McLaren Racing uses SGI Visualization, Compute and Storage Products to get to the Front of the Grid
Using Silicon Graphics Prism, SGI Altix, CXFS, and InfiniteStorage, McLaren Racing is running computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to design even faster Formula 1 race cars.
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Silicon Graphics Prism® System Accelerates Vehicle Design and Lowers Development Cost at Fraunhofer IAO
Accelerating vehicle design and lowering development cost, scientists at Fraunhofer IAO use a Silicon Graphics Prism visualization system to solve a new class of data and rendering- intensive problems never before possible in virtual environments.
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The Foundation of the Hellenic World
The Foundation of the Hellenic World (FHW), a not-for-profit cultural institution in Athens, Greece, is currently designing a stunning virtual reality (VR) tour of the Ancient Agora, the birthplace of democracy, for their new domed theater. FHW purchased two Silicon Graphics Prism visualization systems, and will now be able to add more animations and much more realistic graphics than its previous VR datasets.
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San Diego State University
Already involved with the processing and dissemination of large geophysical data sets for a variety of national and international training and disaster response efforts, San Diego State University's Visualization Center accelerated tsunami relief by processing high resolution satellite imagery on a Silicon Graphics Prism system.
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The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
The immediate surgical benefits of full brain visualization provided by the Silicon Graphics Prism® system at The Cleveland
Clinic will benefit hundreds if not thousands of future recipients of deep brain stimulation technology. [Full Story] (PDF 401K)
The Mouse Imaging Centre at Sick Kids
At the Mouse Imaging Centre (MICe),
housed The Hospital for Sick Children (Sick Kids) in Toronto, researchers are studying the genetic makeup of mice, hoping that an understanding
of the biological changes that occur with certain diseases can prevent similar illnesses in humans. [Full Story] (PDF 381K)
Mummy Inside Story: Archeology meets Advanced Visualization with SGI technology
In a world first, using SGI's visualization technology, British Museum visitors can see for the very first time what lies beneath the wrappings of a 3,000-year-old mummy, while it remains completely intact. [Full Story]
SGI Professional Services Helps Crystallize a Visionary Facility at the University of Colorado
In
the Bechtel Collaboratory at the University of Colorado (CU) at Boulder, three meetings are in session in
separate rooms. In one, the leader uses a wireless remote touch panel to fly his team through archived images
streamed to a 15-footwide screen in an SGI® Reality Center® facility. In the next room, a scientist
conducts a videoconference between CU researchers and colleagues scattered across two continents. In the room
beyond, collaborators use a touch-screen workboard to hammer out design details. [Full Story] (PDF 105K)
Australia's StateRail Employs SGI® Reality Center® Technology to Improve System Safety
Employees learn advanced accident-avoidance procedures in a secure, immersive, virtual environment. [Full Story] (PDF 139K)
Advanced Visualization for Improved Urban Security
In the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, urban and metropolitan area security has become increasingly important. Security planners for high-profile events such as gatherings of world leaders are turning to advanced visualization technology to improve their preparedness. [Full Story] (PDF 212K)
Munich University of Technology: Superior Surgery through Visualization
In an examination room at the Munich University of Technology Hospital, a little girl is about to make a delightful discovery. Her parents have brought her to the hospital from her home in Belarus because she has mandibular hypoplasia - a severely underdeveloped jaw. [Full Story] (PDF 124K)
Creating a New Air Defense System for the 21st Century
The AADC Capability system allows military commanders to monitor the action in real time,using wide-screen, high-definition displays -supplied by SGI -that show the battlespace three-dimensionally. [Full Story] (PDF 104K)
University of Utah's SCI Institute
Much of the SCI Institute's work has been aimed at developing technology that enables engineers and scientists to visualize extremely large data sets. The shared-memory architecture of SGI is a powerful environment for the Institute's ray-tracing software. [Full Story] (PDF 313K)
Saab Aerospace
SGI helped Saab create the fourth-generation, first all-digital fighter aircraft-The Gripen-and Do so under strict Swedish government cost constraints. [Full Story] (PDF 353K)
Stephen Hawking and the CosmoGrid
In their study of the origins of the universe, UK cosmologists at widely separate locations are now able to share compute and visualization resources through the central Cambridge facility.
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City University of Hong Kong: Reliable Power for Immersive Creativity
When City University of Hong Kong moved into studies of immersive environments with its installation of an SGI® Onyx® family visualization supercomputer, it made sure that the creativity it enabled would be protected by an uninterruptible power system. [Full Story] (PDF 99K)
Visualization Technology Gives Thomson a Competitive Edge
At Thomson, the world's fourth largest supplier of consumer electronics, SGI® Reality Center® technology shortens product development cycles and speeds time to market. [Full Story] (PDF 414K)
UCLA Gets Immersed in the Visual Power of SGI® Reality Center® Technology
The Visualization Portal uses the latest SGI Reality Center technology to drive the applications that immerse the various audiences that pass through the facility's doors. [Full Story] (PDF 212K)
MSX International: Engineering Analysis with Visual Area Networking
MSX International (MSXI) is a leading supplier of engineering and technical services for automotive and other engineering-intensive companies. MXSI is making a strategic investment in the future with SGI Visual Area Networking. [Full Story] (PDF 97K)
Thinking in 3D:
University of Louisville and SGI Add New Dimensions to the Academic Landscape
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Landmark Graphics
Building the Visualization Business Model For the Energy Industry. [Full Story] (PDF 140K)
Institut Français du Pétrole Uses SGI Technology in Its Explorium™
The Institut Français du Pétrole is one of the world's foremost R&D centers covering every aspect of the oil and natural gas industry: exploration, production, refining, petrochemicals, engines, and energy. The Explorium project is based on highly specialized 3D visualization and virtual reality. [Full Story] (PDF 673K)
