SGI Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Release and Earnings Call

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (August 19, 2008)—SGI (NASDAQ: SGIC) announced today that it plans to release its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 financial results after the market closes on Thursday, August 28, 2008. The Company has scheduled a Webcast and conference call to discuss results on Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. PST.

The Webcast will be available on the SGI Investors Relations Web page at the time of the call. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (877) 495-0297 or (706) 643-9931 for participants outside of North America, conference ID: 59920311. An audio replay of this call will be available from August 28 after 5:00 p.m. PST until September 4, 2008 midnight PST. The replay can be accessed by dialing (800) 642-1687 or (706) 645-9291 for individuals outside of North America, conference ID: 59920311. After September 4, 2008, the call will be available as an archived Webcast. All links to the archived Webcast and audio replay will be available through the SGI Web site at www.sgi.com.

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