Hey all,
We have a new update for you to share.
The last few weeks the team was regression testing the document upload and download section in the new HTML5 wallet and alias transfer. We are specifically working on the UI download handling (registry already worked, as well as the messaging invite and messaging itself).
Over the next few days we will start with the miscellaneous add-ons to the UI, enhancements Like creating a bootstrap, block switch test etc. We have also reached out to chainz (our Block explorer provider) and they will be pulling the source once we green for the new DIONS blockchain explorer.
After the miscellaneous feature tests and final regression tests we will also call a block when we will release. In the meantime we have cleaned up the code and we have invited third party devs developers and soon exchanges look at the code, to check for things we could have overlooked. We are confident we will be able to call a block at some point this month. Exact block, pick date is not set and we will be awaiting the final tests and fixes. This is the Final stretch.
Marketing of DIONS The team realizes that marketing of I/O Digital and DIONS is important for more buzz. Until now we did not actively market what we have because we wanted a finished product. We would like to add that we are a foundation and pay for all developments, and marketing as well, from our own pockets. The last few weeks we had some nice foundation donations which we really appreciate. We will use these donations for marketing purposes. We would all benefit if we can do great marketing but marketing / advertising / press have a price tag to it. So thank you for all the donations. If you would like to contribute with a donation, please go to
http://iodigital.io/donate-to-the-foundation/ - you can also donate by sending a PayPal payment to
paypal@iodigital.io The marketing of the DIONS release will be coordinated by the country managers team. We have sat together and discussed the things we wanted to do for marketing and also had input from community members. We have a wish list and would also like ideas from the community or maybe even involvement from the community to share, like and post info about DIONS everywhere you can. We as a team cannot do this alone. So marketing-wise we have full focus and are fine tuning the details. But again, depending on available budget we need to be resourceful. We already have a new iocoin website ready which will be launched at DIONS launch.
Some examples of advertising / marketing we have on our wishlist:
- Facebook ads
- Twitter ads
- Twitter TVE
- Google Adwords
- Press releases to all major press sites
- Interviews for magazines (online and offline)
- I/O Coin Faucet
- Bittrex featured coin
- Advertise on several websites
And we will do a roadshow to all of our private and business partners as well attending events that will be suitable for us to attend.
So if you have any more ideas or can help out in any way, please contact Richard in Slack or
richard@iodigital.io European FinTech AwardsThis week we had some great news about being added to the shortlist again for becoming a European FinTech award winner in the Blockchain category. We have made it to the finals earlier so lets try to win this time with the release of DIONS. More information will be announced due time.
IBMAs you have read in the earlier communications we released, we have been asked by IBM to participate in their partnership program through Hyperledger. After discussing it with Mr. Antonioni we believe that there is a better route and we are now working on a presentation and a letter to be sent to IBM via Mr Antonioni.
Personal and exclusive dinner with large banks / corporationsThe team of I/O Digital (Richard) has been invited to join an exclusive dinner meeting with COO’s / Directors of large banks and insurance companies to discuss Blockchain possibilities in their business. Top ranked executives will be present there.
Some of the confirmed names are:
AMIR AROONI, CIO, NN Group
JAN ROBAT, Senior Vice President, ABN AMRO Bank
ERIK HIETKAMP, Director ICT, Aegon Nederland
MARCEL VAN DE LUSTGRAAF, Director IT&C, VIVAT Verzekeringen
KEES TUIJNMAN, Director ICT, ASR
WOUTER HAASLOOP WERNER, vmg CIO, Maxeda and Vitens
We accepted the invite and will join this meeting with pride and will show them what I/O Digital can do for them.
Community The last few weeks the community has grown a lot. In Slack we are over 500 subscribers and our newsletter is over 250 subscribers already and our Facebook page 1900 fans. Thanks for all your support. We are a small team, but together with you guys and girls we can make it happen!
We added a new country manager to the team as well to help us out in the region he is in and helping the whole community and I/O Digital forward.
We welcome Alex as Country Manager USA North West.
For the new people that don't know what the DIONS project (I/O Coin upgrade) is, please check
www.iodigital.io/dions Recently we also gave a live demo of the functional new HMTL5 wallet with the features integrated. Please see below for the YouTube video:
What can DIONS do?We get this question a lot. A short answer is: put data up to 1mb in the Blockchain and use the Blockchain to store this data de-centrally.
Long answer:
We provide the storage and you provide the application. Whatever you do with the data its up to you. Yes, we do have the HTML5 wallet application with document storage capabilities, a messaging application and alias system. Basically that is an application, created by us, using the I/O Digital Blockchain. So you can create or connect your own application or service if you want and benefit from all these great de-central Blockchain features.
You can create any application that wants to store data in a Blockchain, you can use the I/O Digital Blockchain.
If you want to make a Smart contract platform that acts on data from a Blockchain, you can use the I/O Digital Blockchain. If you want to enable decentralized messaging in your game or application, you can use the I/O Digital Blockchain. If you want to store legal documents and have the ability to transfer them to another party or print a proof of ownership, you can do that with the I/O Digital Blockchain. Basically, we are open for any type of business or application that wants to utilize Blockchain data technology for their applications or business process. Thats HUGE. If you are interested in talking to us about your ideas or application, please contact us at
www.iodigital.io/contact-us We look forward to call the DIONS Block any time soon while we wait for final tests and source code check by developers and exchanges.
Team I/O Digital
