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Munich Spring Meetup with Jürgen Höller on 15.03.2023

03-03-2023 / On 15.03.2023 Spring co-founder Jürgen Höller introduces the new Spring Framework 6 at the Munich Spring Meetup hosted by bbv Software Services GmbH. As second speaker our bbv colleague Johannes Jank talks about automated migration and refactorings with OpenRewrite.

Smart social research redefined with DemoSCOPE

24-02-2023 / The Swiss social research institute DemoSCOPE offers clients a new digital solution in the field of survey research and data science. Together with bbv, the company developed the innovative research app, which scores with a new kind of digital survey experience. The results give clients the foundation to make better decisions through data-driven knowledge and to differentiate themselves from competitors. More in the Success Story.

HR digitization geared to people

20-02-2023 / The HR Hub is a modern self-service portal that employees can use to manage their personal affairs quickly and easily. For the HR team and managers, the solution creates more freedom for high-quality HR services. The web solution convinces with clear user journeys and comprehensive people analytics. Read more in the Success Story.

Pleasure instead of frustration: What good UX design has to do with trust

20-02-2023 / A customer leaves the web store in frustration, a production line comes to an unintentional standstill. Both can be the result of poor UX design. To prevent this from happening, interactive systems must be built in such a way that users trust them. How this can be achieved is explained by bbv UX expert Flavio Maspoli. Read more in the latest blog post.

Next Ansible Meetup on 28th February in Munich

10-02-2023 / For the second time bbv Software Services GmbH hosts the Ansible Meetup in the atmospheric Einstein Kultur, hall 1. We proudly present Guillermo Gomez and Danny Afahounko as speakers. Guillermo explores new available Ansible CLI tools showing how to use the container tools to increase productivity and speed in Ansible based automation projects. Danny’s presentation highlights the benefits of using Ansible for building a sovereign cloud, particularly its capability to manage and operate devices and hardware.

Next Munich Spring Meetup on 18th January 2023

10-01-2023 / The Munich Spring Meetup series – sponsored by bbv – enters the third round. We are happy to welcome Martin Lippert and Jens Schauder as speakers. Our location will again be the atmospheric Einstein Kultur, hall 01. The talks start at 6 pm. We are excited to meet you!

The long journey from Switzerland to China

04-11-2022 / China has many data protection laws: which data a Swiss company is allowed to process, store or send to Switzerland is heavily regulated. In our latest blog post, we explain what to look out for when it comes to data protection in China using three examples.

How Augmented Reality Improves the Customer Experience

02-11-2022 / Thanks to Instagram filters and Pokémon Go, augmented reality (AR) has long since entered the mainstream. However, AR is also increasingly being used in industry, marketing and e-commerce. In his latest blog post, bbv expert Markus Holzner explains how augmented reality helps to improve the customer experience and what an innovation process with AR looks like.

How China protects its data

11-10-2022 / China is a popular expansion destination for many foreign companies. But the many data handling laws make it difficult to enter the Chinese market. In the latest blog post, bbv provides an overview of the currently applicable regulations.

Coffee-as-a-Service

07-10-2022 / Thermoplan's coffee machines use an innovative cloud solution developed by bbv. The flexible cloud solution means that new functions and recipes can be rolled out to the coffee machines with little effort. At the same time, maintenance efforts can be minimized. The operators and service partners of the coffee machines are offered an optimal customer experience. The cloud solution was awarded the IHZ Innovation Prize. Read more here.

When the meeting room becomes a security risk

05-10-2022 / Security vulnerabilities are only discovered if companies are not afraid to conduct a security analysis. In the newest blog post, bbv security expert Markus Burri explains how to use Microsoft's STRIDE model to find vulnerabilities in your own IT system and why it is important to think in security patterns from the very beginning.

Cloud solution in eHealth

20-09-2022 / Doctors should care about their patients instead of invoices and claims. The curaBILL solution enables exactly that. bbv has been involved in the development of the solution since the beginning and has, among other things, driven the implementation and development of a flexible cloud infrastructure. Read more in our Success Story.

Myths of Indivudial and Standard Software

20-09-2022 / Recently, our expert Michael Maurer wrote on the bbv blog about the advantages and disadvantages of standard and individual software. Now it's time to clear up the biggest myths surrounding standard and custom software development.

Computerworld Top 500

05-09-2022 / This year's Top 500 issue of Computerworld comes with a concentrated bbv load. In addition to an article by CEO Philipp Kronenberg on this year's evaluation and a short statement on the topic of "hype technologies", there is also an expert text by Richard Bestaendig on near- and farshoring.

Standardsoftware vs. Individualsoftware

02-09-2022 / No matter how unusual customer wishes and visions are: Today, software can be developed and deployed to fit anywhere. There are many solutions. But the question remains: "Should it be individually developed software or does a standard solution fit the company's business processes?" bbv-expert Michael Maurer explains the advantages and disadvantages of both options in the latest blog.

A look behind the scenes at bbv

04-08-2022 / Words are good, videos are even better! That's why we asked bbv experts Jasmin Ettlin, Shpend Kelmendi, Cedric Klinkert, Florian Bucher, Francesco Spadafora and Wolfgang Ofner: "What do you like about working at bbv?" The answers turned out to be as various as the work at bbv. Take a look!

Capital increase at Side Effects AG

28-07-2022 / bbv and Side Effects AG have been working together since spring 2022. The Zurich-based start-up specializes in the interactive use of 3D CAD data. With the software solution vStage, the young technology company offers a novel use of 3D product data in real time. It helps companies to display their machines and productions live and interactively in 3D as a digital twin - down to the smallest screw.

Value Proposition Canvas taken further

21-07-2022 / The requirements and needs of customers are the starting and finishing point of every project. From this, digital business models can be developed and a balanced cost-benefit ratio derived, from which both customers and providers benefit. In the latest blog, Business Area Manager Markus Holzner explains how new digital business models emerge from the customer experience.

AI in industry: models with small data sets

29-06-2022 / Artificial intelligence (AI) loves big data. But what if big data is not available? In that case, data-centric AI could be an approach. In the latest bbv-blog, our experts Francesco Spadafora and Cedric Klinkert explain how models can be trained – even with small data sets.

Richard Beständig joins bbv Software Services AG

21-06-2022 / Richard Beständig is the new Business Area Manager for Shoring at bbv Software Services AG. He succeeds Dr. Alan Ettlin, who is handing over this function and will continue to work for bbv Consultancy and the newly founded Essentis AG in the fields of vision and strategy development as well as culture and ethics. Please find more information in the press release.