Tech Company M&A Transactions

Platform Computing Acquisition

Platform Computing, based in Markham ON, was bought by IBM. The financial terms of the deal were not announced.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Acquired By
Announced On
10/12/2011
Transaction Type
M&A
Amount
Unknown
M&A Terms
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed by the parties.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Software
Mailing Address
3760 14th Avenue
Markham ON, L3R 3T7
Canada
Email Address
Overview
Founded in 1997, Platform Computing is the leading developer of clustering solutions that enable companies to maximize the performance of their datacenters. Hundreds of companies including Goodyear, DaimlerChrysler, Lockheed Martin, US Army and Naval Air, Schlumberger and Shell benefit from using Platform Computing's cluster management solutions and MPI libraries.
Profile
Platform Computing LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Platform Computing Company Twitter Account
Company News
Platform Computing News
Facebook
Platform Computing on Facebook
YouTube
Platform Computing on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Songnian Zhou
  Songnian Zhou LinkedIn Profile  Songnian Zhou Twitter Account  Songnian Zhou News  Songnian Zhou on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Mark Millar
  Mark Millar LinkedIn Profile  Mark Millar Twitter Account  Mark Millar News  Mark Millar on Facebook
General Manager
Peter Nichol
  Peter Nichol LinkedIn Profile  Peter Nichol Twitter Account  Peter Nichol News  Peter Nichol on Facebook
Vice President
Jingwen Wang
  Jingwen Wang LinkedIn Profile  Jingwen Wang Twitter Account  Jingwen Wang News  Jingwen Wang on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Tripp Purvis
  Tripp Purvis LinkedIn Profile  Tripp Purvis Twitter Account  Tripp Purvis News  Tripp Purvis on Facebook
VP - Human Resources
Peter Richardson
  Peter Richardson LinkedIn Profile  Peter Richardson Twitter Account  Peter Richardson News  Peter Richardson on Facebook


 

 

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