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| title: Apache Hadoop Wins MediaGuardian "Innovator Of The Year" Award |
| date: '2011-03-24T00:00:00+00:00' |
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| <p>Congratulations to the Apache Hadoop Project for winning the top prize at the 2011 MediaGuardian Innovation Awards in London!
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| <p>Beating out nominess such as the iPad and WikiLeaks, judges of the fourth annual Media Guardian Innovation Awards (Megas) considered Apache Hadoop a "Swiss Army knife of the 21st Century" and a greater catalyst for innovation by "having the potential to completely change the face of media innovations across the globe."
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| <p>ASF Chairman and original Hadoop creator Doug Cutting said, "it's great to see the continued recogntition for the technology and I am happy to accept the MediaGuardian Innovator of the Year award on behalf of this flourishing Apache community."
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| <p>Kudos to all involved with the Apache Hadoop Project!
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| <p>For more information on Apache Hadoop, visit <a href="http://hadoop.apache.org/">http://hadoop.apache.org/</a>
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| <br />For more infomration on the Megas, please see <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/megas">http://www.guardian.co.uk/megas</a>
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