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Platform Computing Appoints Ram Gupta to Board of Directors

Posted on: Wednesday, 3 June 2009, 08:00 CDT

Industry Leader to Oversee Company Strategy for Cloud Computing

TORONTO, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Platform Computing, the leader in grid and cloud computing software, announces the appointment of technology industry veteran Ram Gupta to its board of directors. In this role, Mr. Gupta will be responsible for overseeing Platform's strategy as the company implements its go-to-market initiative for the cloud market.

"Ram brings a wealth of real-world enterprise software experience that will be useful as we make our move into the cloud computing market," said Songnian Zhou, CEO, Platform Computing. "As both a director and advisor to the company, I know Ram will provide invaluable guidance and strategic support to the company and play a significant role in the growth and long-term success of the business."

Ram Gupta brings over 20 years of strategic marketing and management expertise at global technology companies, including PeopleSoft, WebMD, Silicon Graphics, IBM and Tata Consultancy Services. Currently serving as executive chairman of the board of directors at Cast Iron Systems, Mr. Gupta was previously the president and CEO of the company. During his tenure, the company became the largest vendor of application integration appliances, with both revenue and customer base seeing a growth of over 300%. Prior to Cast Iron Systems, Mr. Gupta served as executive vice president at PeopleSoft responsible for strategy, marketing, development, customer support, alliances and mergers and acquisitions. He was instrumental in taking PeopleSoft from primarily an HR applications vendor in the U.S., to the second largest vendor of application suites worldwide. During this time the market capitalization of the company grew from $3 billion to over $10 billion. Ram was also the executive in charge of the company's $1.8 billion acquisition of JD Edwards that set off the consolidation trend in the ERP industry. Mr. Gupta currently serves on the board of directors at Progress Software, S1 Corporation, SourceForge Inc., Persistent Software, Yodlee Inc., and Accruent Inc.

"The cloud computing market is just beginning to crystallize. It will usher in the next computing paradigm," said Mr. Gupta. "Platform's technology, coupled with its extensive experience helping companies transition to a distributed computing architecture, puts the company in an excellent position to turn the cloud buzz throughout Silicon Valley and the entire IT industry into a reality."

About Platform Computing

Platform Computing is the leader in grid and cloud computing software that dynamically connects IT resources to workload demand according to business policies. Over 2,000 of the world's largest organizations rely on our solutions to improve IT productivity and reduce data center costs. Platform has strategic relationships with Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Red Hat, and SAS. Building on 16 years of market leadership, Platform continues to help data centers be more efficient, responsive and dynamic. Visit www.platform.com.

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