In 1971, when the File Transfer Protocol was initially developed, the world of connected computing was a very different place.  At that time, computing was restricted to mainframes on...

One of our customers recently asked (with slight edits)... How have other companies evaluated different projects in terms of sending project to internal teams vs. Chain? [Our] metric...

Yesterday, we announced that Chain.io will be supporting the Digital Container Shipping Association standard for Track & Trace. Here's why this is a really big deal...

  "We have the specification." "We need the specification." "Is it XML?" "Is it JSON?"   These are the typical comments and questions that we hear at the beginning of any project....

Whether you’re integrating modern APIs, legacy EDI systems, hybrid cloud solutions, or some combination of them all, there are basic principles that you can put in place to make sure you...

Reprinted from the Summer 2019 issue of FORWARD, the magazine of the Airforwarders Assocation. When I joined the forwarding industry two decades ago, I was greeted with the cliche,...

Reprinted from the Spring 2019 issue of FORWARD, the magazine of the Airforwarders Assocation. Do you use an iPhone or Android? Do you use Windows or Mac? Your answer may have more to do...

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  This is part 2 in a three part series covering the hot topics in logistics tech for 2018 and a preview of 2019.  Check out part one and part two.