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==History==

[[File:PlatformComputing.jpg|thumb|Platform Headquarters in Canada.]]

Platform Computing was founded by Songnian Zhou, Jingwen Wang, and Bing Wu in 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ogf.org/News/documents/ogf_winter_2007.pdf|publisher=OGF|title=GridConnections|accessdate=2007-12-29}}</ref> Its first product, LSF, was based on the ''Utopia'' research project at the [[University of Toronto]].<ref>{{cite document|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|title=Utopia: A Load Sharing Facility for Large, Heterogeneous Distributed Computer Systems|citeseerx = 10.1.1.121.1434}}</ref> The LSF software was developed partially with funding from [[CANARIE]] (Canadian Advanced Network and Research for Industry and Education).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canarie.ca/press/publications/tadeng.pdf |publisher=CANARIE |title=Shaping the future: success stories from the CARARIE files |accessdate=2011-04-05 |url-status=unfit |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040720151637/http://www.canarie.ca/press/publications/tadeng.pdf |archivedatearchive-date=July 20, 2004 }}</ref>

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|archivedatearchive-date=2005-09-27|archiveurlarchive-url=https://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>

In 1999, the ''SiteAssure'' suite was announced by Platform to address website availability and monitoring market. <ref>{{cite magazine |last=Connor |first=Deni |date=Nov 8, 1999 |title=the changing face of web site management |url= |magazine=NetworkWorld |___location= |publisher= |access-date= }}</ref>

On October 29, 2007, Platform Computing acquired the Scali Manage business from Norway-based Scali AS. Scali was cluster management software.<ref>{{cite 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 |url-status=dead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007105733/http://www.platform.com/press-releases/2007/platform-computing-acquires-scali-manage-business |archivedatearchive-date=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=https://web.archive.org/web/20091122203607/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 (Infrastructure Sharing Facility) 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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516185808/http://www.platform.com/press-releases/2009/platform-computing-announces-private-cloud-management-software|archive-date=2010-05-16}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/22/platform_goes_cloudy/|title=Platform leaps from grids to clouds|website=[[The Register]]|date=Jun 22, 2009}}</ref>