Press Releases


April 2006
Erasmus University Medical Center Uses SGI Technology for Groundbreaking Translational Medicine Research

SGI Ranks Among Bio-IT World's Coveted Bio-IT 50


March 2006
Louisiana State University Selects SGI Technology for Storm Modeling and Scientific Visualization


February 2006
New SGI CEO Outlines Product Roadmap for 2006

Robarts Research Institute Chooses SGI Technology to Enable Advanced Medical Simulation for Minimally Invasive Surgery


January 2006
SGI Highlights Key Sales, Groundbreaking New Products in Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2006

Meteorologists Worldwide put SGI Solutions at the Forefront of Weather Prediction

Raytheon Selects SGI Technology to Help Process and Manage Enormous Amounts of Data Generated by NOAA's GOES-R Series of Satellites


December 2005
SGI Expands Portfolio of Available CAE Software for U.S. Department of Defense Applications

Japan's Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University to Install New System Architected Around SGI's Linux OS-Based Supercomputer

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Selects SGI Technology to Explore the Planet's Biggest Earthquake Zones


November 2005
U.S. Army Purchases SGI and VRSim Immersive Virtual Reality Welding Trainer Systems

Naval Research Laboratory Leverages SGI Visualization and Storage Solutions to Advance Ocean, Atmospheric and Space Sciences

Fujifilm Medical Systems and SGI to Deliver Economical, Volume Exploration Picture Archiving and Communication System

SGI Demonstrates Portfolio of Government Solutions at I/ITSEC Designed to Manage Information Overload

Winners of SC|05 HPC Analytics Challenge Leverage SGI Solutions as Engines of Scientific Discovery

SGI Seizes Spotlight at SC|05 with Announcements Aimed at Accelerating Pace of Innovation in HPC Markets

Silicon Graphics Prism Visualization Systems Sweep 2005 HPCwire Editors' Choice and Readers' Choice Honors

Norsk Hydro Begins Gulf of Mexico Energy Exploration Using SGI Technology

ZADCO Sees Dramatic Productivity Boosts with SGI Solutions Powering Oil Reservoir Analysis and Visualization

Silicon Graphics Accelerates Seismic Interpretation Helping Oil and Gas Industry Extract More Resources

Medical Experts Gather in Australia to Eye 3D Future of Post-Mortems

SGI Visualization Technology Powers San Diego State University’s 3D Geospatial Mapping to Fuel Hurricane Relief Efforts

Calit2 at UC San Diego Selects SGI Visualization and Storage Technology


October 2005
Broad Range of SGI Solutions to Help National Cancer Institute Solve Demanding Biological Research Problems


September 2005
DALSA Origin Footage Featured in First International Real-time Collaboration on 4K Digital Cinema Content (PDF 29K)

SGI Technology Powers First International Real-Time Collaboration on 4K Digital Cinema Content

SGI Extends High-Performance Computing Leadership with Reconfigurable Computing Technology

SGI and DVS Enhance Production Workflow for Film Studios and Digital Intermediate Facilities with Integrated HD and Data Management Products

SGI Delivers More Compact, Digital Media-Ready System for Film Industry and Broadcasters


August 2005
Complete Interactive Tour of Ancient Agora, Home of Socrates, Opening Soon

Virginia Tech Speeds Scientific Discovery with SGI Technology

Scientists Reach Back 2,000 Years to Bring Rare Child Mummy Back to Life

Silicon Graphics Prism Systems Breaking Barriers to Large Data Visualization for Researchers and Film Industry at SIGGRAPH 2005

SGI Visualization Technology Accelerates Homeland Security, Ongoing Tsunami Relief and High-Performance Visual Grid Computing at San Diego State University

Graphics Industry Demonstrates Widespread Adoption of OpenGL 2.0 API

The Pixel Farm and SGI Announce 4K DI Review and Approval with PFPlay on Silicon Graphics Prism Platform


July 2005
Silicon Graphics Prism Systems to Increase Mining Accuracy and Collaborative Medical Education to Two Northern Ontario Universities

National Cancer Institute Receives Coveted Bio-IT World Best Practices Award for Data and Image Analysis on Silicon Graphics Prism Visualization System


June 2005
Team McLaren Mercedes Power Ahead with SGI

Landmark to Leverage New Technology from SGI and Intel to Optimize Reserves for Oil and Gas Companies Using Advanced Visualization

Combination of High-Performance Computation and 3D Visualization on Single SGI Platform Delivers Greater Efficiencies to Manufacturing


May 2005
Transitive® Corporation's QuickTransit™ Software Released to Production in Silicon Graphics Prism Visualization System for Linux  (PDF 21K)

SGI and VRSim Announce North American Reseller Agreement and Debut VRSim Mock-Up on Silicon Graphics Prism

Cleveland Clinic Researchers to Use SGI Visualization Technology for Positioning, Analysis and Calibration of Brain 'Pacemakers'

Fraunhofer-Institut IAO Accelerates Vehicle Design at Lower Cost with Silicon Graphics Prism System


April 2005
New Deskside Silicon Graphics Prism System Offers Double the Memory of IBM and HP Systems

Avalanche of Industry-Leading Software Now Available on Silicon Graphics Prism

SGI Showcases New Open IT Platform and Systems Integration Expertise for Enhanced Broadcast and Production Productivity at NAB 2005

SGI Brings Rocket Science Technology to Broadcasters and Video/Film Industry with New Open IT Platform


February 2005
SGI Helps Battle Lab at Fort Huachuca Investigate Ways to Turn Raw Data into Actionable Intelligence

SGI Announces Key Sales Wins for Second Quarter