Identify potholes on road surfaces used for warnings or self-driving cars. INPUT: The picture of road surface. OUTPUT: Pothole location. Solution: For this problem, we used image processing and deep learning for location anh detect pothole....
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...
HR Agent AI – Recruitment Automation with AI Agent
Challenges During the recruitment process, a major HR company faced several issues: Complex and manual recruitment process: Steps such as receiving recruitment requests, creating job descriptions (JDs), screening resumes, and scheduling interviews were all handled manually, resulting in time-consuming operations and frequent errors. High...
Kick It Edm
Kick It EDM is definitely a mobile game for football fans. The combination of music and football is an essential part of every football championship. It happens in Kick It EDM. Playing football follows the rhythm of the legend football songs! Why not? Kick...
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...
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...
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...
Music Race
A race with rhythm, why not? Have you ever played an action game that each shot is a note in a song? We developed Music Race with a combination of music and action that could bring to gamers a new experience in the action...
Cannon Blast
At the same time when we released Little Furry, Cannon Blast was also published on our App Store with the design of shooting music games. It is a battle between the guard with a strong army of pirates. With Cannon Blast, it is not...
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...
24/7 AI Sales Agent – Boosting After-Hours Revenue for Global Retail Businesses
Overview As global e-commerce continues to grow, customers expect instant support—anytime, anywhere. However, many retailers still struggle to provide assistance outside of business hours, resulting in high cart abandonment rates and lost revenue. We successfully implemented a 24/7 AI Sales Agent solution that helped...
Pitch The Disc
Are you ready for the most exciting and fierce disc battle ever? Let’s show off your deadly accuracy and take the aim at the enemies with Pitch The Disc. This game will make you comfortable, and relax much. The outstanding features of the app:...
Magento Ecommerce Platform
Challenge: E-commerce is growing bigger and bigger as lifestyles become busier and technology changes and improves, consumers are seeking new, more convenient methods to fulfil their sales needs. There are a lot more reason we can explore: tailored experience in which shoppers now get...
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。...
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...
GolfAR: Breakthrough Technology by BAP – The Comprehensive Assistant for Golfers
1. Overview Golf is not just a sport it is an art where players must combine skills, strategy, and spatial awareness. Understanding these challenges, GolfAR – BAP’s advanced Augmented Reality (AR) application – has been developed to elevate the golfing experience to a new...
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...
Virtual Power Plant System: An innovative method of energy management
1. Overview A number of technological advancements as well as climate changes are affecting the energy industry worldwide. In addition to traditional centralized power plants, distributed energy resources (DERs), such as solar energy and energy storage systems, are now being deployed to complement them....
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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。...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Digital Twin Implementation Services – Practical Case Studies from BAP Software
Digital Twin technology is becoming a strategic tool that enables businesses to simulate, monitor, and optimize operational processes in...
How important is Smoke Testing to the Q&A industry?
Smoke Testing is an extremely familiar term to the technology field, especially software development teams. This is an error testing and troubleshooting technique favored by many developers today. Thanks to Smoke Testing, the work of software developers as well as QA staff becomes more...
What is Play to Earn? All information revolves around the P2E trend
Play to earn has been one of the trending keywords from mid-2021. This trend has made the cryptocurrency market more exciting than before with the appearance of a series of game projects. What makes this model attractive? Let’s find out through the following article!...
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 is for those who want to develop web applications using Java or those who have started learning Java but still don’t clearly understand how Java...
Top 10 Leading Digital Twin Technology Companies in the Industry in 2025
Digital Twin – real-time digital simulation technology – is becoming a vital piece in enterprises’ digital transformation journey. This article compiles the list of the Top Trusted Digital Twin Technology Companies in 2025, selected based on multiple criteria. The list serves as a valuable...
タイムスタンプ 【Timestamp】
Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語. タイムスタンプ （timestamp）はあるイベントが記録された日時・日付・時刻などを記録し、記録が存在していることと改竄されていないことを証明するシステムを指します。 電子署名などで用いられているRFC3161 Time stamp protocolではPKIを利用しており、時刻認証局(TSA:Time-Stamping Authority)がハッシュ値に時刻情報を偽造できないようにして結合したタイムスタンプ(正確にはタイムスタンプトークンと呼びます)を利用者に送付しています。 記録を僅かでも更新した場合、変化したハッシュ値のみがTSAに提示されるので利用者は記録内容を知られずにタイムスタンプを取得できます。 タイムスタンプでの管理が必要なデータは通常、一貫性のある書式で記録されているので異なる記録の比較を簡単に行うことができます。 加えて、時間の経過に伴って変化するイベントの進行状況の追跡が可能となります。 タイムスタンプは一般にイベントの記録作成や時系列（”sequence of events”, SOE）の評価を行うために使用されます。 どちらのケースでも、タイムスタンプはイベント記録を認識するタグのように使われます。 ビットコインのブロックチェーンの例では、各トランザクションやブロックの生成時刻が電子署名と同様の方法でタイムスタンプを用いて管理されています。 多くのOSのファイルシステムではファイルの作成日時（UNIXやUnix系OSではctimeと呼ばれます）、更新日時（mtime）、アクセス日時（atime）がタイムスタンプとして記録されます。 UNIXにおけるstatなどではこれらのデータがシステムコールで取り出すことができます。 タイムスタンプ システムの課題 仮に一貫性のある記録をタイムスタンプとともに作成しても、後から改竄されてしまうと信頼性がなくなってしまいます。 特に、不特定多数からのアクセスが可能な記録は容易に改竄できてしまうため、タイムスタンプを含むデータログの保管システムやサーバには高度なセキュリティが施す必要があります。 タイムスタンプ の例（Wikipediaより引用） 2005-10-30 T 10:45 UTC 2007-11-09 T 11:20 UTC Sat Jul 23 02:16:57 2005...
What Is Packaged ERP? The Key to Cutting Costs and Boosting Efficiency!
What is ERP package? This is the question that many businesses ask when they have the intention to build an internal ERP package system. In this article, we will explain for you from the basic concept to the warnings when you want to develop...
Sustainable Technology: Sustainable technology solutions for a green future
I. What is Sustainable Technology? Sustainable technology is an umbrella term that describes innovation that takes natural resources into account and promotes economic and social development. The objective of these technologies is to significantly reduce environmental and ecological risks and create a sustainable product....
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...
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...
Overview of blockchain technology that you need to know
Blockchain is a buzzword that seems to pop up on a lot of topics about the future of technology. While the applications for this technology seem endless, not many people are entirely sure what blockchain is. In this article, we will introduce an overview...
ブロックチェーンの不正を防ぐ3つの暗号技術
Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語. 前回の記事で ブロックチェーン はネットワークにいる全員で台帳を共有していると言いましたね。 参考：中学生でもわかる！ブロックチェーンの仕組み それでは「悪い人が誰かの台帳にアクセスして書き換えることができるのでは？」と疑問に思う方もいるでしょう。もちろん ブロックチェーン にはデータの不正利用を防ぐ仕組みがあります。今回は不正を防ぐための３つの暗号技術について初心者にも分かりやすく説明します。 １．特定の人にしか見られないようにする暗号技術：公開鍵暗号化方式 ブロックチェーン に用いられる１つ目の暗号技術は公開鍵暗号化方式です。この技術によって、データを盗み見られたり、書き換えられたりすることを防いでいます。鍵による暗号化は共通鍵と公開鍵があります。 ブロックチェーン に用いられている公開鍵暗号化方式をより理解するために、まずは従来の方式である共通鍵暗号化について説明します。 共通鍵暗号化方式は二人が共通の鍵を持っていて、データを暗号化、復号化する方法です。これは、データを送りたい相手に事前に共通鍵を渡しておく必要があるのですが、どうやって共通鍵を渡すかが難しい点です。 情報が漏洩しやすいインターネット上で共通鍵を渡すことは危険であるため、厳重に管理されたルートで相手に渡す必要があります。また、第三者に共通鍵が流出した場合、簡単にデータを開封されてしまいます。このような鍵配送問題を解決したのが公開鍵暗号化方式です。 公開鍵暗号化方式の最大の特徴は暗号化するための鍵と復号化するための鍵が異なるということです。受信者はあらかじめ暗号化用の鍵を送信者に渡しておきます（相手に渡すため公開鍵と言われています）。 そして、暗号化された情報を復号化するための鍵は自分だけが持っておきます（自分だけが持っておくので秘密鍵と言われています）。 そして、送信者は事前に渡された公開鍵でデータを暗号化しておくります。この場合、もしデータが盗まれたとしても秘密鍵がなければ第三者は暗号文を読みとくことができません。 このデータを読むことが出来るのは秘密鍵を持っている受信者のみです。公開鍵暗号化方式は共通鍵暗号化方式の鍵配送問題を解決した暗号方式であり、情報漏洩を防ぐことができます。 しかし、注意すべき点は秘密鍵の管理です。秘密鍵が流出すると情報を盗まれる可能性があるため、秘密鍵の管理は慎重に行う必要があります。 ２．本人を証明するためのしくみ：電子署名 ブロックチェーンに用いられる２つ目の暗号技術は電子署名です。これは紙の文書におけるサインの役割を果たすもので、ネット上のなりすまし対策のために作られました。 電子署名は上記で説明した秘密鍵と公開鍵を利用していますが、注意すべき点は、電子署名と公開鍵暗号方式では鍵の役割が違うことです。 ＜公開鍵暗号方式＞ 秘密鍵：暗号文を復号化する。開鍵：平文を暗号化する ＜電子署名＞ 秘密鍵：平文に署名をする 公開鍵：署名が正しいか検証する では、電子署名は具体的にどのようにして行われるのでしょうか？メールを例にして説明します。 まず、一郎さんはまい子さんにメールを送るとき、通常のメッセージ（平文）と同時に、秘密鍵によって暗号化したメッセージ（暗号文）も同時に送ります。この過程で、送信するデータを秘密鍵を用いて暗号化することを電子署名といいます。 暗号化されたメッセージを受け取ったまい子さんは、誰の公開鍵で読めるか試してみます。すると、太郎さんの公開鍵で暗号文を読むことができました。さらに、解いた暗号文と平文を比べると一致していました。 こうして、確かに一郎さん本人からのメールだということが分かりました。このように、電子署名を用いると本人が送ったことを証明することができます。 ３．データを瞬時に照合できるしくみ：ハッシュ関数 ブロックチェーンに用いられる３つ目の暗号技術はハッシュ関数です。ハッシュ関数とは、どんな値を入力しても２５６ビットの長さの文字列が出てくる関数のことです。 どんなに長いまたは短い文字列を入力しても、一定の長さのハッシュ値が出てきます。また、入力値が一文字違うだけで、全く異なる文字列がでてきます。 ハッシュ関数の重要な特徴は一方向性です。データをハッシュ化するのは簡単ですが、ハッシュ化された結果から元のデータを推測することは不可能となっています。では、ハッシュ関数はどのように活用されているのでしょうか？ 例えば、オンラインで音楽ファイルなどのデータをダウンロードするときにハッシュ関数が役に立ちます。ダウンロード中にデータが破損する可能性がありますが、ダウンロード後に膨大なデータを隅々までチェックして破損しているかどうか調べるのは大変な作業です。 その際、ダウンロードしたデータのハッシュ値と、ダウンロード元のサイトに載っているハッシュ値を比較します。比較した結果、２つのハッシュ値が一致していれば、正常にダウンロードされたことが確認できます。...
How to create an NFT? Instructions on how to create NFT easily
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have become one of the most popular items in the cryptocurrency market in recent years. Whether you are an innovator or just curious about this new world, there is no doubt that the NFT can be a great asset that you...
Why is the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) a Key Factor in Product Development?
Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is an important element of business strategy, especially for startups. But what exactly does an MVP consist of, and why is it such a widely adopted technique among businesses today? Let’s dive into the details to better understand the importance...
What is SAP? Why should you use SAP services at BAP Software?
SAP is one of the management software widely applied in large enterprises. Among the factors that contribute to an enterprise’s success is SAP. So, what is SAP? Why should businesses use SAP services at BAP Software? Get the details right through the following article...
What is the Waterfall software model? The development sequence of the Waterfall model?
The Waterfall software model was first introduced in 1970 by Winston Royce. The Waterfall model consists of simple and separate stages, so Waterfall used to be very popular. In spite of the fact that this model has been replaced by others, it still follows...
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...
What kind of Salesforce cost business should know to install
1. Analyzing Salesforce cost for implementation Implementing Salesforce can have 2 types of fees including installation and license costs. For Salesforce, you don’t need to pay the initial cost for installing the tool, so the cost of installation depends on the business’s deployment requirements....
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 distributed ledger behind bitcoin transactions. As blockchain continues to grow stronger and become more popular with users, have you ever wondered “How does blockchain work?”....
Testing and Debugging: The Important Difference
Nowadays, any software technology company pursues the goal of providing the best service to customers by developing Web App and Mobile App. In the software development process, Testing and Debugging are two important phases in the process of creating a high-quality application. In this...
マークル木【Markle Tree】
Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語. マークル木 とは、ファイルのような大きなデータを要約した結果を格納するツリー構造の一種です。 主に入出金記録などの大きなデータの要約と検証を行う際に使用されます。 データ要約および検証時の計算にハッシュ関数を用いているので、ハッシュ木とも呼ばれます。 マークル木は、公開鍵暗号方式の開発者ラルフ・マークルが1979年に発明しています。 原著論文はこちら マークル木 の構造 マークル木では、2つのデータを1つにまとめて1単位のデータとして取り扱います。 上の図では、トランザクション0（Tx0）のハッシュ、トランザクション1（Tx1）のハッシュをそれぞれ計算しています。 このAのハッシュ、Bのハッシュそれぞれを合わせた値のハッシュが頂点のハッシュ値となります。 データが蓄積されるにつれ、複数段のツリー構造が構成されてゆき、2段、3段と2個ずつハッシュ値がまとめられてゆきます。 最終的に得られた頂点のハッシュ値はマークルルート（トップハッシュやマスターハッシュとも）と呼ばれています。 マークル木には、どんなデータを入力しても一定長の値を返すハッシュ関数が使用されています。 そのため、どんなに多くの大きなデータを入力しても最終的に得られる値は一定のデータ長になります。 つまり、2個のデータを要約しても、175386個のデータを要約しても、最終的には同じデータ長にまとめることができるのです。 また、計算が単純なため、マークルルートの値を得るのに負荷が少なくて済みます。 ビットコインなどの仮想通貨では、この特性を応用することで要約元のデータの検証に用いています。 すなわち、予め保存しておいたマークルルート値とブロックのデータがあれば、 新たなブロックのデータから算出したマークルルートの値と、予め保存されたマークルルートの値を比較検証することが可能になっています。...
What is NFT and its application in the technology age
According to Google Trends, searches and interest for the keyword “What is NFT” have increased sharply in 2021, even surpassing Dogecoin and Ethereum. Many people have been willing to spend millions of dollars to collect NFTs. So what is NFT and what makes it...
What is the NFT Marketplace? Summary of the most popular types of NFT Marketplaces
If you want to join the NFT trend, the NFT Marketplace is our gateway to buying and selling these digital assets. There are many active NFT markets today. Operating the marketplace can be a great business opportunity in the current crypto world. To learn...
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[ERP Comparision] – Top 5 ERP consulting companies in Japan
The ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system is a comprehensive management solution that integrates finance, procurement, inventory, production, sales, human resources, and more into a single platform. This allows information to be unified, transparent, and updated in real time, helping organizations control operations, make accurate...
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...
VR Development – What businesses should prepare in advance?
VR Development (Virtual Reality) is the process of creating immersive 3D virtual environments that users can interact with through specialized devices. This technology is becoming an inevitable trend as more and more businesses recognize the potential of VR in training, sales, customer service, and...
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...
Modern Enterprises: Why Green IT is the Key to Sustainable Development?
In the context of escalating climate change and severe environmental pollution, the application of Green IT (Green Computing) has become an inevitable trend in the technology industry. This article will help you understand what Green IT is, why leading tech companies are pursuing this...
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...
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...
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...
Operational & Human Safety Reinvented: AI-Powered Comprehensive Anomaly Detection
In industrial environments, safety is paramount—yet ensuring it remains a formidable challenge. From undetected overheating equipment that could trigger fires, to personnel violating safety protocols such as entering restricted zones or not wearing PPE, these “blind spots” pose serious threats to both life and...
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...
Bubble Bump
Bubble Bump comes from a sudden inspiration of the designer when he was relaxing with the bubble wrap – the most satisfying relaxing habit of many people. It is developed on the Unity engine with the 2D art style, simple look, and easy rules....
AIOps Agent: The Key to Reducing 80% of Critical IT Incidents
Overview A leading technology enterprise was facing hundreds of critical IT incidents every month, directly impacting operational efficiency and workforce costs. With the goal of maintaining 24/7 system stability and reducing incident resolution time, they turned to the AIOps Agent solution. Challenges Over 800...
AI Surveillance System for Retail: Real-time People Counting and Mask Detection Combined
Context In modern retail operations, understanding customer traffic and enforcing health compliance (e.g., mask usage during COVID-19) is crucial for safety and efficiency. Businesses need a smart, automated solution to manage both. Our Solution We developed an AI-powered monitoring system with two core capabilities:...
Solana Blockchain Game Solution with NFT & Livestreaming
Overview The client from Japan requested the development of a mobile game on the Solana blockchain platform, where in-game characters and assets would be created as NFTs. These assets can be traded on Solana-supported marketplaces. The game is not only for entertainment but also...
Using NLP to discover hot topics on social network
Problem: The data on social platform are growing everyday. How can we use such data to discover “What is happening” on Facebook or Twitter everyday or even every hour? We can use the topic modeling for this problem: – INPUT: A dataset of Facebook’s posts of the...
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...
Auto Scoring App with YoloV5
Auto Scoring Input of this App is an answer sheet which have tic & toe in the answer boxes. This will be processed with Image Processing and Objects Detection with Yolov5. Beside of that, it also Detect Student Code and Examination Code on the...
Reduce Onboarding Time by 65% with BAP’s Power Apps Solution
1. Overview A Fortune 500 manufacturing corporation managing tens of thousands of employees worldwide faced challenges in its employee onboarding process, which relied heavily on manual paperwork and emails. This led to delays, approval bottlenecks, and a lack of transparency. Each new hire took...
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...
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...
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...
2048 Color 3D
2048 Color 3D is a game that helps you relax with funny music combining with design of merge magic. This game will remind you of the legendary 2048 bricks with more 3D art style, merge magic, and bubble shoot. The interesting points of this...
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。...
BAP successfully implemented the Fansite social network solution for content creators.
Overview The Fansite project developed a social platform for content creators to connect with followers. It provides a secure space for sharing images, videos, and engaging with followers through comments, reactions, live chat, and gifting. This enhances user interaction and allows creators to monetize...
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...
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...
Reduce 50% of Security Incidents for Financial Enterprises with System Operations Integrated with DevSecOps
1. Overview A financial institution operating transaction systems and customer data management platforms requires the highest level of security and compliance. To meet international standards such as PCI DSS, ISO/IEC 27001, and GDPR, the company needed a Security Compliance Monitoring System capable of early...
Exchange Market App
Challenges: Developing an E-commerce platform is the current trend of businesses, but to get a successful platform is different. Because businesses must make users feel that they are using the best platform for their trades. BAP’s experience can help in this situation, when we...
Lodyhelp – the expats’ buddies in Vietnam
Challenges: Developing a real estate platform is hard for business, when they cannot meet technologies to satisfy end-consumers. Because The current customers require more conveniences and applied technologies onto business’s app or web. Here in BAP, we provide businesses with the best high-tech solutions...
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...
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...
Financial Compliance Reinvented with AI: 60% Faster Audits
🎯 Goal: Automate compliance checks in invoice and contract processing to ensure legal standards and reduce internal audit workload 📦 Solution: Document Parsing + LLM Review + Rule-based Decision Engine ⚙️ Technology Stack: Azure Form Recognizer, LangChain, GPT-4 Private, Python Ruleset 📈 Result: Reduced...
Balance It 3D!
Take advantage of the housewares trending in the mobile game, we developed Balance It 3D! with a 3D art style on Unity engine. The game simulates gravity theory on housewares when players stack them all up. With an impressive art style and amazing gameplay,...
SaaS-based Human Resource Management System
Overview The client is one of the leading human resource management platforms in the industry, providing HR solutions for enterprises. However, they frequently faced a shortage of development resources, even after outsourcing to an offshore vendor. Challenges The need to launch multiple products and...
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...
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...
Achieve 0 Downtime for Automotive Production Lines
1. Overview A leading automotive manufacturing enterprise operates multiple assembly plants nationwide, where production lines run continuously with thousands of sensors, robots, and production management systems (MES, SCADA, PLC). To ensure smooth operation, the company identified the need to develop a centralized operation and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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。...
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