Craig,
<<<I guess I don't read the the Prisa release the same way that you do. I'm not sure SGI had much of a say in what equipment Prisa used for their solution. My speculation is that SGI simply wanted a solution that worked, and it was up to Prisa to put all the pieces together. (The actual scenario could have been reversed too, where Prisa approached SGI with their solution.) >>>
You have to put on the user's hat. Yes, you are buying a solution. But , a solution of what? High performance graphics system? If so, it starts at the workstations end and work its way up, servers, storage, connectivity, the whole 9 yards. IMO SGI is calling the most shots, if not all. The users most likely have SGI workstations in mind and it is up to SGI to recommend other peripherals. If I am the user, I would not go to Prisa and ask for something that "simply just works". I have already determined the type of workstations that I want/need. Other devices can be secondary to my decision. The workstation that I want better deliver the type of performance and resolution I expect and work without a glitch. In other words, SGI, in this case, has to choose the right peripherals to support the entire 'solution'.
KJ |
