[2016-06-16] Firstpost: MS launches Azure-powered open and modular blockchain

Microsoft launches Azure-powered open and modular blockchain fabric

http://tech.firstpost.com/biztech/microsoft-launches-azure-powered-open-and-modular-blockchain-fabric-320982.html

After launching Microsoft Azure Blockchain as a Service, Microsoft has introduced Project Bletchley, which outlines the company’s vision for an open, modular blockchain fabric powered by Azure. Microsoft believes that the project highlights new elements that it thinks are key in enterprise blockchain architecture.

Microsoft says that Project Bletchley addresses common themes that they were hearing from early adopters of blockchain across industries, including platform openness, features like identity, key management, privacy and security; and also performance, scale, support and scalability. It also enables consortium blockchains, which are members-only, permissioned networks for consortium members to execute contracts – which Microsoft thinks are ideal.