What is software development? Software development process that you need to know
Under the continuous development of technology and technical science today, software development is a very necessary activity, bringing many...
Knowledge
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Why Digital Transformation Needs Scale Agile Solutions: Lessons from Leading Enterprises
Scale Agile Solutions is a methodology that expands Agile across the entire organization, aligning strategy, operations, and technology to...
QA Tester – Questions and answers for job opportunities are becoming a trend.
A QA Tester is responsible for meticulously testing and evaluating software applications to identify issues, defects, or potential inconsistencies that may affect the end user’s experience. Additionally, QA Testers work closely with software developers, project managers, and other stakeholders throughout the development lifecycle. A...
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 Vendor Management? Management Methods to Lead System Development and Operations to Success
As more companies entrust system development and operations to external partners, what decides success is “vendor management.” This article explains what vendor management is, why it matters, and the concrete management methods that lead development and operations to success. QCD Quality, Cost, Delivery —...
What is NFT game? 3 good NFT games to explore
In the past 2 to 3 years, NFT has become popular globally and in many fields. Gaming is one of the prominent industries that have adopted NFT and created the NFT Game trend. It’s hard to deny its attraction when it can both help...
Learn about the modules involved in SAP S4/HANA migration
SAP system is the system used by a lot of enterprises in the current business process. In the process of using the SAP system, it is indispensable for the modules and the SAP S/4HANA migration process to serve the business process. So what is...
Difference among Artificial intelligence, machine learning and Deep leaning
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Deep Learning (DL) are three concepts that frequently appear in the digital era, yet many people still confuse them. In essence, AI is a broad concept that refers to systems capable of simulating human intelligence. Machine Learning...
Overview of the NFT Play to Earn Game for Beginners
The video game industry has been growing steadily in recent years. Millions of gamers are participating in NFT games and the Play to earn mechanism has attracted them to stick with the game more. If you are a newbie and want to learn about...
What is the Embedded System? Some practical applications of Embedded system.
The Embedded system is a very familiar term for programmers. In recent times, when IoT is becoming more and more developed, Embedded system is being used more and more. So what is the Embedded systems? In the following article, BAP Software will help readers...
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。...
What is Cloud Computing? 4 types of Cloud Computing pyramid services today
Cloud Computing is an extremely common term in the field of programming, design, and website administration. So what is Cloud Computing? What types of Cloud Computing pyramid services are there today? Get the details right through the following article with BAP Software! I. What...
Offshore
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...
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...
SalesForce cloud for dummies
SalesForce cloud is no longer a stranger in the technology and business world, as cloud computing technology is gradually...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
VR Training App
Challenge: Almost all business have training program for new employees, but they have the following issues; High cost: Transportation and accommodation costs are required for new employees to gather. High turnover rate: There is a large difference between what new employees think before being...
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。...
15s Video Edit App
Challenges: Building a commercial platform is not easy, because businesses not only have high-skilled technicians but understand customers’ needs. As BAP, we understand businesses’ demands and help them develop and consult a lot of commercial platforms such as Jimoful – an emerging commercial platform...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Comprehensive Digital Transformation Solution for the Future of Enterprises
I. Overview Industry: Digital transformation Scale: Suitable for businesses of all sizes. Expertise: Providing comprehensive technology solutions, from internal management to process automation within enterprises. II. Challenges In the digital era, businesses face numerous challenges to meet market demands. These difficulties arise across various...
Power Management System
Overview The power management solution was developed to optimize the entire process of electricity transactions and management in Japan. The system not only meets the diverse needs of major power companies but also supports small-scale retailers, helping improve customer management efficiency and ensuring transparency...
Mechanical industry in Japan
Introduce SAP ERP to domestic factories (Ibaraki, Mie, Osaka) Move from AS400 system to SAP. Perform FIT & GAP, add-on requirements definition, add-on development, testing, data migration, operation maintenance...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Developing a Transparent Electricity Trading Platform with Blockchain Technology
Overview The client from Japan wanted to build a power trading exchange where all transactions are conducted transparently and immutably. They required a system leveraging blockchain technology to ensure transaction data transparency and integrity, allowing users to fully trust the platform when trading electricity....
A full-cycle implementation project for a hypermarket and retailer chain in Malaysia
Role: Requirement analysis Develop modules to meet requirements Implement remote label printing functionality for use with Covid 19. Period 2021 Team size 14 Environment SAP S/4HANA 2020 Technology ABAP 7.54 JavaScript...
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...
Count’em All
Count’em All could make you laugh with funny moments of the animals on the islands. The game visual is illustrated with a 3D art style and developed on Unity engine. The mechanics of Count’em All is that players need to count exactly the number...
Data Marketing Tool – When SaaS Becomes the Key to Data-Driven Marketing
Overview The client developed the No.1 Data Marketing Cloud platform in the market, enabling users to import, process, integrate, extract, and leverage data without coding. This helps optimize engineering resources and significantly improve productivity. Challenges Difficulty in expanding internal resources to keep up with...
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...
Bluelink – Smart Waste Management Solution
Challenges: Japan is known as a country that does not throw away garbage. Garbage separation is strict, and garbage collection times are fixed. However, the amount of domestic garbage is also large, and it sometimes interferes with the collection and disposal of garbage....
Maintenance AI Assistant – Reduce Equipment Incident Reporting Time by 70%
🎯 Goal: Assist workers in quickly reporting equipment failures via voice or image; the system analyzes and suggests appropriate actions. 📦 Solution: Voice-to-Text + Vision AI + LLM ⚙️ Technologies: Whisper, OpenAI Vision, FastAPI, GPT 📈 Result: 70% reduction in incident reporting time ⏱️...
Optimize Field Service Management with Power Apps – Achieve 95% Job Completion Efficiency
1. Overview A facilities management company faced difficulties in tracking and coordinating field maintenance and repair activities. Since technicians often worked outside the office, communication and progress updates were delayed, reducing overall efficiency. The company required a mobile-first solution that could work offline, support...
Dating Chat App
Challenges: In the dating app segment, if businesses want to get successful, they must create different values for users. But most businesses cannot conduct it, as they lack technological consultants to give them a helping hand. BAP will be a technological consultant for you...
Technology
RAD – Solution to Optimize Software Development Process
What is Rapid Application Development (RAD)? Rapid Application Development (RAD) is an application development paradigm that emphasizes quick development...
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...
Satellite Technology and Satellite Internet: Global Connection
Starlink is a satellite network providing Internet services developed by the American aerospace company SpaceX. As of June 2024,...
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...
Python 3.12 – A quality upgrade with many desirable features!
As a programmer, in recent days you have surely become familiar with the information surrounding the new feature update...
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...
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...
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....
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...
What is Agentic AI? The Future of Autonomous AI in Enterprises 2025
In 2025, artificial intelligence makes a major leap forward with the rise of Agentic AI—AI systems capable of autonomy, independent decision-making, and proactively taking actions to achieve defined goals. This article will help you understand What is Agentic AI?, its application potential, key challenges...
What is Python used for? Information that programmers should find out.
1/ What is Python? Python programming is a general-purpose object-oriented programming language which is developed by Guido van Rossum. This means that, in contrast to HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, Python can be used for a variety of programming tasks, including writing system scripts (automation),...
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...
IT infrastructure: Detailed information and opportunities for career development in the IT field
Developing information technology opens up many opportunities for related professions and fields, one of which is the concept of “IT infrastructure”. The following article will focus on providing useful information about IT Infrastructure and job development opportunities. 1. What is IT infrastructure? IT infrastructure...
マイニング 【mining】- ブロックチェーン開発 なら株式会社BAP
Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語. マイニング は、1.新たなトランザクションのデータをトランザクションプール中から抽出し、2. ハッシュIDを元にいくつかのトランザクションをまとめて新たなブロックを形成し、3. １つ前のブロックに追加するプロセスです。ビットコインやイーサリアムの成功はマイニング報酬による運営者の動機付けに依存しているので、 パブリック型の ブロックチェーン開発 を考える上で、マイニングの設計は重要な意味を持ちます。 ビットコインの場合、このブロック形成のための作業をネットワーク内のマイニング用ノード同士で競争を行い、最も早く追加したマイニング用ノードに対してビットコインが報酬として付与されるようになっています。( PoW ) ビットコインの送信者は、ウォレット内で送金時の手数料を設定できるようになっています。 トランザクションごとに手数料にばらつきが存在するので、マイニングを行う人（マイナー）は手数料の大きいトランザクションばかりをブロックにする傾向があります。 送金時の手数料が高いほど送金が早く済むのはこのためです。 ブロックチェーン開発 は株式会社BAPへ 株式会社BAPは500台のマイニングマシン設定および運営を行った実績があり、 ブロックチェーン開発を手がけています。(詳しくはこちらへ。） 新たなロジックを含むブロックチェーンに関する相談はいつでも受け付けております。 お問い合わせはこちらへ。...
AI Governance – The Key for Enterprises to Harness AI Safely and Effectively in 2025
AI Governance — or the governance of AI — is essentially the “rulebook” that enables enterprises to leverage AI safely, transparently, and effectively. I. Context & Challenges: Why AI Governance Becomes Mandatory in 2025 In 2025, AI is no longer an experimental technology. It...
Salesforce application in retail sector
Salesforce is one of the most widely used CRM platforms in the field of business and business management. Salesforce has features such as helping to run product marketing campaigns, capture customer tastes, and provide effective customer service. To better understand this technology platform and...
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...
How Salesforce Mobile benefits for Business Development
There are many benefits that Salesforce provides in every organization. But the desktop/laptop version seems cumbersome when sales employees idle most of their time to work out of the office. So Salesforce mobile app is right choice for businesses to push their employees’ performance....
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 SaaS? Cloud-Based Software as a Service Solution for Businesses
I. What is “SaaS”? “SaaS” stands for Software as a Service. It refers to the use of applications in the form of cloud services. Based on cloud technology, SaaS is a service that provides software to end-users via the Internet. Traditionally, in order to...
Python developer – Details and Career Opportunities for Gen Z in the digital era
Python continues to have an impact on the lives of its users. Python tools are already available in many of your favorite apps, such as Spotify and Netflix. This demonstrates the relevance of the Python programming language and the work of Python developers. The...
Robotic Process Automation (RPA): Solution to Increase Productivity and Work Efficiency
Robotic process automation (RPA) is a technology that allows businesses to automate repetitive and rules-based tasks using software robots or “bots”. These “bots” mimic human actions, interacting with various systems and applications to perform tasks accurately and efficiently. Here’s everything you need to know...
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...
What is Salesforce? All information about Salesforce
If we discuss the topic of which technology makes business operations more convenient and efficient, Salesforce cannot be ignored. A cloud computing technology that is popular and growing strongly in recent years, bringing a positive influence to the way many businesses operate and handle....
How is AI applied to Java programming?
Java is a programming language commonly used to develop software. To speed up the application creation process and improve work productivity, programmers often apply AI with Java. To better understand Java as well as Artificial Intelligence applications in Java programming. In this article, BAP...
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...
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...
Python 3.12 – A quality upgrade with many desirable features!
As a programmer, in recent days you have surely become familiar with the information surrounding the new feature update version of Python 3.12. Is this an upgrade worthy of users’ expectations? The article below will provide a lot of noteworthy information! 1/ What is...
What is the Embedded System? Some practical applications of Embedded system.
The Embedded system is a very familiar term for programmers. In recent times, when IoT is becoming more and more developed, Embedded system is being used more and more. So what is the Embedded systems? In the following article, BAP Software will help readers...
What are Free To Play NFT Games? Check out some of the hottest free to play games
The NFT Play to Earn Game segment is extremely active in recent times when helping players entertain and generate income. Are you new to the cryptocurrency market? Do you want to join the NFT gaming trend but are afraid to invest capital when starting?...
What is the crypto market? Things to keep in mind when participating in the crypto market
The cryptocurrency market has been bustling in recent years. With a rapid development speed, the cryptocurrency sector creates many opportunities as well as many challenges for investors. So what is the crypto market? What to keep in mind when entering the market? All will...
All about Authentication vs Authorization in software development
Nowadays, software development is becoming increasingly complex and there are many information security threats. Keeping up with that trend, the Authentication vs Authorization mechanism was born to solve this problem, helping to improve the security of the software. 1. What is authentication? Some popular...
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。...
VPN – 仮想プライベートネットワーク
Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語. VPN【 Virtual Private Network】 仮想プライベートネットワーク VPN とは、通信事業者の公衆回線を経由して構築された仮想的な組織内ネットワークまたはそのようなネットワークを構築できる通信サービスを指します。 古くは電話回線で用いられていたいたもので、全国に拠点を持つ大企業の内線電話などを公衆網を中継して接続するサービスでした。 その後、VPNは一般的に企業内ネットワークの拠点間接続などに使われ、自社ネットワーク内部の通信と区別がつかないレベルで遠隔地の拠点との通信が行えるようになってきました。 VPNを用いることで、安全な通信ルートを確保した上で重要な情報をやり取りでき、悪意ある外部アクセス者から情報を守ることができるようになります。 活用例としては、空港や駅、商業施設などで使われている無料Wi-Fiサービス上での通信をVPNを用いて暗号化することで通信内容を盗み見られるリスクを避けることができます。 VPN の実装 以前は各拠点間に専用線を入れて直接通信していたケースが見られましたが、近年ではキャリアのバックボーンを利用することでコストを抑えた拠点間接続が可能です。 もちろんバックボーン内では多くの企業のデータが混在することになりますが、データは認証や暗号化によって保護されており、漏洩、盗聴などの危険性は低くなります。 バックボーンにインターネットを利用する「インターネットVPN」も作られており、通常のVPNサービスよりもさらにコストを抑えて利用が可能となっていますが、セキュリティや通信品質の確保はキャリアの通信網を利用するよりもやや難しくなっています。 ブロックチェーンが知られるようになってからは、VPNのブロックチェーン化プロジェクトも発足しています。 一例として、Mysteriumがあり、余分な帯域幅をネットワークに共有するユーザーへの報酬としてデジタル通貨を獲得できるように設計しています。...
What is Responsive Design? New Trends in Responsive Design
Nowadays, searching for information on the Internet is becoming increasingly popular and easy thanks to mobile devices. Normally, users will access the Internet to find information. There are many Web Apps and mobile applications that provide a great experience for customers thanks to their...
Is Real-time updating really as important as you think?
When it comes to Web app or mobile application development, developers cannot ignore the Real-time updating aspect. This element uses time data to provide users with useful information, supporting users during remote work and other social activities. Real-time updating helps users update news and...
AI Agents Automating Operational Document Processing to Eliminate Errors
🎯 Goal: Automatically process and extract data from operational documents such as checklists, invoices, and production orders. 📦 Solution: OCR + Context-aware LLM Analysis ⚙️ Technology: Azure Document Intelligence, GPT-4, LangChain 📈 Result: Increased document processing speed by 60% ⏱️ PoC Duration: 2–3 weeks...
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...
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...
Developing an AI-powered Contract Review Tool
Overview The client aimed to build the No.1 AI-powered contract review platform in the market, enabling risk analysis and providing insights to help lawyers make faster and higher-quality decisions. However, they faced limitations in internal development resources and lacked prior experience working with offshore...
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,...
Count’em All
Count’em All could make you laugh with funny moments of the animals on the islands. The game visual is illustrated with a 3D art style and developed on Unity engine. The mechanics of Count’em All is that players need to count exactly the number...
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...
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...
Human Semantic Segmentation
Overview for Semantic Segmentation For segmentation, demonstrates the steps to use the DeepLab model to perform semantic segmentation on a sample input image. Expected outputs are semantic labels overlayed on the sample image, such as some of examples including. Atrous Spatial Pyramid Pooling (1/2)...
Tube Frenzy
After the success of Music Race, we developed Tube Frenzy which is a music game with 3D art style on the Unity engine. Tube Frenzy brings an absolutely satisfying feeling when player crushes things follow the rhythm of the top songs in the world....
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...
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....
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...
2000MAN – Car Reservation and Sales Management System
Overview The 2000MAN project developed a car reservation and sales management system with two subsystems: SalesSupport for handling reservations and sales, and XMAP for managing warehouse operations, branches, and order statuses—streamlining dealership operations. Testing Scope UI Testing: Verified UI elements on web and mobile...
Stack Up
With Stack Up, we bring simple gameplay but it requires accuracy and agility. We use a 2D art style that is inspired by the Ninja image. Stack Up gives players interesting experiences with different backgrounds that are inspired by the most famous images of...
Spaced Repetition
Problem: Spaced Repetition Recommend vocabulary and vocabulary repetition intervals for each user. Input: Vocabulary, User’s info Output: Spaced repetition schedule In this problem,we need personalization. Solution: For this problem, we use the Leitner system and Half-life Regression (HLR) for spaced repetition...
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...
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...
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...
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:...
Renovating the telecommunications system
Challenge: Manual work due to system limitations Customer contact is basically by telephone Multiple contact points due to information fragmentation Progress of construction work is not visible. Actual results are calculated manually and cannot be calculated immediately. The overall picture of the business cannot...
Crazy Hockey 3d
Crazy Hockey 3D is inspired by the hockey game with a few funny customizations. We developed Crazy Hockey 3D with the goal to bring the funny battles thanks to interesting features developed with the Unity engine. Crazy Hockey 3D applied AI to make NPC...
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...
Smart Invoice Processing: 70% Faster with OCR and RPA
🎯 Goal: Automatically extract and reconcile invoice data from multiple sources (PDF, emails, images), integrated with the internal accounting system. 📦 Solution: OCR + Document Classification + RPA Integration ⚙️ Technology: Tesseract OCR, spaCy, UiPath, FastAPI 📈 Result: Saved 70% of invoice processing time...
Game Smart Rock-Scissor-Paper
Smart-contract-based on Rock-Paper-Scissor game which runs on Ethereum Blockchain...
Digital Key Manangement (DKM) system – Revolutionizing Access Control Systems
In the evolution of physical access control credentials, the focus has shifted towards enhancing security, flexibility, and convenience at the door. The selection of access technology now considers not only security but also the needs of users and solution managers. This case study delves...
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....
AI-Powered Innovation: Preventing Unplanned Downtime – The Key to Sustainable Growth
In modern manufacturing, unplanned downtime is one of the most critical concerns, resulting in significant losses in productivity, revenue, and brand reputation. Our advanced AI solution empowers manufacturers to proactively prevent equipment failure, optimise performance, and drive sustainable growth. The Challenge: A Persistent...
Castle Rush 3D
Castle Rush 3D is a hyper-casual that simulates a simple battle game art style. With Castle Rush 3D, we aim to create a game that players only need one hand to control and relax. With the Unity engine, we make many interesting features with...
Porcellana Breaker
Porcellana Breaker is inspired by the legend Domino game. We apply gravity theory to make the game more realistic and challenging. It requires players to have suitable strategies to defeat enemies. We use NPC with AI techniques to make it more emotional and give...
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...
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...
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...
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。...
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,...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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 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...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
ダナンのIT産業が急成長した理由と今後の課題
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