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SGI Mobilizes Accelerator Technology Innovators in Effort to Boost Scientific Application Performance

DRESDEN, Germany, June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International Supercomputing Conference Booth D23-D26 -- As the world's high-performance computing (HPC) community gathers at ISC '08 this week, SGI NASDAQ: SGIC today launched a collaborative initiative aimed at using a range of accelerator technologies to dramatically boost the performance of scientific applications. The new SGI(R) Accelerator Enabling Program rallies industry innovators -- including NVIDIA, XtremeData, Inc., PACT XPP Technologies and ClearSpeed(TM) Technology -- to collaborate with Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and customers to determine the optimal accelerator choice for specific scientific disciplines. Accelerator technologies include specialized processors, graphics engines and other devices that increase the speed of critical functions within an application. When used as part of an overall HPC solution from SGI, these technologies have been shown to improve performance by orders of magnitude -- and at significantly less cost than traditional system scale-outs. More

As Enterprises Struggle With Data Growth and Complexity, SGI Unveils New Data Warehouse Solution for Oracle Users

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today's enterprisesface a constellation of challenges brought by soaring data volumes,increasingly complex analyses, multiple workflows, and ever larger populationsof users. Those trends are bearing down on the data warehouses thatorganizations rely on to turn raw data into actionable insights. Now, a new SGI(R) solution optimized for Oracle(R) data warehousesaddresses the needs of this emerging class of enterprise customer. Builtspecifically for Complex Decision Support environments, the new data warehousesolution was launched today by SGI (Nasdaq: SGIC). More

Donostia International Physics Center Adds SGI Technology for Material Science Research

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), an SGI customer since 2001, is a leading organization devoted to the promotion of scientific research in basic and applied physics. The recent purchase of four new SGI(R) Altix(R) 4700 systems and an SGI InfiniteStorage solution -- in addition to the SGI Altix 4700 system purchased a little over a year ago -- has enabled the center in San Sebastian, Spain, to upgrade its technical computing capability to further optimize research results. DIPC selected the new SGI Altix systems to easily meet the demands of larger data sets requiring very fast interconnect. The new systems have also allowed the institute to greatly expand by attracting many new researchers and professors. More

Total Exploration Production Makes a 120 TFlops Step With SGI to Accelerate Exploration Decisions

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In a global effort to extract the greatest value from subsurface oil and gas reservoirs, the Exploration and Production Branch at French oil and gas leader Total recently expanded its already extensive computing and storage capabilities with SGI (Nasdaq: SGIC) technology. The move is expected to allow Total to maximize its return on exploration investments throughout the world. More

SGI Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2008 Results

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SGI NASDAQ: SGIC today announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2008, which ended March 28, 2008. The Company's Webcast and conference call to discuss results is Tuesday, May 6 at 2:00 p.m. PDT. The Webcast and presentation materials will be available on the SGI Investors Relations Web page at the time of the call, at http://www.sgi.com/company_info/investors/. Third Quarter FY08 Highlights Overall in its third quarter, SGI: -- Grew orders 50 percent over orders received in the third quarter of the prior year -- Grew backlog to $134 million as of March 28, 2008, an 80 percent increase over the beginning of the company's fiscal year on a comparable basis -- Accelerated its software strategy with acquisition of key IP assets formerly owned by Linux Networx "We have made great strides in continuing to execute on our strategy this quarter," said Bo Ewald, SGI Chief Executive Officer. "We saw a 50 percent increase in orders compared to the third quarter of last year, acquired significant software assets to strengthen our business and accelerate development of our Industrial Strength Linux Environment, announced a new support solutions program to reinforce our services offerings, and continued building on solid traction in our core markets. And with new significant customer wins in April, the fourth quarter is off to a strong start as well." More

NASA to fire up SGI supercomputer

20,480-core Altix ICE system capable of 245 trillion operations per second NASA has chosen SGI to supply its next major supercomputer after a competitive evaluation launched last year. The 20,480-core Altix ICE system will be installed this summer in NASA's Advanced Supercomputing facility at the Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley. The supercomputer will be capable of 245 trillion operations per second, and presents new opportunities for scientists and engineers attempting to tackle some of the largest and most complex problems in history. NASA's plan to resume manned missions to the Moon and eventually Mars is one of the chief reasons for securing a powerful computing resource. In addition to space exploration, the SGI supercomputer will support NASA's aeronautics, science and space operations initiatives. Powered by quad-core Intel Xeon processors, the supercomputer will feature more than 20,800Gb of system memory, roughly equal to 10,000 desktop PCs. NASA will also deploy a next-generation InfiniteStorage InfiniBand disk platform capable of storing and managing 450TB of data, an amount five times larger than the entire print collection of the Library of Congress. More

SGI Breakthrough Technology Empowers Genome Center Research Around the World

BOSTON, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BIO-IT WORLD CONFERENCE AND EXPO 2008, Booth 306/308 -- As scientists seek to accelerate sequencing genomes of varied arrays of organisms from fish parasites to cancer cells in an effort to determine causes and cures of diseases that plague mankind, breakthrough technology from SGI is powering research in genome centers around the world. Leading institutions, including the Translational Genomics Research Institute in Phoenix, Ariz., the Malaysia Genome Institute in Selangor and the China National Human Genome Center in Shanghai, have turned to SGI(R) high-performance computing and storage solutions to create an optimal workflow for faster time to discovery. More

SGI Technology Powers University of Hawaii's Papaya Genome Sequencing Project

BOSTON, April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BIO-IT WORLD CONFERENCE AND EXPO 2008, Booth #306/308 -- An International Papaya Genome Consortium led by University of Hawaii (UH) researchers has completed the Papaya Genome Sequencing Project and, from the start, researchers relied on technology from SGI (Nasdaq: SGIC) to provide the processing power and speed required to run the assemblies. The papaya genome was sequenced using a whole genome shotgun approach running on the combination of an SGI(R) Altix(R) system, SGI(R) InfiniteStorage and Qube! scheduling software from PipelineFX(R). It has taken two years to construct the physical map and to sequence the 372 million base pairs. The disease-resistant "SunUp" papaya is now the first fruit -- and the first transgenic crop -- to be sequenced, helping to pave the way for international export of genetically modified fruits and vegetables. More

SGI Announces Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2008 Earnings Release and Earnings Call

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SGI announced today that it plans to release its third quarter 2008 financial results after the market closes on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. The Company has scheduled a Webcast and conference call to discuss results on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. PDT. More

Sky Channel Leverages All-Digital On-Air Production and Asset Management System Powered By SGI Technology

LAS VEGAS — NAB Booth SL4314 (April 2008)—Faced with a growing business broadcasting an average of 12 hours of live racing events daily and an aging 15,000-plus videotape library in six different formats, Sky Channel, in Sydney, Australia, made the decision to go digital by purchasing a media asset management and storage solution from SGI (NASDAQ: SGIC). The new digital infrastructure includes SGI® Altix® XE servers and an SGI® InfiniteStorage system, fully integrated into the heart of the station’s operations. Installation began in March 2007, and now that testing and training is complete, Sky Channel is due to go live in early April. More