When NASA weather forecasters tried to plot the path of Hurricane Ivan this week, they turned to a Silicon Graphics Inc. supercomputer.
“The actual prediction of events like hurricanes is one of the hardest problems in supercomputing,” said Jill Matzke, SGI high performance computing marketing manager. “It’s especially difficult due to the time constraints.”
Supercomputers are coveted for their vast simulation capabilities, from predicting weather to simulating space missions. SGI’s supercomputers helped weather forecasters analyze the path, direction, intensity and rainfall amounts of Hurricane Ivan.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Silicon Graphics (NYSE: SGI), provider of the industry’s highest-performing compute, storage and visualization products, today announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Warren Pratt and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Zellmer will present at the Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. Investor Summit on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 10:15 a.m. PDT / 1:15 p.m. EDT.
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Silicon Graphics said in its 2004 annual report that its independent auditors, Ernst & Young LLP, had identified a

At IBC 2004, Silicon Graphics (NYSE: SGI) introduces two SGI(R) InfiniteStorage products, highly optimized to meet the unique requirements of broadcasters and production facilities, both of which are rapidly migrating to IT data-centric environments. The new InfiniteStorage line for rich media includes the SGI(R) InfiniteStorage RM610 system for broadcast and SGI(R) InfiniteStorage RM660 system for video production and digital film facilities.
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