HPC Users Name Silicon Graphics One of the Top Vendors to Watch in 2009
In HPCwire Readers' Choice Awards, SGI Altix ICE Servers and Silicon Graphics RemoteVUE Software Also Take Top Honors
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Supercomputing 2008,
Booth 1009 -- At SC08 this week, Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) (Nasdaq: SGIC)
racked up coveted industry awards for its innovative compute and visualization
solutions. High-performance computing (HPC) users also recognized Silicon
Graphics as one of the top vendors to watch in 2009.
Silicon Graphics captured three HPCwire Readers' Choice awards:
-- Best HPC Server Product or Technology went to SGI(R) Altix(R) ICE 8200,
a space-efficient, energy-smart integrated blade platform based on Intel(R)
Xeon(R) processors.
-- Best HPC Visualization Product or Technology went to Silicon
Graphics(R) RemoteVUE(TM) software, which allows organizations to deliver
visual information to any user, on any device, anywhere in the world.
-- Top 5 Vendors to Watch in 2009, a recognition of Silicon Graphics' HPC-
focused compute, storage, visualization and service solutions.
Silicon Graphics CEO Robert "Bo" Ewald accepted the awards in a ceremony
at the opening of Supercomputing 2008.
"Silicon Graphics is honored to be recognized once again by the HPC
community for our focus on innovation in solving intensive compute, storage
and visualization problems," said Dr. Eng Lim Goh, chief technology officer at
Silicon Graphics, Inc. "As problem sizes grow in complexity and data sets
increase in size, it's essential that these three aspects be tightly
integrated throughout the HPC workflow. Our solutions deliver this capability,
reducing time to market for our customers."
Additional information:
-- The annual HPCwire Readers' Choice Awards are determined through online
polling of the global HPCwire audience. This annual feature of the publication
constitutes prestigious recognition from the HPC community.
-- "Every year, it is our pleasure to survey our readers in order to
determine which HPC-related companies, product and technologies are making the
biggest impacts in mindshare within the HPC community," said Diane Lieberman,
publisher of HPCwire. "Our congratulations go out to Silicon Graphics and the
rest of the winners."
Demonstrations at SCO8:
-- Silicon Graphics will demonstrate its high-productivity solutions,
including SGI Altix ICE and Silicon Graphics(R) VUE software solutions, in
Booth 1009 at the SC08 International Conference, Nov. 15-21 at the Austin
Convention Center in Austin, Texas.
Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) (NASDAQ: SGIC), is a leader in high-
performance computing. SGI delivers a complete range of high-performance
server and storage solutions along with industry-leading professional services
and support that enable its customers to overcome the challenges of complex
data-intensive workflows and accelerate breakthrough discoveries, innovation
and information transformation. SGI solutions help customers solve their
computing challenges whether it's enhancing the quality of life through drug
research, designing and manufacturing safer and more efficient cars and
airplanes, studying global climate, providing technologies for homeland
security and defense, or helping enterprises manage large data. With offices
worldwide, the company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and can be
found on the Web at http://www.sgi.com.
Note: SGI corporate phone numbers have changed. The new main number for
SGI corporate headquarters is 408-524-1980. Effective immediately, all numbers
featuring the 650 area code are no longer in service.
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