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Hortonworks

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Hortonworks is a leading commercial vendor of Apache Hadoop, the preeminent open source platform for storing, managing and analyzing big data. Our distribution, Hortonworks Data Platform powered by Apache Hadoop, provides an open and stable foundation for enterprises and a growing ecosystem to build and deploy big data solutions. Hortonworks is the trusted source for information on Hadoop, and together with the Apache community, Hortonworks is making Hadoop more robust and easier to install, manage and use. Hortonworks provides unmatched technical support, training and certification programs for enterprises, systems integrators, and technology vendors. For more information, visit www.hortonworks.com.

Recent Milestones

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  Hortonworks — Hortonworks Partners with VMware (6/13/12)
  Posted 6/26/12 at 1:30pm via arstechnica.com
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  Hortonworks — Hortonworks Announces General Availability of Hortonworks Data Platform (6/12/12)
  Posted 6/26/12 at 1:30pm via pcworld.com
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  Hortonworks — Hortonworks Expands Partnership with Microsoft (2/28/12)
  Posted 6/26/12 at 1:30pm via informationweek.com
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  Hortonworks — Hortonworks Partners with Teradata (2/21/12)
  Posted 6/26/12 at 1:30pm via nytimes.com
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  Hortonworks — Hortonworks University Opens for Hadoop Training and Certification (2/6/12)
  Posted 6/26/12 at 1:30pm via eweek.com
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  Hortonworks received () in Seed funding. (12/23/11)
  Posted 3/21/13 at 7:03pm
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  Hortonworks — Hortonworks Introduces Hortonworks Data Platform (11/1/11)
  Posted 6/26/12 at 1:30pm via gigaom.com
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  Hortonworks added Mike Volpi as Member, Board of Directors. (11/1/11)
  Posted 4/13/13 at 4:58pm
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  Hortonworks — Hortonworks Partners with Microsoft (10/12/11)
  Posted 6/26/12 at 1:30pm via siliconangle.com
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  Hortonworks added David Nelson-Gal as Director Data Engineering. (10/1/11)
  Posted 5/21/13 at 11:50pm
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  Hortonworks added Rob Bearden as CEO. (6/28/11)
  Posted 4/29/13 at 4:27am
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  Hortonworks added Eric Baldeschwieler as Co-Founder & CTO. (6/28/11)
  Posted 6/26/12 at 1:16pm
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  Hortonworks — Hortonworks Spins Out of Yahoo! (6/28/11)
  Posted 6/26/12 at 1:05pm via nytimes.com
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  Hortonworks received $20M in Private Equity funding. (6/1/11)
  Posted 3/21/13 at 7:03pm via siliconangle.com
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  Hortonworks added Herb Cunitz as President.
  Posted 11/20/12 at 6:54am
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  Hortonworks added Peter Fenton as Member, Board of Directors.
  Posted 8/29/12 at 12:43pm

Videos

Screenshots

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Above: Hortonworks Data Platform
Uploaded: 6/26/12

Sources

1. Exclusive: Yahoo HortonWorks Funding Details $20m Raise @ $200m Valuation – EMC, NetApp Pass, Benchmark Steps in (siliconangle.com) [edit]
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Yahoo Creates Company to Profit From Hadoop Software (bits.blogs.nytimes.com) [edit]
Hortoworks Powers Microsoft’s Hadoop Distro (siliconangle.com) [edit]
Yahoo spinoff shakes up Hadoop market with new distro (gigaom.com) [edit]
Hortonworks University Opens for Hadoop Training, Certification (eweek.com) [edit]
Teradata and Hortonworks Join Forces for a Big Data Boost (bits.blogs.nytimes.com) [edit]
Microsoft, Hortonworks Expand Hadoop Partnership (informationweek.com) [edit]
Hortonworks' Hadoop Distro Debuts (pcworld.com) [edit]
Hadoop becomes more business-friendly with HortonWorks and VMware partnership (arstechnica.com) [edit]