Founded 2000 | ||
Headquarters Richardson, Texas, United States | ||
The Hive Group is a software company that applies visualization technology in operational intelligence (OI), business intelligence (BI), and complex event processing (CEP) contexts. The company primarily develops enterprise treemapping software used by major corporations and public agencies such as Intel Corporation, Procter & Gamble, Sun Microsystems, the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps, and the United States Coast Guard.
Contents
- History
- Industry recognition Early adoption by the United States Marine Corps
- Public sector
- Patents
- Board of directors and advisors
- References
On January 26, 2015, The Hive Group announced that it had merged with Visual Action Software.
History
The Hive Group is a privately held company founded in 2000, with headquarters in Richardson, Texas. The company’s treemapping software is called Honeycomb. Ben Shneiderman, the inventor of the treemap concept, is a member of The Hive Group’s Board of Advisors. The number of employees is believed to be fewer than 50.
Industry recognition – Early adoption by the United States Marine Corps
A large quantity of information can be found, both in printed form and on the internet, detailing the Honeycomb-based USMC MERIT application. In 2003, the USMC deployed treemaps to all theaters of USMC operation. This deployment has led to broad adoption of treemaps within the United States Department of Defense and has received the following industry awards and recognition:
Public sector
The Hive Group is registered as a small business in Central Contractor Registration (CCR), and in the United Nations Global Marketplace.
Patents
The Hive Group holds several patents around treemapping technology (US Patents 7,027,052; 7,076,742; 7,346,858; and 7,509,591).
Board of directors and advisors
The Hive Group’s board of directors and advisors include: