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{{Short description|Software company in Canada}}

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| company_namename = Liquid Computing Corporation

| company_typetype = [[Private company|Private]]

| foundation = [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]] (2003)

| location_city = [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]]

| location_country = Canada

| industry = [[Unified Computingcomputing]]

| products = See [http://liquidcomputing.com/products/index.php]

| homepage = [http://www.liquidcomputing.com/home/home.php www.liquidcomputing.com]

}}

[[Image:LiquidLogo Black.jpg|thumb|alt=Loiquid Computing Logo.]]{{Prose|date=March 2023}}

'''Liquid Computing''' provideswas "unifiedan computing infrastructure for the dynamic data center". The company claimed LiquidIQ and Liquid Elements unified computing solutions drove down the time and costs of managing ITinformation infrastructuretechnology throughbusiness unifiedthat software-basedsold controlcomponents oflike [[Server (computing)|servers]], [[computer data storage|storage]], and [[Computer network|networking]] resourcessystems. It was founded in 2003, and ceased operations in 2010.

The company had customers in [[North America]] and established partnerships with companies such as [[Intel]], [[Microsoft]], [[VMWareVMware]], [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]], [[RedHatRed Hat]], [[NetApp]] and [[AMD]].

==Corporate Informationinformation==

===Office Locationslocations===

The Liquid Computing Corporation was Headquarteredheadquartered in [[Ottawa|Ottawa, Ontario]], [[Canada]], with U.S. offices.

===Investors===

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The following Investors have funded Liquid Computing:

* '''VenGrowth'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vengrowth.com/|title=Welcome to Internet Light and Power|date=December 19, 1996|access-date=February 4, 2018|archive-date=December 19, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961219013235/http://www.vengrowth.com/|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>

* '''[http://www.vengrowth.com VenGrowth]'''

* '''ATA Ventures'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ataventures.com/ |title=ATA Ventures . : . A Team Approach |access-date=2009-08-24 |archive-date=2009-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090820081228/http://www.ataventures.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* '''[[Business Development Bank of Canada|BDC]] (Business Development Bank of Canada)'''

* '''[http://www.ataventures.com ATA Ventures]'''

* '''[[Export Development Canada|EDC]] (Export Development Canada)'''

* '''[[BDC]] (Business Development Bank of Canada)'''

* '''[[EDC]] (Export Development Canada)'''

* Axis Capital

* Newbury Ventures

===History===

* '''2003''' -– Liquid Computing is founded by Brian Hurley (who later went on to foundfounding [[Purple Forge]]) and Mike Kemp, two Canadian engineers from telecom equipment maker [[Nortel]] with experience building supercomputers for the U.S. government's Defense AdvanceAdvanced Research Project Agency ([[DARPA]]).

* '''2006''' -– LiquidIQ 1.0 is introduced for High-Performance Computing using its own interconnect scheme coupled with [[AMD]]'s [[HyperTransport]] architecture and running a modified version of [[Red Hat]] [[Linux]].

* '''2008''' -– LiquidIQ 2.0 is released; a [[unified computing]] system that combines standard physical data center resources, such as servers, switching, operating systems, network interfaces, and storage, with management and control software.

* '''2009''' -– The company announces LiquidIQ 3.0 unified computing system powered by [[Intel]] [[Xeon 5500]] ([[Nehalem (microarchitecture)|Nehalem]]) Series Processors.

* '''Q4 2009''' -– The company introduces [Liquid Elements,<ref>http://www.liquidcomputing.com/products/liquid-elements.php Liquid Elements] ,</ref> a unified computing solution{{Buzzword inline|date=May 2023}} that extends the power of unified computing across datacenter hardware from leading vendors. CurrentThe current solution{{Buzzword inline|date=May 2023}} configuration combines with [httpIntel Server System SR1680MV<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.intel.com/productscontent/serverwww/systemsus/SR1680MVen/SR1680MV-overviewhomepage.htm html|title=Intel Server&#124; SystemData SR1680MV]Center Solutions, IoT, and PC Innovation|website=Intel}}</ref> and NetApp storage.

* '''February 2010''' -– The company shuts down.

==References==

* '''2006''' - LiquidIQ 1.0 is introduced for High-Performance Computing using its own interconnect scheme coupled with [[AMD]]'s [[HyperTransport]] architecture and running a modified version of [[Red Hat]] [[Linux]].

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== Links ==

* '''2008''' - LiquidIQ 2.0 is released; a [[unified computing]] system that combines standard physical data center resources, such as servers, switching, operating systems, network interfaces and storage, with management and control software.

* [http://gigaom.com/2009/11/04/if-the-data-center-is-the-computer-the-fight-is-on-to-control-the-ecosystem/ If the Data Center Is the Computer the Fight Is on to Control the Ecosystem] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108172111/http://gigaom.com/2009/11/04/if-the-data-center-is-the-computer-the-fight-is-on-to-control-the-ecosystem/ |date=2010-01-08 }} – GigaOM

* [http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center/229502374 A True Datacenter In A Box] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330225647/http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center/229502374 |date=2012-03-30 }} – Network Computing

* '''2009''' - The company announces LiquidIQ 3.0 unified computing system powered by [[Intel]] [[Xeon 5500]] ([[Nehalem]]) Series Processors.

* [httphttps://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/06/liquid_computing_elements/ Liquid to float slushy Intel servers] – The Register

* [httphttps://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Fast+growing+Liquid+Computing+watershed+moment/1907037/story.html Fast-growing Liquid Computing at a 'watershed moment'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213045509/http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Fast+growing+Liquid+Computing+watershed+moment/1907037/story.html |date=2009-12-13 }} – Ottawa Citizen

* '''Q4 2009''' - The company introduces [http://www.liquidcomputing.com/products/liquid-elements.php Liquid Elements] , a unified computing solution that extends the power of unified computing across datacenter hardware from leading vendors. Current solution configuration combines with [http://www.intel.com/products/server/systems/SR1680MV/SR1680MV-overview.htm Intel Server System SR1680MV] and NetApp storage.

* [httphttps://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/05/liquid_computing_update/ Can Liquid Computing ride Cisco's California coattails?] – The Register

* [http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/interviews/blog/the-liquid-approach-to-unified-computing/?cs=33935 The Liquid Approach To Unified Computing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723093823/http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/interviews/blog/the-liquid-approach-to-unified-computing/?cs=33935 |date=2011-07-23 }} – ITBusinessEdge

* '''February 2010''' - The company shuts down.

* [http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2009/ndc4/061509-data-center-liquid.html Liquid Computing -&nbsp;– fast out of the starting gate] – Network World

==References==

* [http://gigaom.com/2009/11/04/if-the-data-center-is-the-computer-the-fight-is-on-to-control-the-ecosystem/ If the Data Center Is the Computer the Fight Is on to Control the Ecosystem] – GigaOM

* [http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center/a-true-datacenter-in-a-box.php A True Datacenter In A Box] – Network Computing

* [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/06/liquid_computing_elements/ Liquid to float slushy Intel servers] – The Register

* [http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Fast+growing+Liquid+Computing+watershed+moment/1907037/story.html Fast-growing Liquid Computing at a 'watershed moment'] – Ottawa Citizen

* [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/05/liquid_computing_update/ Can Liquid Computing ride Cisco's California coattails?] – The Register

* [http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/interviews/blog/the-liquid-approach-to-unified-computing/?cs=33935 The Liquid Approach To Unified Computing] – ITBusinessEdge

* [http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2009/ndc4/061509-data-center-liquid.html Liquid Computing - fast out of the starting gate] – Network World

* [http://liquidcomputing.com/downloads/reports/451-group-impact-report.pdf 451 Group Impact Report]

==External links==

* [http://purplejunction.com/liquid-computing/ Archived Liquid Computing Videos and Information]

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