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{{Infobox company

| status = [[Acquired]]

| successor = [[IBM]]

| name = Platform Computing |

| logo = [[File:Platform Computer logo.gif]] |

| type = [[Private company|Private]] |

| foundation = [[Toronto, Ontario, Canada]] (1992) |

| key_people = [http://www.platform.com/company/leadership-team/ Leadership team] |

| ___location = [[Markham, Ontario]], [[Canada]] |

| num_employees = 530 <ref name="Platform Computing">{{cite web |url= http://www.platform.com/company/corporate-facts |title=Platform Computing Inc. Corporate Facts |accessdate=2011-04-03}}</ref> |

| industry = [[Cloud computing]], [[High performance computing]], [[Distributed computing]], [[Grid computing]], [[Computer software]] |

| products = Platform ISF, [[Load Sharing Facility|Platform LSF]], [[Symphony (software)|Platform Symphony]], Platform Cluster Manager, Platform Manager, Platform MPI|

| revenue = {{increase}} $71.6 million [[United States dollar|USD]] (2010) <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.branham300.com/details.php?year=2011&company_ID=62 |title=2011 Branham300 Online - Platform Computing Details |accessdate=2011-04-05}}</ref> |

| homepage = [http://www.platform.com/ www.platform.com]

}}

'''Platform Computing''' was a privately held software company primarily known for its job scheduling product, [[Load Sharing Facility]] (LSF). It was founded in 1992 in [[Toronto, Ontario, Canada]] and headquartered in [[Markham, Ontario]] with 11 branch offices across the United States, Europe and Asia.<ref>[http://www.platform.com/company/contact-us Contact]</ref>

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Platform's revenue was approximately $300,000 in 1993, and reached $12<!-- Canadian? --> million in 1997. Revenue grew by 34% (YoY) to US$46.2 million in 2001, US$50 million in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|archivedate=2005-09-27|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20050927230807/http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/107/107204.html|url=http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/107/107204.html|publisher=Yahoo Business|title=Platform Computing Inc. Company Profile|accessdate=2008-10-02}}</ref>

On October 29, 2007, Platform Computing acquired the Scali Manage business from Norway-based Scali AS. Scali was cluster management software.<ref>{{cite|1= pressrelease |url= http://www.platform.com/press-releases/2007/platform-computing-acquires-scali-manage-business |publisher=Platform Computing |title=Platform Computing Acquires Scali Manage Business |date=2008-10-02 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20081007105733/http://www.platform.com/press-releases/2007/platform-computing-acquires-scali-manage-business |archivedate=October 7, 2008 }}</ref> On August 1, 2008, Platform acquired the rest of the Scali business, taking on the industry-standard [[Message Passing Interface]] (MPI), Scali MPI, and rebranding it Platform MPI.<ref>{{cite pressrelease|publisher=Platform Computing|url=http://www.platform.com/press-releases/2008/platform-computing-acquires-scali-mpi-business/|title=Platform Computing Acquires Scali MPI Business |date=August 1, 2008|accessdate=2008-10-02}}</ref>

On June 22, 2009, Platform Computing announced its first software to serve the [[cloud computing]] space. Platform ISF enables organizations to set up and manage private clouds, controlling both physical and virtual resources.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.platform.com/press-releases/2009/platform-computing-announces-private-cloud-management-software|title=Platform Computing announces private cloud management software|accessdate=2009-06-26}}</ref>