SGI Taps Exclusive Higher Education and Research Solution
Provider For U.S. Institutions
James River Technical, Inc., Is New Distribution Partner
For University Customers
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SGI (NYSE: SGI) today announced that it has selected James River Technical, Inc. (JRTI), a Virginia-based hardware and software solution provider, as its strategic distribution and solutions partner for prospective and existing higher education and research customers throughout the U.S.
"We're very enthusiastic about this new strategic relationship, as it will enable the two companies to leverage collective resources to offer the highest levels of quality service for the computing and visualization needs of higher education and research customers," said SGI's Anthony Robbins, senior vice president, North American Field Organization. "SGI very much values its relationships with educational institutions, which have been a part of our core business since our company's founding over 20 years ago."
"We are excited to expand our responsibilities as SGI's sole fulfillment and solutions partner in this market," added JRTI CEO Leo Iantosca. "JRTI has long been SGI's largest reseller to these institutions, offering superior sales and support resources. Our commitment to excellence for SGI's higher education customers is reinforced with this new agreement and we look forward to continued growth in this important sector of SGI's business." Collaborating to develop solutions for higher education and research organizations across the U.S., JRTI and SGI account representatives will provide sales and support to higher education and research customers. JRTI has enlisted the assistance of several agents to enhance its ability to service key universities and geographies. Working with these agents, JRTI offers the entire line of SGI(R) products, carries a full array of peripheral products, services and support, and hosts SGI user-group meetings and Tech Talks. Companies working as agents with JRTI include:
Clarix/MDA CAD TEAM, Rochester, NY.; ComnetCo, Inc., Huntington, N.Y.; Applied Microsystems, Anchorage, Alaska; and HONCAD of Honolulu, Hawaii.
SGI has recently enhanced its commitment to the academic research community by dedicating a portion of its North America sales and service organizations to higher education and research. The company has more than 2,000 higher education and research customers worldwide and specializes in delivering the computing infrastructure needed for research across all disciplines. For complete details, visit www.sgi.com/go/research.
At the upcoming Supercomputing 2002 exhibition, taking place in Baltimore, Md., November 19-21, SGI celebrates 20 years of innovation and leadership in high-performance computing with new enhancements for HPC solutions based on the IRIX(R) operating system. Also featured will be a technology preview of a future SGI system based on the Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2 processor running the Linux(R) operating system in SGI booth #1521. |
