Silicon Graphics has brought high-end graphics abilities to its Linux- and Itanium-based computers, an important step in the company's move from its more proprietary equipment and towards an Open Source environment.
The company has also introduced the Silicon Graphics Prism, its Linux OS-based visual computer product line. By combining standards-based Intel Itanium 2 processors, the Linux operating environment, and its world renowned advanced graphics technology, SGI has created a system that is uniquely suited to addressing the world's most demanding visual computing problems - all at price points that make it accessible to a wider group of users.
Because advanced visualization is integral to a host of different applications, Silicon Graphics Prism is beneficial to a wide range of markets. For example, university researchers can collaborate with distant colleagues more easily, oil exploration teams can see seismic data in much greater detail, drug discovery researchers can run proteomic simulations interactively, and emergency management personnel can model disaster scenarios.
Silicon Graphics Prism is built on a foundation of SGI NUMAflex shared-memory architecture. It gives the system the large, complex data memory functionality needed for today's real-time technical environments. A combination of Intel Itanium 2 processors, the Linux operating system, and standards-based graphics accelerators from ATI make the system powerful, yet economical. With an entry price of $30,000 (U.S.), Silicon Graphics Prism introduces a new pricing model for SGI visualizations systems. This low entry price allows SGI to address a wider community of users and developers.
On top of it all is SGI's highly advanced array of visual computing products and a host of OpenGL visualization software development tools. These include SGI's cross-platform OpenGL Performer and OpenGL Volumizer application programming interfaces (APIs). These tools provide graphics functionality and the best fidelity in the industry.
Silicon Graphics Prism is available through SGI sales offices and SGI Solution Providers worldwide. Additional information on SGI's scalable, high-performance visualization solutions is available at www.sgi.com/products/visualization.
SGI, also known as Silicon Graphics, Inc. (NYSE: SGI), is a leader in high-performance computing, visualization and storage. SGI's vision is to provide technology that enables the most significant scientific and creative breakthroughs of the 21st century. Whether it's sharing images to aid in brain surgery, finding oil more efficiently, studying global climate, providing technologies for homeland security and defense, or enabling the transition from analog to digital broadcasting, SGI is dedicated to addressing the next class of challenges for scientific, engineering and creative users. With offices worldwide, the company is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., and can be found on the Web at www.sgi.com.
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