The Linux Foundation Announces 35 New Silver and 3 New Associate Members

The Linux Foundation Announces 35 New Silver and 3 New Associate Members

SAN FRANCISCO, March 29, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, announced the addition of 35 Silver members and three Associate members. Linux Foundation members help support development of the greatest shared technology resources in history, while accelerating their own innovation through open source leadership and participation.

"It is exciting to welcome so many wonderful organizations from across technology, finance, education, transportation, communications and other important industries into The Linux Foundation," said Jim Zemlin, executive director, The Linux Foundation. "We look forward to working with them and the broader open source community to continue building new and better innovative technologies."

In addition to joining the Foundation, many of these new members have joined Linux Foundation projects like Automotive Grade Linux, Cloud Native Computing Foundation, EdgeX Foundry, Hyperledger, LF Networking and more. For a full list of members, visit https://www.linuxfoundation.org/membership/members/.

Linux Foundation Silver members are organizations that contribute to or otherwise support open source communities and projects.

February's new Linux Foundation Silver members are:

    --  ARKAMYS delivers sound experiences in automotive, mobile phones, VR and
        IoT industries using built-in speakers.
    --  ATS (a KGPCo Company) is a service delivery organization with core
        competencies in Open Source Software around virtual infrastructure
        management, software-defined networking, network functions
        virtualization, cybersecurity, data analytics and professional services.
    --  Bank of America is a multinational banking and financial services
        corporation.
    --  Beijing Truth Technology provides a cloud computing platform designed to
        eliminate isolated information islands, ensure data security, promote
        the valuable flow of data and enhance the government authority and
        service level of judiciary in public data service.
    --  CloudBees recently acquired Codeship and together are the hub of
        enterprise Jenkins and cloud native DevOps, providing companies with
        smarter solutions for accelerating software development and the fastest
        path from great ideas to impactful software.
    --  CloudOps provides private, public and hybrid cloud solutions for
        businesses seeking to scale, and for enterprises making their move to
        the cloud.
    --  Comarch specializes in the design, implementation and integration of
        advanced IT services and software.
    --  CreationLine, Inc. is a Japanese IT firm, specialized in DevOps, Big
        Data Analytics and container technology, and a leader in delivering
        speed and innovation solutions to major enterprise companies in this
        region.
    --  Customer Care, Inc. transitions enterprise IT software applications and
        networks into an optimal virtualized environment to meet ever expanding
        present and future needs.
    --  FORFIRM is an IT consultancy firm developing innovative solutions for
        business.
    --  Guavus drives rapid, insightful decisions and actions leveraging
        advanced analytics and artificial intelligence, to enable digital
        transformation.
    --  Hangzhou Woqu Technology Co., Ltd. provides database and system
        architecture design, optimization, implementation, and disaster recovery
        solutions.
    --  Intuit provides global products and platforms, including TurboTax,
        QuickBooks, Mint and Turbo, designed to empower consumers,
        self-employed, and small businesses to improve their financial lives.
    --  JMA Wireless is an innovator in mobile wireless connectivity solutions.
    --  LightStep cuts through the scale and complexity of today's software to
        help organizations stay in control of their systems. Its first product,
        LightStep [x]PM, provides an accurate, detailed snapshot of the entire
        software system at any point in time, enabling organizations to identify
        bottlenecks and resolve incidents rapidly.
    --  MATRIX offers an open blockchain platform that supports smart contracts
        and machine learning services
    --  Monostream AG was founded in 2007 as a dynamic software boutique
        developing user-friendly operations through scalable and flexible
        software architectures.
    --  Ribbon Communications is a global technology company with more than two
        decades of leadership in real-time communications.
    --  Rubicon Labs develops secure identity solutions for IoT devices.
    --  ~sedna is redefining digital signage.
    --  Serverless offers a toolkit for deploying and operating serverless
        architectures.
    --  Shenzhen Rongxun Technology Co. Ltd. is committed to exporting credit
        system products with efficient, stable, cutting-edge IT technology
        services.
    --  SiFive is a fabless semiconductor company building customized silicon
        based on the free and open RISC-V instruction set architecture.
    --  SignalFX is an advanced cloud monitoring and alerting solution for
        modern enterprise infrastructures.
    --  Smart Block Laboratory researches and creates solutions in today's
        advanced IT.
    --  SpinSys offers application development and migration of legacy
        applications to private or public clouds.
    --  Spotify is a digital music service providing access to millions of
        songs.
    --  SquareSpace is an all-in-one solution for anyone looking to create a
        beautiful website.
    --  Trillium is an IoT cybersecurity venture focused on protecting mission
        critical automotive and IoT networks from malicious cyber attack
        including intrusive manipulation and passive monitoring or
        eavesdropping.
    --  Twilio provides a cloud communications platform for building SMS, voice
        and messaging applications on an API built for global scale.
    --  Versia Tecnologías Emergentes for Versia is a company dedicated to
        improving the business processes of its clients. Performs business
        consulting, technology and outsourcing projects.
    --  Wanxiang Group is the largest auto parts manufacturer in China.
    --  Xage Security is a blockchain-protected edge platform for IIoT, securing
        authentication and data exchange.
    --  Xiilab Co., Ltd. provides software and services based on big data
        analysis technology.
    --  YugaByte DB is an open source, transactional, high-performance database
        for planet-scale cloud applications. It enables enterprises to power
        their user-facing applications on public and private clouds with high
        resilience, low latency and multi-region scalability.

Associate members of The Linux Foundation include of government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to building, sustaining and using open source technologies.

The following organizations are new Linux Foundation Associate members:

    --  Institute for Information Industry aims to increase innovative
        applications of ICT technology and to facilitate the development of
        digital economy.
    --  Peking University is a major Chinese research university located in
        Beijing.
    --  University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab provides independent,
        broad-based interoperability and conformance testing for data, telecom
        and storage networking technologies.

With the support of its members, The Linux Foundation hosts open source projects across technologies including networking, security, cloud, blockchain and more. This collaborative development model is helping technology advance at a rapid pace in a way that benefits individuals and organizations around the world.

About The Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation is the organization of choice for the world's top developers and companies to build ecosystems that accelerate open technology development and industry adoption. Together with the worldwide open source community, it is solving the hardest technology problems by creating the largest shared technology investment in history. Founded in 2000, The Linux Foundation today provides tools, training and events to scale any open source project, which together deliver an economic impact not achievable by any one company. More information can be found at www.linuxfoundation.org.

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