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BSL Blog, Projects and Developments
Our development skills, agile project management and our commitment to on-time / on-budget delivery all illustrate our passion for software. Visit our project portfolio to learn more about some of our successes.
Here in our blog you’ll find “behind the scenes” news, and information about what interests us – and our clients. How our engineers and designers work closely with clients – large and small – to deliver reliable, innovative solutions. Learn about our technologies, responsive websites and the mobile apps we’ve delivered for iOS and Android. Whatever the challenge, we can help you to achieve your business goals. So get in touch, and find out how we can help with your next project.
BSL team at the NN Rotterdam Marathon 2019
In February, BSL received an invitation to take part in a charity Business Run during the NN Rotterdam Marathon on 7 April. Participants could sign up for a 10K (1/4 marathon), with the goal of raising money for a good cause – the Linda Foundation. This charity helps make life a little brighter for less fortunate children in the Netherlands.
Oracle – MySQL Bootcamp in Dusseldorf (the boys on tour)
BSL has a lot of experience with Oracle databases and has been an Oracle partner for years. We were recently invited by Oracle to a MySQL Bootcamp held in Dusseldorf. The purpose of the Bootcamp was to learn more about the MySQL Enterprise edition, the commercial edition of MySQL. Two of our developers want to share their experience…
Will the proposed ‘EU Copyright Directive’ endanger the Internet?
While the Brexit soap has all our attention, the EU is working away on their own controversial proposal: their EU Copyright Directive. This directive will endanger the Internet. A claim made by many journalists and technical gurus, including Tim Berners-Lee and Jimmy Wales.
Mandate fraud costs Pathé more than US$ 22 million
Pathé recently lost millions in an internet scam (named Mandate fraud) that targeted their Dutch office. Several emails, apparently sent from the personal account of the Pathe CEO asked the Dutch office to wire the money in four tranches to a bank account based in Dubai. SRS software developed by BSL could have helped prevent the fraud.
Front-end Developer with Marketing skills – Gabriella Pap
We’d like to welcome Gabriella, the newest addition to our team. She’s working as a junior Front-end Developer, but will also be putting her online marketing skills to good use. Gabriella wants to become a Full-stack developer. Her new colleagues at the Bright Side of Life will be very happy to help her reach this goal.
A look back at BSL in 2018
The year is almost over, so time to look back at 2018. It’s been a good year, with many new orders and several new clients. We’ve also welcomed a number of new colleagues. And our workload was so great that we collaborated for the first time with a third-party developer. He helped us deliver two new web applications over the summer.
Pulse – a new Responsive web application from BSL
Staying up-to-date with the latest news is important in almost any business. But it’s essential for PwC consultants, who need the latest news to better serve their clients. BSL developed Pulse, a custom-made information platform to aid them, and we recently delivered a new Pulse responsive web application.
Rare Care project through the eyes of a Front-end Developer
Because we frequently develop custom software at BSL, we often become closely involved with our clients and their goals. Our developers recently completed the RareCare.World website. Here, you can read about how one of our front-end developers experienced working on the project.
A Drupal 8 website with high aspirations
BSL was approached by the Stichting Shwachman Support, a Dutch patient organization. They had joined forces with other patient organizations and experts to develop a new website: Rarecare.world. They recognized that BSL had the expertise to make their vision a reality. BSL redesigned the website and developed a new back-end.
New online marketer for BSL
Since the beginning of October, a new colleague has strengthened the BSL marketing team. He will use his creative writer skills to improve the content of BSL’s online presence. As online marketing assistant, he and his colleagues are responsible for all BSL’s online content.
