Cplatform, an ITCEN Group distributor specialising in data and artificial intelligence infrastructure, said on Tuesday it will strengthen its domestic distribution partnership with GPU-accelerated data platform company Scalium, formerly SQream, and step up its push into the AI Production Layer market.

The cooperation follows SQream's change of its name to Scalium from Jan. 1, 2026. The companies said their effort goes beyond a brand switch and will focus on expanding an AI Production Layer, a standard operating layer designed to run developed AI models seamlessly in real service environments and stably connect the entire process from data ingest through preprocessing, serving and observability.

They plan to supply operating environments that shorten latency and maximise throughput, while ensuring service level agreements and performance per watt.

Scalium implements a zero-copy method that sends data directly from storage to GPU memory without copying or converting data at intermediate stages, reducing CPU bottlenecks and unnecessary system load.

The method uses NVIDIA GPUDirect Storage technology. It addresses GPU starvation and maximises throughput per watt, helping reduce companies' total cost of ownership, the company said. As Scalium's domestic distributor, Cplatform will provide sector-specific reference packages, bolster technical and sales capabilities and roll out performance verification proof-of-concept programmes in phases.

Cplatform Chief Executive Geun-tae Bae (배근태) said, "The key issue for South Korea's AI market is now to deliver tangible results at the operational stage, beyond simple adoption." He added, "Through a strengthened partnership with Scalium, Cplatform will go beyond supplying solutions and deliver a differentiated GPU-native AI offering to provide customers with immediate value in performance, power efficiency and cost."