Hyperledger Welcomes Baidu as Premier Member
The Linux Foundation | 17 October 2017
China’s leading internet search provider invests in blockchain to serve customers with innovative solutions that prioritize user experience
SAN FRANCISCO – October 17, 2017 – Hyperledger, an open source collaborative effort created to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies, announced today that Baidu has joined the project as a Premier member. Other Hyperledger Premier members include: Accenture, Airbus, American Express, Change Healthcare, Cisco, CME Group, Deutsche Borse Group, Daimler, Digital Asset, DTCC, Fujitsu, Hitachi, IBM, Intel, J.P. Morgan, NEC, r3., SAP, Tradeshift and Wanda FFan Technology.
“It’s exciting to see a company like Baidu, which serves the world’s largest Internet user population, join Hyperledger,” said Brian Behlendorf, Executive Director, Hyperledger. “Their deep understanding in connecting users to information and services will be tremendous experience for us to leverage as we look to expand our reach further in Asia and drive more global production deployments of Hyperledger technology.”
Hyperledger 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. Since the beginning of 2016, Hyperledger has grown to more than 160 members that span various industries, including finance, healthcare, the Internet of Things and aeronautics, among several others.
“Over the past 17 years, we have striven to fulfill our mission by listening carefully to our users,” said Zhang Xuyang, Vice President of Baidu. “We believe blockchain technology will allow us to better tailor our search technology to our users’ needs by enhancing the way we optimize local tastes and preferences. We’re thrilled to be part of Hyperledger and look forward to collaborating with other members to drive open blockchain solutions forward.”
To see a full list of member companies, visit: https://www.hyperledger.org/about/members. If you’re interested in joining Hyperledger as a member company, please visit: https://www.hyperledger.org/about/join
About Hyperledger
Hyperledger is an open source collaborative effort created to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies. It is a global collaboration including leaders in finance, banking, Internet of Things, supply chains, manufacturing and Technology. The Linux Foundation hosts Hyperledger under the foundation. To learn more, visit: https://www.hyperledger.org/.
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