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The man at the top at Silicon Graphics may have changed, but the commitment to the existing product line has not.
Dennis McKenna, the new CEO of Silicon Graphics, has confirmed the company’s commitment to its existing aggressive product roadmap for the coming year. McKenna, who took over as president, CEO and chairman of the board on Jan. 31, announced that SGI will deliver new innovations and enhancements to customers throughout its server, storage and visualization product lines, along with expanded global professional services.
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Itanium is regularly slammed by competitors and dissed by some analysts as a processor with no future, but market research firm IDC sees solid growth ahead.
………Silicon Graphics, the maker of high-end visualization systems used by Hollywood movie studios, scientific researchers and others, moved to Itanium a few years ago. But the company has been losing money and recently admitted it may have to seek bankruptcy protection.
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Emirates Computers along with Landmark completed the extensive Visualization Centre Project for Abu Dhabi-based Zakum Development Company (ZADCO). The project, which involved deploying servers, leading edge software and visualization solutions from Silicon Graphics (SGI) and SEOS Ltd., will enable ZADCO to analyze and visualize oil and gas reservoirs faster and more accurately than before.
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To further its mission to minimize invasive surgery Robarts Research Institute, Canada’s only independent center for medical research, recently installed high-performance visualization technology from Silicon Graphics (OTC: SGID) as well as SGI(R) InfiniteStorage and Visual Area Networking systems. For minimally invasive surgery simulation and modeling Robarts focuses on brain, prostate, breast and heart surgery. Minimally invasive procedures decrease trauma to the patient and thereby reduce recovery time, serious complications or death, the length of hospital stays and the total cost of surgery. In addition to the installed Silicon Graphics Prism(TM) visualization system, Robarts has just purchased an SGI(R) Altix(R) high-performance computing system to complement its research in image-guided surgery and therapy, including the treatment and surgery for cancer.
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Dennis McKenna, the new CEO of Silicon Graphics (OTC: SGID – News), today confirmed the company’s commitment to its existing aggressive product roadmap for the coming year. McKenna, who took over as president, CEO and chairman of the board on Jan. 31, announced that SGI will deliver new innovations and enhancements to customers throughout its server, storage and visualization product lines, along with expanded global professional services.
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