Platform Computing
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| Type | Private |
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| Founded | Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1992) |
| Headquarters | Markham, Ontario, Canada |
| Key people | Leadership team |
| Industry | Cloud Computing, High Performance Computing, Distributed computing, Grid computing, Computer software |
| Products | Platform ISF, Platform LSF, Platform Symphony, Platform Cluster Manager, Platform Manager, Platform MPI |
| Revenue | ▼ $44.9 million USD (2008) [1] |
| Employees | 500 [2] |
| Website | www.platform.com |
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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[edit] History
Platform Computing was founded by Songnian Zhou, Jingwen Wang, and Bing Wu in 1992 [3]. Its first product, LSF, was based on the Utopia research project at the University of Toronto [4]. The LSF software was developed partially with funding from CANARIE (Canadian Advanced Network and Research for Industry and Education).[5]
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, US$50 million in 2003.[6]
On October 29, 2007, Platform Computing acquired the Scali Manage business from Norway-based Scali AS. This acquisition added a more complex cluster management solution to Platform's software offerings.[7] On August 1, 2008, Platform acquired the rest of the Scali business, taking on the industry-standard API, Scali MPI, and rebranding it Platform MPI.[8]
On June 22, 2009, Platform Computing announced its first piece of software to serve the cloud computing space. Platform ISF is software that enables organizations to set up and manage private clouds, controlling both physical and virtual resources, and supporting a wide variety of hardware and OS configurations.[9].
[edit] Products
Platform Computing has a wide range of software products and solutions including [10].
- Platform ISF - Platform Computing, the leader in cluster, grid and cloud management software, on November 10, 2009 announced the general availability of Platform ISF, its dynamic IT solution for enterprises to build and run their private clouds.[11][12]
- Platform LSF
- Platform Symphony
- Platform Process Manager
- Platform LSF License Scheduler
- Platform LSF Session Scheduler
- Platform LSF MultiCluster
- Platform Cluster Manager
- Platform MPI
- Platform Manager
- Platform RTM
- Platform Analytics
- Platform VM Orchestrator
- Platform Enterprise Grid Orchestrator
[edit] Partnerships
Platform Computing has partnerships with many industry leaders, including:
[edit] Memberships
Platform Computing is a member of the following organizations:
[edit] Standards
Platform products have adopted the following standards:
- DRMAA
- Intel Cluster Ready
- HPC Profile
- JSDL
- Open MPI
- Project Kusu, the basis for the Platform Cluster Manager
[edit] See also
- High Performance Computing
- Distributed computing
- Cloud computing
- Computational grid
- CPU scavenging
- Grid computing
- Beowulf (computing)
- Job schedulers
[edit] References
- ^ "The 2008 Software 500". http://www.softwaremag.com/SW500/. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ^ "Platform Computing Inc. Corporate Facts". http://www.platform.com/company/corporate-facts. Retrieved 2008-11-31.
- ^ "GridConnections" (PDF). OGF. http://www.ogf.org/News/documents/ogf_winter_2007.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ "Utopia: A Load Sharing Facility for Large, Heterogeneous Distributed Computer Systems". John Wiley & Sons. http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/zhou93utopia.html. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ "Shaping the future: success stories from the CARARIE files" (PDF). CANARIE. http://www.canarie.ca/press/publications/tadeng.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ "Platform Computing Inc. Company Profile". Yahoo Business. Archived from the original on 2005-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050927230807/http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/107/107204.html. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
- ^ Platform Computing (2008-10-02). "Platform Computing Acquires Scali Manage Business". Press release. http://www.platform.com/press-releases/2007/platform-computing-acquires-scali-manage-business.
- ^ Platform Computing (August 1, 2008). "Platform Computing Acquires Scali MPI Business". Press release. http://www.platform.com/press-releases/2008/platform-computing-acquires-scali-mpi-business/. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
- ^ "Platform Computing announces private cloud management software". http://www.platform.com/press-releases/2009/platform-computing-announces-private-cloud-management-software. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
- ^ "Products - Platform Computing". http://www.platform.com/Products. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ Comprehensive Cloud Management Software Delivers a Shared Computing Infrastructure from Heterogeneous Physical and Virtual Resources
- ^ Platform releases private cloud management system
[edit] External links
- Platform.com The Official Website for Platform Computing HPC Management Software
- 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
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