| The Hive Group | |
| Type: | privately held |
| Industry: | software |
| Founded: | 2000 |
| Fate: | Merged with Visual Action Software |
| Hq Location: | Richardson, Texas |
The Hive Group was a software company that applied visualization technology in operational intelligence (OI), business intelligence (BI), and complex event processing (CEP) contexts.[1] The company primarily developed 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.
On January 26, 2015, The Hive Group announced that it had merged with Visual Action Software.
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.
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:
The Hive Group is registered as a small business in Central Contractor Registration (CCR), and in the United Nations Global Marketplace.
The Hive Group holds several patents around treemapping technology (US Patents 7,027,052; 7,076,742; 7,346,858; and 7,509,591).
The Hive Group’s board of directors and advisors include: