Australian Payments Plus (AP+) is the national organization responsible for Australia's core payment infrastructure. It was formed by the merger of three key entities: BPAY Group, the operator of the ubiquitous BPAY bill payment service; eftpos, the national debit card system for point-of-sale transactions; and NPP Australia, which runs the New Payments Platform (NPP). In its infrastructure capacity, AP+ processes over 7.5 billion transactions annually and is central to the daily economic activity of the country.
AP+ is also an active researcher organization that is constantly exploring the capabilities of distributed ledger technology and a member of the Hedera Council.
The relationship with Hedera provides AP+ with a framework for developing and testing new solutions that could one day integrate with or enhance its established portfolio of payment services. This involvement complements its research into other future-focused technologies, including its participation in the Reserve Bank of Australia's CBDC pilot program.
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HiveTracks is a software company focused on providing digital tools and data-driven insights to beekeepers and supporting sustainable apiculture practices. It offers a comprehensive hive management platform through its web-based and mobile applications.
The HiveTracks platform enables beekeepers to meticulously record and monitor various aspects of their apiaries including colony health, inspections, treatments, feeding schedules, and honey harvests.
A significant aspect of HiveTracks' approach is its utilization of the Hedera Hashgraph distributed ledger technology (DLT). Leveraging the Hedera blockchain, HiveTracks enhances the integrity and traceability of beekeeping data by creating auditable records for hive health and establishing honey provenance. Furthermore, the Hedera integration enables beekeeper participation in emerging environmental markets such as carbon credits and data validation services.
HiveTracks specialized services empower beekeepers with robust data management capabilities while fostering a first-of-its-kind connected community. It also contributes to the overall health and longevity of bee populations and global climate health by promoting responsible and transparent beekeeping.
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Safe Health Systems is a digital health and connected diagnostics company. In collaboration with Mayo Clinic, Safe Health developed the SAFE platform. The company's mission is to empower individuals, private-sector organizations, and governments with technology that facilitates decentralized care models and improves patient outcomes on a large scale.
The company provides a comprehensive Connected Care Platform that enables the rapid deployment of specialized digital health applications. Key services include integrated at-home and point-of-care diagnostic testing, remote patient monitoring, and telehealth experiences. The platform is designed for interoperability, allowing it to connect with and integrate siloed health data from various systems, including Electronic Health Records (EHRs). Safe Health also developed HealthCheck, a smartphone and desktop app.
The company utilizes the Hedera Consensus Service (HCS) to create an immutable and verifiable log of patient information and unique health identifiers. This integration allows Safe Health to provide a high level of trust and data integrity for all stakeholders. By logging events and health records on the Hedera network, Safe Health can cryptographically prove the authenticity of data in real-time while preserving patient privacy, meeting regulatory compliance standards like HIPAA, and ensuring a secure foundation for its digital health solutions.
Arkose Energy Corp. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Texas, It is focused on real world mining operations and utilises digital data mining solutions to fulfill its environmental commitments. One of its key focuses is on reducing flare gas and mitigating emissions by converting its oil and gas production into electricity to power its own data centers for cryptocurrency mining.
The company offers a range of services to the energy sector, including engineering, construction management, and fabrication of modular skids for various applications like test separators and gas scrubbers. It also defines itself as a data mining company, leveraging its energy production to power digital asset mining operations. This vertical integration is intended to create a more efficient and environmentally conscious approach to both energy production and cryptocurrency mining.
Arkose Energy utilises the Hedera network to bring transparency and verifiability to its operations. Data from its energy production and digital mining activities is processed through the Hedera Consensus Service. This creates an immutable and auditable log, allowing stakeholders to verify the company's emissions reduction efforts and the provenance of its energy usage for mining.
Apache Log4j is an open-source, Java-based logging utility used by developers to record application events, errors, and operational data. It is a popular tool for debugging, system monitoring, and conducting audits across myriad Java platforms.
In the Hedera ecosystem, the log4j2-hedera repository offers a specific integration for Log4j 2.x and provides a custom appender that enables recording of logged events directly to the Hedera network via the Hedera Consensus Service (HCS). This allows applications to interact with HCS to submit their log entries, effectively writing them onto Hedera's distributed ledger.
The primary benefits of this integration include ensuring that logged data is distributed, secure, and transparent providing provable security. Furthermore, it guarantees the integrity and immutability of the recorded log information, as each entry is validated by Hedera’s consensus mechanism. This specialized appender provides a robust solution for applications requiring verifiable, tamper-resistant logging. This use case is distinct from how Hedera's core network software and provides additional verification.