Business
Another New Patent Application with USPTO
Another New Patent Application with USPTO.
About this update from Cirata Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 1620N WANdisco Plc 04 September 2013 \n \n\n \n \n4 September 2013\nWANdisco plc\n \n(\"WANdisco\" or the \"Company\")\n \nWANdisco Files Another New Patent Application with USPTO\nWANdisco Utilises Unique Replication Technique to Eliminate another Hadoop Single Point of Failure - HDFS \n \nSheffield, UK - WANdisco (LSE: WAND), a provider of high-availability software for global enterprises to meet the challenges of Big Data and distributed software development, announces that it has filed a new patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) related to distributed computing with Hadoop for its Big Data solutions. WANdisco's patent application represents a significant addition to the company's portfolio of distributed computing technology. \n \nThe patent application involves WANdisco's active-active replication applied to the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) over a Wide Area Network (\"WAN\"). Developed by a team led by Dr. Konstantin V. Shvachko, the creator of HDFS and current member of the Apache Hadoop Project Management Committee (PMC), the new innovations are expected to have significant benefits for users of WANdisco's Big Data products.\n \nOn January 29, 2013, WANdisco was issued patent number 8,364,633 for \"Distributed computing systems and system components thereof\" for the fundamentals of \"active-active replication\" over a Wide Area Network (\"WAN\"), enforceable until July 11, 2028. This new patent application reflects the innovations the company has developed to apply this core patented technology to Hadoop.\n \nCommenting on the new patent application, WANdisco Chairman and CEO, said:\n \n\"WANdisco's engineers are continually breaking new ground in distributed computing technology. We look forward to the approval of this patent application. Ours are the only solutions available that deliver 100% uptime for Hadoop on a global scale.\"\n \n\n \nFor further information please contact:\n \n\n\n\n\nWANdisco plc:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid Richards, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer\n\n\nvia FTI Consulting\n\n\n\n\nPaul Harrison, Chief Financial Officer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFTI Consulting:\n\n\n+44 (0)20 7831 3113\n\n\n\n\nMatt Dixon / Sophie McMillan / Jon Snowball / Roger Newb...