Symphony (software)

Not to be confused with Symfony or Lotus Symphony (MS-DOS).
Platform Symphony
Developer(s)Platform Computing
Stable release
7.3.2 / February 2022 [1]
Written inJava
Operating systemLinux, Solaris, Microsoft Windows, AIX
Available inC++, Java, .NET
TypeHigh-performance computing
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.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]

  1. ^ "IBM Spectrum Symphony Editions"
  2. ^ "IBM Spectrum Symphony (formerly Platform Symphony) releases version 7.1.2". IBM.
  3. ^ "Platform Computing announces Symphony 4". Enter the Grid. 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  4. ^ "Platform Symphony Optimizes Cell-Based BladeCenter in Banks". Fox Business. 2008-02-25. Retrieved 2008-03-20. [dead link]
  5. ^ "Grid computing: The term may fade, but features will live on". Tech World. 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  6. ^ "Platform Speeds Up Symphony". Grid Computing Planet. 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  7. ^ Shread, Paul (2007-12-11). "Platform Speeds Up Symphony". Grid Computing Planet. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
  8. ^ "Platform Targets Banks with Symphony 3". Grid Today. 2006-06-26. Archived from the original on July 10, 2006. Retrieved 2008-02-29.