A series of HPC technology trends – clustering, grid computing, multi-core processing, utility computing – has steadily increased the importance of middleware. Throughout these market evolutions, Platform Computing has endured as a stable industry leader in middleware solutions targeted at improving efficiency within and across systems. Now, at the dawn of cloud computing, commercial HPC users have identified Platform as their most commonly used middleware provider. With industry trends continuing to favor its part of the ecosystem, Platform Computing is among a select group of companies that could continue to grow despite – or even because of – a flagging economy.
