Hyperledger has announced a tranche of new members at itsglobal forum in San Francisco – with retail giant Walmart leading the way.
In total, seven companies have joined up to the LinuxFoundation-backed blockchain technology initiative across various roles. Some,such as Tangem,a Swiss-based manufacturer of blockchain-based smart card wallets, and Clear, aprovider of blockchain-based settlement and clearing networks, will be familiarto industry watchers.
Others, such as Conduent, a spin-off of Xerox providingprofessional technology services, and document managing solution provider JoistoGroup, focus on different areas. The list is completed by Ajou Technology, aChinese blockchain solutions provider, and Tokenation, a brand new startupbuilt on Hyperledger Sawtooth.
As noted by Forbes inits recent list of the 50 most significant blockchain technology players,Walmart’s primary blockchain platform is Hyperledger Fabric. The company saidit was ‘excited’ by the initiative.
“Walmart is excited to participate in open sourcecommunities, coming together to create scalable and adaptable technology,” saidSanjay Radhakrishnan, vice president of Walmart global tech in a statement. “We’veseen strong results through our various deployments of blockchain, and believestaying involved in open source communities will further transform the futureof our business.”
The previous membership announcement was in January at the Davos jamboree. Cognizant was the standout name, with Symbridge and the University of Hong Kong among others to sign up.
