United Devices

United Devices, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryVolunteer computing, Grid computing, Computer software
FoundedAustin, Texas (1999)[1]
DefunctSeptember 17, 2007
Fatemerged with Univa to form Univa UD
SuccessorUniva
HeadquartersAustin, Texas
ProductsGrid MP, Insight, Synergy, Reliance
Revenue$3.30 M (as of 2007)[1]
Number of employees
50 (as of 2007)[1]
Websitewww.univaud.com
World Community Grid member processing the task FightAIDS@Home with United Devices client software.

United Devices, Inc. was a privately held, commercial volunteer computing company that focused on the use of grid computing to manage high-performance computing systems and enterprise cluster management. Its products and services allowed users to "allocate workloads to computers and devices throughout enterprises, aggregating computing power that would normally go unused."[1] It operated under the name Univa UD for a time, after merging with Univa on September 17, 2007.

  1. ^ a b c d "United Devices, Inc. Company Profile". Yahoo! business. Retrieved 2007-08-29.