Linux Foundation's Hyperledger Project Announces 30 Founding Members and Code Proposals to Advance Blockchain Technology - Seite 3

CME Group

"As the development of distributed ledger technologies continues to accelerate, CME Group is especially pleased to become an active participant in the Hyperledger Project," said Sandra Ro, Executive Director, CME Group. "We are continually working to develop and deliver innovative, efficient market solutions to our global client base."

Deutsche Börse

"Deutsche Börse is taking a dynamic approach and will actively participate in the Hyperledger Project. Being part of it is an important element of our ambition to utilize Distributed Ledger Technology to bring effective solutions to our clients," said Ashwin Kumar, Group Head of Product Development, Deutsche Börse Group.

Digital Asset

"The formation of Hyperledger marks a milestone in the advancement of distributed ledger technology," said Blythe Masters, CEO of Digital Asset. "Digital Asset believes that it is vital for shared infrastructure to be open to critical inspection and collaboration, and this initiative will be pivotal in driving the global adoption of solutions to real-world problems."

DTCC

Robert Palatnick, Managing Director, Chief Technology Architect, DTCC: "As a member of Hyperledger, DTCC is helping to play a leading role in creating the governance and standards for distributed ledger technology. Our goal is to ensure that new opportunities are in the best interests of the post-trade process and consistent with our long-term goals of mitigating risk, enhancing efficiencies and driving cost reductions for financial market participants. Open source and industry-wide collaboration are essential to realizing the full potential of distributed ledger technology and to avoid creating a disconnected maze of siloed solutions." 

Fujitsu

"We at Fujitsu are confident that blockchain technology will accelerate disruptive change, not only in the financial industry, but also in many other industries where it will be put to active use," said Takahito Tokita, Corporate Executive Officer SVP, Head of Financial Systems Unit, Integration Services Business of Fujitsu Limited. "We are delighted to work through the Hyperledger Project to contribute to the development of this technology."

Hitachi

"Hitachi would continuously invest our resources and actively support the HyperLedger project. With numerous global organizations backing the effort, we believe blockchain will quickly mature and spread to more industries," said Masayoshi Ogawa, President of Financial Information Systems Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company at Hitachi, Ltd.

IBM

"As a broad, open initiative inclusive of many different blockchain experts, the Hyperledger Project will advance the open blockchain standard for uses across many industries," said Jerry Cuomo, vice president blockchain, IBM. "By focusing on an open platform, there's no limit to the types of applications and frameworks that will one day be built on top of it."

Intel

"Blockchain technology can help enable secure transfer of digital assets among known and unknown parties," said Imad Sousou, vice president and general manager, Open Source Technology Center, Intel Corporation. "Intel looks forward to collaborating with the Hyperledger Project to advance the security, scalability, and privacy of transactions in enterprise and permission-less systems."

R3

"R3 is excited to bring our deep bench of subject matter experts and broad network of over 40 global financial institutions to the Linux Foundation's distributed ledger initiative," said David Rutter, R3's co-founder and CEO. "Working together, we can drive innovation across financial services that will impact our industry in the same way the Internet revolutionized media and entertainment."

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