Paul, Ten, et al, I think I mentioned SGI's new Intel based workstations before as having outstanding "visual technology", something SGI has always been noted for. One of the guys went to an SGI kickoff at their HQ a few months ago and came back wanting to buy nothing but SGI! Now, they're the first to announce quad PIII Xeon workstations. I personally hope SGI makes it all the way back, having a fondness for value added through engineering creativity efforts.
From their website:
sgi.com
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SGI Wins PCWeek's Coveted Best
New Technology Award for Silicon
Graphics 540 Visual Workstation
Industry's Only Quad-Processor Workstation
Takes Top Honors in Technology Category
Spring COMDEX, CHICAGO (April 20, 1999) -- SGI
(NYSE: SGI) today announced that its line of visual
workstations for Windows® NT® continues to gain
recognition in the industry with the Silicon Graphics® 540
visual workstation winning top honors from PCWeek's
"Best of Comdex" Awards. Silicon Graphics 540, the
industry's only quad-enabled Intel® Pentium® III XeonTM
system on the market today, was honored for its innovative
architecture and breakthrough performance in the new
technology category. The product, which will be honored
in an awards ceremony at Spring Comdex, is on display in
the SGI suite, Room S502A, South Hall, McCormick Place.
Last month, SGI announced its support for the latest Intel
Pentium III Xeon processors on the Silicon Graphics 540
visual workstation. The announcement reflects SGI's
strategy of leveraging industry-standard technologies while
providing differentiated product solutions. The Silicon
Graphics 540 visual workstation is designed to deliver the
industry's most scalable computing capabilities at
mainstream pricing. Silicon Graphics 540 supports up to
four Intel Pentium III Xeon 500MHz processors and also
will support the Intel Pentium III Xeon 550MHz processor
when it becomes available. When configured with an Intel
Pentium III Xeon 500MHz processor, the system is priced
beginning at $6,495 (U.S. list), and is scheduled to ship in
the second quarter of 1999.
"We are pleased that PCWeek has recognized the
truly innovative technology in the Silicon
Graphics 540 visual workstation with this
prestigious award," said Tom Furlong, vice
president and general manager, Workstation
Division, SGI. "SGI is committed to moving our
visual technology into mainstream markets and
Silicon Graphics 540, with its breakthrough
price/performance on industry standard
platforms, is leading the way."
The cost-effective design of SGI's Integrated Visual
Computing (IVC) architecture harnesses the additional
power of Intel® processors for most geometry-based
operations, thereby maximizing customers' investment in
new processor technology. All of SGI's new visual
workstations for Windows NT feature a CobaltTM graphics
chipset that was designed to fully support Intel's new
processors. When the new processors are combined with
Silicon Graphics® SIMD optimized graphics drivers, the
new visual workstation delivers the industry's highest level
of professional graphics and media capabilities.
This news release contains forward-looking statements
regarding the release of the Silicon Graphics 540 visual
workstation product which are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those described in such statements. The
reader is cautioned not to rely unduly on these
forward-looking statements, which are not a guarantee of
future performance. Such risks and uncertainties include the
timely development, production and release of the Silicon
Graphics 540 visual workstation product, the impact of
competitive markets, products and pricing, the acceptance
of applicable technologies by markets and customers, the
ability of the Company to manage a complex set of
engineering, marketing and distribution relations and other
risks detailed from time to time in the company's SEC
reports, including the reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ending Dec. 31, 1998 and Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1998.
About SGI
SGI is a market leader in technical computing, offering the
world's most powerful servers, supercomputers and visual
workstations. SGI uniquely provides a broad range of
high-performance computing and advanced graphics
solutions that enable customers to understand and conquer
their toughest computing problems. Headquartered in
Mountain View, Calif., with offices worldwide, the
company is located on the Web at www.sgi.com. |
