Strategic Partnership between VIP-Global and Horton Works to benefit the State of Texas

HOUSTON, TEXAS – February 18, 2018 - Virtual Intelligence Providers, LLC (VIP), a Texas HUB firm, which provides project support, resources in technology, organizational change management and professional services, announced that they have been awarded State of Texas DIR contract # DIR-TSO-3786 for software implementations and service’s for all the products offered by Hortonworks, Inc.® (NASDAQ: HDP), a leading provider of global data management solutions.

Big Data in the Public Sector

With the increased need for data analytics and the vast amount of data being collected continually from innumerable sources, big data and its usage in the public sector has come of age. The State of Texas DIR-TSO-3786 contract will help government organizations in Texas and beyond (40 states and over 250 jurisdictions outside the State). This strategic partnership will leverage data lakes, data streaming, data in motion, data at rest and the highly secure Blockchain Technology. This platform will be used by the 2020 US Census. VIP is honored to be the first and only firm to be awarded a DIR contract to integrate and resell all the Hortonworks solutions.

“We’re excited to be awarded another contract with the State of Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR). This partnership offers the most sophisticated data solutions in the market. Our broad range of services will help build and deploy big data analytics applications quickly and easily. Allowing the state to be agile, flexible, and dynamic by rapidly scaling and deploying big data applications.” – Sonia Clayton, President & CEO of VIP-Global

About VIP-Global

Houston-based VIP-Global (www.vip-global.com) provides project support, customized solutions and tools, as well as resources in technology, big data solutions, organizational development and professional services globally. The company has received 28 awards of excellence, including state and national recognition. VIP-Global is a minority woman-owned, HUB certified business. VIP-Global is a FAST 100 and a FAST 50 Corporation ranked the eighth fastest-growing woman-owned businesses in Texas. Clayton has based her business model on quality, performance, excellence and customer satisfaction.

About Hortonworks

Hortonworks is a leading provider of enterprise-grade, global data management platforms, services and solutions that deliver actionable intelligence from any type of data for over half of the Fortune 100. Hortonworks is committed to driving innovation in open source communities, providing unique value to enterprise customers. Along with its partners, Hortonworks provides technology, expertise and support so that enterprise customers can adopt a modern data architecture. For more information, visit www.hortonworks.com.

About DIR

The State of Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) manages the DIR contract. According to their website, “DIR's mission is to provide technology leadership, solutions and value to Texas state government, education, and local government entities to enable and facilitate the fulfillment of their core missions.” Customers can contact VIP directly to generate a purchase order. The DIR website contains contract information and contact information for VIP.

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