…….The Defense Department thinks it can improve war-fighting by freeing its commanders from the need to sort information by keyboard and mouse, and Raytheon is working on the technology required to create a “gestural interface” that will allow it to happen. Meanwhile, computer maker Silicon Graphics (NYSE: SGI) is developing computers capable of understanding hand gestures in lieu of the more traditional data-input devices.
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To help broadcasters and post production houses as they transition from analog to digital IT-based facilities, and from SD to HD, 2K and 4K resolution material, Silicon Graphics (NYSE: SGI) is introducing an open IT platform designed to bring greater efficiencies to their new digital workflows. Unveiled at NAB Booth SL1943, the Silicon Graphics Prism(TM) platform for Media employs the same architecture as one of the fastest supercomputers in the world, the SGI(R) Altix(R) system at NASA Ames.
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THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE good news for Intel on the Itanium front of late, just retreat after retreat, and a low end market that pretty much vanished. Most vendors agree that it is a niche market, most except for SGI that is. SGI is about to bring the chip back to the masses, or at least back into an abandoned market.
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To enable motion picture and television episodic customers to explore more creative possibilities and make artistic decisions immediately, Laser Pacific Media Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Eastman Kodak Company, invested in expertise and a technology infrastructure from Silicon Graphics to create the most flexible, high-performance SAN in Hollywood. SGI Professional Services is now installing Autodesk Stone Shared storage, which incorporates SGI InfiniteStorage RM660 storage and SGI CXFS shared filesystem. This integration will result in easier handling of multiple 2K resolution streams for digital intermediates (DI) to meet the greater requirements of Laser Pacific’s customers.
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…….Efilm performs digital processing for films such as The Bourne Supremacy, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events and Finding Neverland, all of which are stored on a 200TB+ storage-area network (SAN) from Silicon Graphics Inc.
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