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'''Apache Cassandra''' is an [[open source]], distributed, non-relational [[database]]. It was originally developed by Avinash Lakshman and Prashant Malik for [[Facebook]]<ref name="cassandra_wiki">Apache Foundation. "FrontPage - Cassandra Wiki". Online. [http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/ <http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/>]. Accessed: 2010-07-04.</ref>. In 2008, Facebook released the source code for the project, which is now made available by the [[Apache Foundation]] under the [[Apache License]]<ref name="cassandra_main_site">Apache Foundation. "The Apache Cassandra Project". Online. [http://cassandra.apache.org/ <http://cassandra.apache.org/>]. Accessed: 2010-07-04.</ref>. As of June 2010, Cassandra is still in production use at Facebook and powers the inbox search features on [http://www.facebook.com the facebook website]<ref name="cassandra_wiki"/>.
'''Apache Cassandra''' is an [[open source]], distributed, non-relational [[database]]. It was originally developed by Avinash Lakshman and Prashant Malik for [[Facebook]]<ref name="cassandra_wiki">Apache Foundation. "FrontPage - Cassandra Wiki". Online. [http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/ <http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/>]. Accessed: 2010-07-04.</ref>. In 2008, Facebook released the source code for the project, which is now made available by the [[Apache Foundation]] under the [[Apache License]]<ref name="cassandra_main_site">Apache Foundation. "The Apache Cassandra Project". Online. [http://cassandra.apache.org/ <http://cassandra.apache.org/>]. Accessed: 2010-07-04.</ref>. As of June 2010, Cassandra remains in production use at Facebook, powering the inbox search features on [http://www.facebook.com facebook.com]<ref name="cassandra_wiki"/>.


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Apache Cassandra is an open source, distributed, non-relational database. It was originally developed by Avinash Lakshman and Prashant Malik for Facebook[1]. In 2008, Facebook released the source code for the project, which is now made available by the Apache Foundation under the Apache License[2]. As of June 2010, Cassandra remains in production use at Facebook, powering the inbox search features on facebook.com[1].

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Apache Foundation. "FrontPage - Cassandra Wiki". Online. <http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/>. Accessed: 2010-07-04.
  2. Apache Foundation. "The Apache Cassandra Project". Online. <http://cassandra.apache.org/>. Accessed: 2010-07-04.