February 2022

I wrote the first version of this update without mentioning Ukraine but it doesn’t sit right. At this time, it’s the primary thing on our minds. To see a ground war perpetrated by a criminal psychopath turning the lives our friends, coworkers and fellow Europeans upside down and, in some cases, costing it, is almost too much to bear. We’ve been watching in stunned silence but that hasn’t stopped us from doing something. We’ve checked in with our colleagues regularly, supported the humanitarian effort (here’s a good list if you’re interested), in some cases offered personal support for housing and visas, and are in the process of formulating policies that will stop Authentise from doing business with any organization related in any way to the Russian state. 

While friendship with Ukraine is what drove the theme of this month, it’s actually a good theme for what happened: Of course, we announced our acquisition of Elements, which I expect you’ll have seen. That deal alone of is transformative for Authentise: It’s our first step outside of the additive world, we’ve gained some really interesting new clients and of course, some wonderfully talented team members. It’s a really exciting time for Authentise. 

The fact that we’ve been able to bring other companies on board speaks to a maturity of the company that I didn’t think was possible before. We had another proof of that this month, with a few major final deliveries accepted. Of course, that doesn’t mean we’re finished with our deliveries. We constantly evolve with our partners, as you can see with this month’s updates:

Financial User

We’ve added another group type that is now permitted to see financial data such as price or margins. All other users won’t be able to see those anymore. 

When an action is assigned operators get an email and the tasks appear on the dashboard when they log in to the system. Completing a task is just as easy. Operators simply log in and click on the task in either the dashboard or the full task list, to be taken to the specific section and task.

In the vain of simple but effective updates, the final change I want to highlight is that duplicating workflows now also duplicate work instructions. I hate to sound like a broken record but these kinds of updates are what turns us from a great system to a truly effective one. We’re so grateful that we can continue to learn from our clients in this way. 

There’s more to report. We’ve got a very key hire we’re excited to learn. But more on that next time. If you have any news in the meantime, I’d love to hear from you.

Speak soon,