The world of blockchain and NFTs is evolving rapidly, moving beyond digital art and collectibles into innovative new applications. One exciting development in this space is Phygital NFTs—non-fungible tokens linked to tangible physical assets. These revolutionary tokens are changing how we interact with physical goods, blending digital ownership with real-world items in unprecedented ways. In […]
As the global economy increasingly emphasizes transparency, traceability, and consumer trust, businesses are turning to technology to bridge the gap between physical products and digital ecosystems. The Qliktag Smart Connected Products Platform stands out as a powerful solution for businesses looking to create a digital layer for their products, enabling digital identities, product authentication, traceability, […]
Digitalization of Physical Products on the Blockchain an Overview Digitalization and blockchain technology have transformed how we interact with physical products and data. As leaders in various regions around the world navigate how to transition to a circular economy system, one area of innovation is tokenization and the digitalization of physical products on the blockchain, […]
Grey Market Prevention The issue of counterfeiting and spread of grey market channels today cannot be downplayed. In fact, the struggles of brands combating counterfeiters have only increased in recent times and it continues to be a problem not just impacting revenue but also causing irreparable damage to trust between the consumer and the brand. […]
Enabling Traceability in Supply Chain With so many news reports emerging on critical supplies leaking during the pandemic such as vaccine doses, lifesaving drugs and medical devices ending up in the hands of profiteers and black marketers, our attention has been brought back to the kind of solutions we need to have to tackle these […]
The Need for End to End Traceability One of the many lessons the global pandemic has highlighted is the need for far greater end to end traceability in consumer product supply chains. Across all categories of consumer products but perhaps more so when it comes to food, beverages, pharmaceuticals and items that can directly impact […]
Product Digitization In the recent weeks, we’ve had some really interesting conversations with brands, consulting companies working on behalf of consumer goods companies, brands and manufacturers around their interest in implementing solutions which require some level of product digitization. These discussions have revolved around using “connected product” technology to address counterfeiting issues, enabling authentication to […]
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 5, 2020 — Qliktag Software Inc. a leading software innovator has announced the release of the latest version 2.2 specification SmartLabel® as one of the key new features on the latest release of its Qliktag Platform. The Qliktag Platform is a cloud based IoT connected smart products platform for enabling trust in everyday […]
Digital Identification of Products As the world has drastically shifted gears in a bid to tackle the Covid-19 crisis, a lot of what we’ve been reading is how rapidly so many people around the world are mobilizing in different ways together. There are groups collaborating to research vaccines and get certain drugs to places […]
Product Serialization Today most consumer products have barcodes or identifiers at an item SKU level, manufacturing batch level and pallet level which allow them to be identified and tracked through the supply chain. These are tied to an ERP system from the product manufacturers end, distributors systems separately and POS systems used by retailers and […]
CBA SmartLabel The CBA SmartLabel® initiative by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) now the Consumer Brands Association CBA and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) has made some progress since its inception in 2015. The CBA SmartLabel® branding and scannable QR code can be instantly recognized on a number of grocery product packages picked up off […]
Fighting Counterfeit Medicines Counterfeit medicines are fake and of sub-standard quality that pose considerable risk to people due to contamination, lack of active ingredients or incorrect dosage of active ingredients. With more people preferring to buy medicines online, the market for counterfeit medicines is not just thriving, but the most lucrative of all global trade […]