Port80 creates technology that increases profits and stock availability throughout the grocery, convenience retail and foodservice supply chains
In the late 1990s Port80 became the first business consultancy in Europe to focus on the emerging field of multichannel retail, blending an understanding of web-enabled technology with knowledge of traditional retail businesses. Identifying real-time knowledge of stock positions, order fulfilment and supply chain connectivity as the main business issues of e-commerce before most retailers even had a website, Port80 now focuses on introducing blended commerce to business-to-business wholesalers.
Powerful mobile computers are now used by everyone. From smartphones to tablet computers, wireless mobile devices have flourished in the last few years. Business has been slow to adopt this technology which can be used effectively in demanding work environments. Accessing Port80's platforms over the web, modern low cost mobile devices increase business efficiency and enable new processes to be devised and implemented at a fraction of the cost of traditional technology solutions.
Even online systems that appear to be secure sometimes only encrypt data during its journey across the internet. Connecting business and customer information to the internet brings the real risk that sensitive details will one day be compromised. Security breaches cost the UK billions of pounds each year and it isn't only large companies that are targeted. Port80 has taken some of the world's largest firms through the highest Level 1 PCI DSS and ISO27K security compliance. By nature our software is built on principles of security and privacy that few other web companies understand.
A single ant or honey bee isn’t clever, but their colonies can solve problems unthinkable for the individuals. Without any hierarchical structure, ant colonies respond quickly and effectively to their environment. Hundreds of honey bees can together make criticial and complex decisions about their hive even though each individual has very little intelligence. Port80 researches and innovates algorithms based on the swarm intelligence of the natural world, building software systems that use artificial intelligence to revolutionise many aspects of traditional business-to-business wholesale.
