| Platform Symphony | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Platform Computing |
| Stable release | 7.3.2
/ February 2022 1 |
| Written in | Java |
| Operating system | Linux, Solaris, Microsoft Windows, AIX |
| Available in | C++, Java, .NET |
| Type | High-performance computing |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www.ibm.com |
IBM Spectrum Symphony, previously known as IBM Platform Symphony and Platform Symphony,2 is a high-performance computing (HPC) software system developed by Platform Computing, the company that developed Load Sharing Facility (LSF). Focusing on financial services,3 Symphony is designed to deliver scalability and enhances performance for computationally intensive risk and analytical applications.4 The product lets users run applications using distributed computing.5
With version 4.0, Platform included a developer edition with no restrictions or time limits.6 Symphony Developer Edition is a free high-performance computing (HPC) and grid computing software development kit and middleware.7 It has been described as "the first and only solution tailored for developing and testing Grid-ready service-oriented architecture applications".8
References
References
- "IBM Spectrum Symphony Editions"
- "IBM Spectrum Symphony (formerly Platform Symphony) releases version 7.1.2". IBM.
- "Platform Computing announces Symphony 4". Enter the Grid. 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- "Platform Symphony Optimizes Cell-Based BladeCenter in Banks". Fox Business. 2008-02-25. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- "Grid computing: The term may fade, but features will live on". Tech World. 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- "Platform Speeds Up Symphony". Grid Computing Planet. 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- Shread, Paul (2007-12-11). "Platform Speeds Up Symphony". Grid Computing Planet. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- "Platform Targets Banks with Symphony 3". Grid Today. 2006-06-26. Archived from the original on July 10, 2006. Retrieved 2008-02-29.