Strategic acquisition next step in
realizing Platform’s vision of offering an integrated HPC
infrastructure software solution
TORONTO, Canada and MARLBOROUGH, Massachusetts, October 29,
2007 – Platform Computing announced today it has acquired the
Scali Manage business from Massachusetts-based Scali Inc. Scali Manage™
is an integrated and flexible High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster
management and monitoring system. This strategic acquisition supports
Platform’s vision to be the partner of choice for HPC infrastructure
software worldwide. The Scali Manage product complements Platform’s
existing HPC offerings and extends Platform’s products’ cluster and
grid management capabilities.
While the use of clusters and grid infrastructure is on the rise,
the integration and management of these systems remains complex.
Products such as Platform Open Cluster Stack (OCS)* and Scali Manage
have been developed specifically to improve performance, simplicity,
and lower the support cost necessary to operate a HPC infrastructure.
With the acquisition of Scali Manage, Platform will build upon the
success of Platform OCS by integrating components of both technologies
into a best-of-breed product offering.
As part of the purchase agreement, Platform has retained all key
sales, development, and support personnel and will continue to sell,
support, and enhance Scali Manage. In addition, Scali Manage will be
integrated with Platform’s LSF product by the second quarter of 2008.
Scali Manage customers will receive ongoing support and maintenance
consistent with Platform’s world-class 24/7 support and services
practice.
"This acquisition will enable Platform to extend customer value and
create significant growth within the HPC market," said Songnian Zhou,
CEO, Platform Computing. "Building on 15 years of market leadership, we
intend to expand our product offerings to meet customer and industry
demands, and to redefine the market by providing a common HPC
infrastructure stack for heterogeneous cluster and grid
environments."
"The sale of Scali Manage allows Scali to focus on our ongoing
commitments to deliver the highest performing MPI product line in the
industry," said Jack Kay, CEO, Scali Inc. "This deal is a win-win for
both companies."
Platform’s mission is to help analysts, engineers and scientists
advance the world by exploiting the power of High Performance
Computing. The company is a pioneer in HPC and Grid software solutions.
Platform’s strategy is to define and deliver the complete
infrastructure software stack for scale-out applications in all HPC
industries including Electronics, Oil and Gas, Industrial
Manufacturing, Government/Research, Education, Life Sciences and
Financial Services, globally.
About Platform Computing
Platform Computing is a pioneer and the global leader in High
Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure software. The company
delivers integrated software solutions that enable organizations to
improve time-to-results and reduce computing costs. Many of the world’s
largest companies rely on Platform for workload management and cluster
and grid management. Platform has over 2,000 global customers and
strategic relationships with Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Red Hat
and SAS, along with the industry’s broadest support for HPC
applications. Building on 15 years of market leadership, Platform
continues to define the HPC market. Visit www.platform.com.
About Scali Inc.
Founded in 1997, Scali is the leading developer of higher
performance clustering solutions that enable companies to maximize
their investment in their performance datacenters. Hundreds of
companies, including Goodyear, Daimler, Chrysler, Lockheed Martin, US
Army and Naval Air, and Schlumberger benefit from using Scali’s cluster
management solutions and MPI libraries. Scali helps these customers
fully leverage their datacenter investments, respond quickly to
evolving business requirements, lower IT costs and reduce datacenter
complexity. The company is headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts
with research and development in Oslo, Norway and Nagpur, India.
* This product includes software developed by the Rocks Cluster
Group at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of
California, San Diego and its contributors. All product and company
names herein may be trademarks of their registered owners.
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North America
Ricochet Public Relations
Shalon Roth
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