Walmart, Conduent and Clear join Open Source Blockchain consortium Hyperledger

Hyperledger today announced Walmart, Clear and Conduent joined Hyperledger foundation. The announcement was made at the Hyperledger Global Forum 2020.

Under Hyperledger umbrella, projects like Hyperledger Fabric, Hyperledger Sawtooth and Hyperledger Indy have graduated successfully. With more than 270 members in the consortium, Hyperledger enables enterprises to build and run robust, industry-specific applications, platforms and hardware systems for business transactions.

Executive Opinion

Executive Director, Hyperledger, Brian Behlendorf, said, "Adding this great mix of new members and HCSPs is a great opening act for Hyperledger Global Forum. Hyperledger is powered by its diverse, global community, and this event is all about bringing Hyperledger users, developers, service providers and enthusiasts together to reflect on what we've accomplished so far and, more importantly, where we can go next. The packed show agenda proves just how much we all have to share and the impact this highly engaged and active Hyperledger community is having on the growth of enterprise blockchain."

Vice President, Walmart Global Tech, Sanjay Radhakrishnan, said, "Walmart is excited to participate in Open Source communities, coming together to create scalable and adaptable technology. We've seen strong results through our various deployments of blockchain, and believe staying involved in open source communities will further transform the future of our business."

New Service members, Government and Community members are joining Hyperledger

Hyperledger also announced six new Hyperledger Certified Service Providers. The service providers include Beijing Proinsight Technology, Kompitech, LimeChain, Mindtree, Xoaa and Zhigui based on their capabilities to promote and rollout Hyperledger enterprise blockchain technologies at the enterprise, notes the announcement.

Aiou Technology, Clear, Conduent, Joisto Group, Tangem, Tokenation and Walmart are also joining as community general members. Directorate of Information Technology (DIT) of Maharashtra, India also joined as an associate member of Hyperledger.

In February, Hyperledger announced the general availability of Hyperledger Fabric 2.0 release.