Blockchain is a radical and disruptive technology, at our service for another kick at the can—to transform the economic power grid and the old order of human affairs for the better. If we will it. But technology is not a panacea and it does not create prosperity. People do. Only with the right leadership can we fulfil its promise.
Who is not yet convinced of the potential of blockchain? Here is another example showing blockchain is beyond the hype. Early September, the Hyperledger Project, a collaborative cross-industry effort to advance blockchain technology, announced that 17 new companies and organisations have joined, bringing the total number of members to more than 80. And expectations are that this number will see a further growth, to beyond 100 at the end of 2016.
Technology Arm of World’s Largest Commercial Properties, Sports and Film Corporation Backs Mission to Create an Open Blockchain Standard
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(September 8, 2016) – Hyperledger Project, a collaborative cross-industry effort created to advance blockchain technology, announced today that FFan Technology under Wanda Group has joined as a Premier member of the project. As a Premier member, Wanda will contribute to the development of the project’s mission to create an enterprise grade, open source distributed ledger technology.
“We’re thrilled to see a world class company like Wanda join the project,” said Hyperledger Executive Director, Brian Behlendorf. “Their financial expertise and global reach is sure to be a huge asset, as we continue to bring the Hyperledger community together to advance this new open blockchain infrastructural code base and platform.”
Wanda’s FFan Technology division is helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation initiatives, via its open platform and Cloud infrastructure. Its primary product lines consist of Smart Experience Solutions, FFan Digital Pass and FinTech products, which serve hundreds of millions of people in its massive offline and online ecosystem.
“We’re looking forward to working with Hyperledger and its members as we continue to introduce innovative products and services to accelerate our customers’ digital strategy,” said Charles Cai, Chief Architect and Senior Advisor to the President of Wanda Financial Group. “As a Premier member of the project, we’ll also be able to show our support for building an open, distributed ledger technology with standards that any industry can benefit from.”
Since the beginning of 2016, Hyperledger Project has grown to more than 80 members that span various industries including finance, healthcare, the Internet of Things, Aeronautics, among several others. The project aims to create common distributed ledger technology that enables organizations to build and run robust, industry-specific applications, platforms and hardware systems to support their individual business transactions.
To see a full list of Hyperledger Project’s member companies, visit: https://www.hyperledger.org/about/members
If you’re interested in joining Hyperledger Project as a member company, please visit: https://www.hyperledger.org/join
About Wanda
Dalian Wanda Group was founded in 1988 and is engaged in three key business activities — commercial properties, culture, and finance. In 2015, its assets amounted to 634 billion yuan with revenue of 290.16 billion yuan. Wanda Commercial Properties is the world’s largest real estate enterprise and the biggest five-star hotel owner in the world. Wanda Cultural Industry Group, meanwhile, is the largest cultural enterprise in China, and the world’s largest cinema operator and film company. It is also the world’s biggest sports company. Elsewhere, Wanda Financial Group provides one-stop innovative financial services to retailers and consumers. By 2020, Wanda Group aims to become a world class multinational corporation with assets of $200 billion, market capitalization of $200 billion, revenue of $100 billion and net profits of $10 billion.
About Hyperledger Project
The Hyperledger project is an open source collaborative effort created to advance blockchain technology by addressing important features for a cross-industry open standard for distributed ledgers. It is a global collaboration including leaders in finance, banking, Internet of Things, supply chains, manufacturing and Technology. The Linux Foundation hosts Hyperledger Project as a Collaborative Project under the foundation. To learn more, visit: https://www.hyperledger.org/.
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Anyone trying to understand the business potential of blockchains, which are being advertised as the up-and-coming next “greatest thing,” might want to take a look at how the technology is already being used. At the most recent LinuxCon, Donna Dillenberger with IBM’s Watson Research Center explained how Big Blue is already implementing the Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger project.
The second Global Blockchain Summit and International Blockchain Week in Shanghai will take place from September 19-24, 2016, a combined Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and Ethereum Devcon presentation.
The Hyperledger Project, a collaborative cross-industry effort to advance blockchain technology led by The Linux Foundation,announced that 17 new organizations have joined to help create an open standard for distributed ledgers for a new generation of transactional applications. The project now has more than 80 members, which represents a growth of 170 percent in the last six months.
Seventeen new organizations have joined Hyperledger Project, to help create an open standard for distributed ledgers for a new generation of transactional applications. With this, the project has surpassed 80 members.
Linux Foundation’s fastest growing project surpasses 80 members
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – (August 30, 2016) – Hyperledger Project, a collaborative cross-industry effort created to advance blockchain technology, announced today that 17 new organizations have joined to help create an open standard for distributed ledgers for a new generation of transactional applications.
“There’s been a tremendous response to our vision for creating an open community for blockchain technology and we’re proud to be celebrating this member milestone,” said Brian Behlendorf, Executive Director of Hyperledger Project. “At a growth rate of nearly two new members joining per week – there’s no telling where we’ll be at by the end of the year – I look forward to working with this growing community to further our open blockchain development efforts.”
Hyperledger Project is working to enable organizations to build and run robust, industry-specific applications, platforms and hardware systems to support their individual business transactions by creating an enterprise grade, open source distributed ledger framework and code base.
The new Hyperledger members come from across Europe, Asia and the United States and join a rapidly growing and diverse group across finance, banking, Internet of Things, supply chains, manufacturing and other technologies. The latest members include: Cloud Security Alliance, Energy Blockchain Laboratory, Global Peersafe Technology Corp., Inuit Foundation – University of Rome “Tor Vergata,” Intuit, Investrata Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship (IFSE), iRootech Technology Co., Ltd, MIRACL UK Limited, Netki, Nxt Foundation, Orange Magic Cube (GoX Tech), Samsung SDS, Sany Heavy Group Co., Ltd, Tai Cloud Corp., Union Mobile Pay E-Commerce Co., Ltd., Wutongtree and Yunphant Blockchain.
New Member Quotes:
“Energy Blackchain Laboratory is privileged to be the first energy focused team to join the Hyperledger Project,” said Dr. Lin Le, CEO and Founding Partner of Energy Blackchain Laboratory. “The lab’s mission is to create a next generation ecosystem of energy industry that is organized by the people, operated by the people, and for the purpose of serving the people. We will continue to contribute to add to Hyperledger’s definition and develop energy blockchain applications to be adopted along the whole energy industry value chain.”
Global Peersafe Technology Corp.
“Blockchain is very complex, as it can be applied to both technology and business scenarios, making it difficult to put into practice,” said Yan Ting, CEO of PeerSafe. “We have participated in some bank projects, such as existing database and cloud computing combined applications. We also hope to accelerate the innovation through the Hyperledger project, and contribute our value to standardize Blockchain technology.”
iRootech Technology Co., Ltd
“Reborn from heavy industry, iRootech aims to serve the beginning participators of IOT industry applications,” said Daniel, CEO of iRootech. “That means we will be connected to tens of thousands start-up type and medium-sized companies, which will lead to an unaffordable cost. Thanks to the Hyperledger Project, as it shines a light on the practicable way.”
“We’re thrilled to join Hyperledger and welcome this opportunity, as we aim to redefine the fundamental nature of trust on the web,” said Brian Spector CEO of MIRACL. “We’re proud to be part of this effort to create an open standard for distributed ledger technology and look forward to working with this diverse community.”
“From its inception Netki has built and promoted Open Source and Open Standards based solutions,” said Justin Newton, CEO of Netki. “We look forward to working with the Hyperledger Project as a place to collaborate with the broader community and its stakeholders to create open, scaleable blockchain platforms and solutions.”
“Blockchain is a great invention,” said Shawn Zhou, CEO of Orange Magic Cube (GoX Team Tech.) “Hyperledger is at the cutting edge of blockchain. We are honored to join the Hyperledger Project, and excited to work with worldwide teams on blockchain. We look forward to contributing our expertise to the meritorious project and sharing our experience with the big team.”
“Blockchain is without doubt a disruptive technology that will have significant impacts on numerous business areas,” said Won-Pyo Hong, President of Samsung SDS’ Solution Business. “We are proud to be a member of the Hyperledger community and look forward to contributing and sharing our expertise with its members.”
“Sany has already built a high-level benchmark of the heavy industry,” said He Dongdong, SVP of Sany. “We both know the Blockchain will alleviate the burden of our complex worldwide supply chain mode, and the Hyperledger Project has a promising future.”
“Tai Cloud is honored to join the Hyperledger Project, and shall make efforts to enlarge Hyperledger’s influence in China hereafter,” said Deng Di, Founder and CEO of Tai Cloud. “Tai Cloud will actively get involved in the Hyperledger community, advancing the blockchain ecosystem and promoting blockchain’s extensive application to serve as the credible infrastructure in the inclusive finance and shared economy.”
Union Mobile Pay E-Commerce Co., Ltd.
“BlockChain is the core technology for the realization of a new economy in the future; We strongly believe that Hyperledger is the most promising project in Blockchain to achieve success in the financial field,” said Bin Zhang, Founder and CEO of Union Mobile Pay E-Commerce Ltd. “We are pleased to become an active participant in the Hyperledger Project, and build new infrastructure for financial systems in cooperation with other participants.”
“As one of the earliest players in research and practice on Blockchain, a distributed ledger technology, Wutongtree is pretty honored to join Hyperledger Project,” said Chen Jianxiong, Wutongtree CEO. “While we serve our customers with Blockchain technology, we acknowledge several constraints in adaptability, performance and security. We recognize the open-source solution of Hyperledger meets customer’s real needs for corporate clients, and also provides wide adaptability and security. Joining Hyperledger will not only strengthen the cooperation with it, but also contribute our owned output positively.”
“Yunphant Blockchain is working on an enterprise-class alliance blockchain platform,” said Butian Huang, Founder and CEO of Yunphant. “Our goal is to coincide well with Hyperledger Project’s purpose; we’re proud to be part of this effort and are happy to contribute our wealth of knowledge to the Hyperledger Project.”
About Hyperledger Project
The Hyperledger project is an open source collaborative effort created to advance blockchain technology by addressing important features for a cross-industry open standard for distributed ledgers. It is a global collaboration including leaders in finance, banking, Internet of Things, supply chains, manufacturing and Technology. The Linux Foundation hosts Hyperledger Project as a Collaborative Project under the foundation. To learn more, visit: https://www.hyperledger.org/.
Media Contact
Jessica Rampen
The Linux Foundation/Hyperledger Project
pr@hyperledger.org
650-787-3548
An affiliate of global electronics giant Samsung is among 17 new members to join the Hyperledger blockchain project.
French airplane manufacturer Airbus has officially joined the Hyperledger Project, the Linux Foundation-led blockchain initiative. The Toulouse-based manufacturer, which last yearbeat Boeing to sell more than 1,000 aircraft, is expected to “actively contribute” to the initiative, which also counts companies such as IBM, Intel and JPMorgan among its membership.
