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Platform Computing: Standards, History, Members & Regions

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.

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Platform Computing topic overview

The analysis highlights Standards, History, Members and Regions as prominent areas in the source structure around Platform Computing.

Related topics
20
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
25
Extracted relationships
35
Concept neighborhoods
14
Bridge connections
25

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 5 topics
Standards · 5 topics
Open-source participation · 4 topics
Overview · 4 topics
Memberships · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Founded
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1992)
Industry
Cloud computing, High performance computing, Distributed computing, Grid computing, Computer software
Headquarters
Markham, Ontario, Canada
Fate
Acquired by IBM
Key people
Leadership team
Number of employees
530

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Open-source participation

Memberships

Standards

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Platform Computing connects Entity context

The extracted context around Platform Computing shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Platform Computing → Bing Wu, Canadian Advanced Network, CANARIE, Education, Industry, Its, Jingwen Wang, LSF, Platform's, Research, Revenue, Songnian Zhou, The LSF, Toronto, University, US, Utopia, YoY Another extracted example is Platform Computing → Computing, Platform, Platform Computing HPC Management, SoftwareUser, The Official Website. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Platform Computing

Top relations

related to history · 18
Platform Computing → Bing Wu, Canadian Advanced Network, CANARIE, Education, Industry, Its, Jingwen Wang, LSF, Platform's, Research, Revenue, Songnian Zhou, The LSF, Toronto, University, US, Utopia, YoY
related to External links · 5
Platform Computing → Computing, Platform, Platform Computing HPC Management, SoftwareUser, The Official Website
related to Memberships · 2
Platform Computing → Forum, The Green GridOpen Grid
Fate · 1
Platform Computing → Acquired by IBM
Founded · 1
Platform Computing → Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1992)
Headquarters · 1
Platform Computing → Markham, Ontario, Canada
Industry · 1
Platform Computing → Cloud computing, High performance computing, Distributed computing, Grid computing, Computer software
Key people · 1
Platform Computing → Leadership team
Number of employees · 1
Platform Computing → 530
Products · 1
Platform Computing → Platform ISF, Platform LSF, Platform Symphony, Platform Cluster Manager, Platform Manager, Platform MPI

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

platform computing software acquired lsf ibm toronto founded 1992 cluster mpi revenue million website ontario canada markham project scali lava

Platform Computing relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 35 structured relationships around Platform Computing. Examples in this analysis include Platform Computing → Fate → Acquired by IBM and Platform Computing → Founded → Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1992). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Platform ComputingFateAcquired by IBM1.00infobox
Platform ComputingFoundedToronto, Ontario, Canada (1992)1.00infobox
Platform ComputingHeadquartersMarkham, Ontario, Canada1.00infobox
Platform ComputingIndustryCloud computing, High performance computing, Distributed computing, Grid computing, Computer software1.00infobox
Platform ComputingKey peopleLeadership team1.00infobox
Platform ComputingNumber of employees5301.00infobox
Platform ComputingProductsPlatform ISF, Platform LSF, Platform Symphony, Platform Cluster Manager, Platform Manager, Platform MPI1.00infobox
Platform ComputingRevenue$71.6 million USD (2010)1.00infobox
Platform ComputingTypePrivate1.00infobox
Platform ComputingWebsitewww.platform.com1.00infobox
Platform Computingrelated to External linksPlatform0.60section
Platform Computingrelated to External linksThe Official Website0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Platform Computing bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Platform, Acquired and Software. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Platform Computing
    • Platform
    • Acquired
    • Software
    • Ibm
    • Mpi
    • Website
    • Lsf
    • Announced
    • Cloud
    • Com
    • Distributed
    • Facility
  • platform computing
    • Platform
    • Acquired
    • Software
    • Ibm
    • Cloud
    • Com
    • Grid
    • January
    • Job
    • Manager
    • Products
    • Standards
  • cloud computing
    • Platform
    • Acquired
    • Software
    • Ibm
    • Announced
    • Com
    • Distributed
    • First
    • Founded
    • Grid
    • Industry
    • Isf
  • intel cluster ready
    • Com
    • Grid
    • Manager
    • Products
    • Standards
    • Mpi
    • Software
    • Website
    • Computing
    • Distributed
    • Founded
    • Industry
  • markham, ontario
    • Markham
    • Ontario
    • Toronto
    • Cloud
    • Com
    • Distributed
    • Grid
    • Industry
    • Isf
    • Manager
    • Private
    • Products
  • ibm
    • January
    • Cloud
    • Com
    • Distributed
    • Grid
    • Industry
    • Isf
    • Manager
    • Markham
    • Ontario
    • Private
    • Products
  • the green grid
    • Com
    • Manager
    • Products
    • Standards
    • Cluster
    • Mpi
    • Website
    • Industry
    • Isf
    • Job
    • Markham
    • Ontario
  • open grid forum
    • Com
    • Manager
    • Products
    • Standards
    • Cluster
    • Mpi
    • Website
    • Industry
    • Isf
    • Job
    • Markham
    • Ontario

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Platform Computing, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Platform Computing with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Platform Computing — History · splits 20 ⟂ 6
Platform Computing — Standards · splits 20 ⟂ 6
Platform Computing — Overview · splits 21 ⟂ 5
Platform Computing — Open-source participation · splits 21 ⟂ 5
Platform Computing — Memberships · splits 23 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Platform Computing

Nodes26
Edges25
Triples35
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.076923
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Platform Computing to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Standards, History, Members & Regions, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Platform Computing · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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