Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Macnica Networks Corp.

- Create new value from numerous types and quantities of data through a big data analysis platform, supporting the strengthening of the company's competitiveness -

Macnica Networks Corp., which provides network devices and security solutions (headquarters: 1-5-5 Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Japan; President: Masahiro Miyabukuro; hereinafter "Macnica Networks"), is pleased to announce the signing of a reseller agreement with Hortonworks, Inc., which provides the fully open-source Hadoop Data Platform (hereinafter "HDP") for enterprise (headquarters: Santa Clara, California, CEO: Rob Bearden; hereinafter "Hortonworks").

Various data is created not only from text, audio and images, but also from social media, mobile devices, IC cards, and IoT devices, with data being collected at increasing frequency and speed in order to discover business value from all of this data. In the midst of the increasing activity to discover new value from the enormous amount of data generated over the past few years, Apache Hadoop (hereinafter "Hadoop"(*1)) in particular is attracting growing interest as technology for rapidly and economically processing data. Hadoop has come to be recognized as a major platform suited to accumulating and analyzing large volumes of unstructured data, through improved scalability, reliability, and security brought about by increased development activity and progression of the architecture, for more stable operation and enhanced security.

The Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP), a product of Hortonworks, with whom Macnica Networks has signed a reseller agreement, comprises 100% open-source components. Based on a fully open architecture developed by the leading-edge Apache Hadoop community, HDP is a data platform that supports the various needs of an enterprise. Moreover, it supports the utilization of big data, such as data discovery, customer insight and predictive analysis, and contributes to the creation of new business value brought about by the Apache Software Foundation and major Apache projects. It is also a platform that is designed for the modernization of data architecture through Enterprise ready Hadoop (*2), and reduces operating costs.

Furthermore, Hortonworks' HDP Support Subscription provides a subscription-based, technical support service by specialists for organizations that have implemented HDP-based solutions, irrespective of the environment, scale, and complexity. The support subscription covers the entire lifecycle of system development, starting from development and proof of concept, through to QA/testing, production, and installation.

As a reseller of Hortonworks, Macnica Networks will strive to create new value from the ever-growing numerous types and quantities of data, and proactively implement proposals on the indispensable big data analysis platform for enhancing the competitiveness of the company.

*1: Hadoop is developed and published by the Apache Software Foundation (ASF)
*2: Name of Hadoop for open commerce

Features of HDP Enterprise Subscription

HDP Enterprise Subscription-related details

https://www.macnica.net/hortonworks/

Contact for product-related inquiries

Hortonworks, Inc. Company Overview

Inquiries concerning this Press Release

Macnica Networks Corp., https://www.macnica.net/
TEL： 045-476-2010
FAX： 045-476-2060
1-5-5 Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, 222-8562
Corporate communications manager: Takemae
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