Component-Based Software for Parallel Processing Systems

Torrent Systems, Inc.
Cambridge, MA

Torrent Systems, Inc. investigated, developed, and tested portions of a prototype of a parallel software development environment with co-funding from the NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP). Torrent subsequently incorporated the technology into a product Orchestrate, which the company describes as a "parallel application environment that insulates you from the complexities of parallel programming while delivering scalable applications." Users of the new technology no longer must pay attention to parallel programming details for C/C++, permitting large savings in developing "industrial strength" computer programs. Torrent has entered into strategic partnerships with IBM, Sun, NCR, and a growing list of software vendors to promote Orchestrate for applications where scalable computing is of particular benefit, such as in managing massive databases. Orchestrate has been licensed by several well-known companies such as United Airlines and Citicorp. Torrent, which has grown from 2 employees at the start of the project to over 30, believes that the technology would not have been developed without the ATP.

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Date created:February 1999
Last Update: April 24, 2003