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Platform Computing

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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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

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Platform Computing

Nodes26
Edges25
Triples35
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.076923
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Platform Computing

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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

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

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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

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