Platform Computing is a privately held software company that is primarily known for its job scheduling product, Load Sharing Facility (LSF). It was founded in 1992 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and is currently headquartered in Markham, Ontario with several local offices across the United States, Europe and Asia.
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Distributed computing, Grid computing, Computer software |
| Founded | Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1992) |
| Headquarters | Markham, Ontario, Canada |
Key people | Leadership team |
| Products | LSF, Symphony, Open Cluster Stack 5.0, Scali Manage |
| Revenue |  $44.90 million USD (2007)[1] |
Number of employees | 400 (2007)[1] |
| Website | www.platform.com |
History
Platform Computing was founded by Songnian Zhou, Jingwen Wang, and Bing Wu in 1992 [2]. Its first product, LSF, was based on the Utopia research project at the University of Toronto [3]. The LSF software was developed partially with funding from CANARIE (Canadian Advanced Network and Research for Industry and Education) [4].
Platform's revenue was approximately $300,000 in 1993, and reached $12 million in 1997. Revenue grew by 34% (YoY) to US$46.2 million in 2001.
On October 29, 2007, Platform Computing acquired the Scali Manage business from Massachusetts-based Scali Inc. This acquisition added a more complex cluster management solution to Platform's software offerings. [5].
Memberships
Platform Computing is a member of the following organizations:
Standards
Platform products have adopted the following standards:
See also
Notes
- ^ a b "Platform Computing Inc. Company Profile". Yahoo Business. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- ^ "GridConnections" (PDF). OGF. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ "Utopia: A Load Sharing Facility for Large, Heterogeneous Distributed Computer Systems". John Wiley & Sons. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ "Shaping the future: success stories from the CARARIE files" (PDF). CANARIE. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ "Platform Computing Acquires Scali Manage Business". Retrieved 2008-3-10.
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- Open Cluster Stack 5.0 is not based on SDSC/NPACI Source code.
External links
- http://www.platform.com/
- User forum operated by University of Arkansas for Platform Computing
- Platform Computing user portal for downloads and commercial support
- LinuxHPC.org Linux High Performance Computing and Clustering Portal
- WinHPC.org Windows High Performance Computing and Clustering Portal
- Kusu Cluster Toolkit The next generation of Open Cluster Stack
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