| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Cloud Computing, High Performance Computing, Distributed computing, Grid computing, Computer software |
| Founded | Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1992) |
| Headquarters | Markham, Ontario, Canada |
| Key people | Leadership team |
| Products | Platform ISF, Platform LSF, Platform Symphony, Platform Cluster Manager, Platform Manager, Platform MPI |
| Revenue | $71.6 million USD (2010) [1] |
| Employees | 530 [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 11 branch offices across the United States, Europe and Asia.[3]
In Oct 2011, Platform Computing was acquired by IBM.[4][5]
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Platform Computing was founded by Songnian Zhou, Jingwen Wang, and Bing Wu in 1992.[6] Its first product, LSF, was based on the Utopia research project at the University of Toronto.[7] The LSF software was developed partially with funding from CANARIE (Canadian Advanced Network and Research for Industry and Education).[8]
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.[9]
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.[10] 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.[11]
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.[12]
In August 2009, Platform acquired HP-MPI from Hewlett-Packard.[13]
On Oct. 11, 2011, IBM announced their intention to buy Platform Computing.[14]
Platform Computing has a wide range of software products and solutions including .[15]
Platform Computing has partnerships with over 100 companies and industry leaders, including:[17]
Platform Computing is a member of the following organizations:
Platform products have adopted the following standards: