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Silicon Graphics Heads to SC08 With Eye on Delivering 'Visual Insight' for HPC Users
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov 17, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ --
Supercomputing 2008,
Booth 1009 -- Recognizing that most of today's high-performance computing
(HPC) solutions fall short when it comes to handling a deluge of data and
increasingly complex workflows, Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) (Nasdaq: SGIC)
arrives at SC08 today to spotlight solutions that integrate every phase of the
HPC workflow.
At this annual international gathering of HPC leaders, Silicon Graphics
this week will demonstrate its integrated, solutions-oriented infrastructure
that enables visual insight -- the superior insight that comes only when users
can see their information.
"The traditional approach to attacking complex science and engineering
problems is to compute, store and then move your model across the network in
order to visualize the results," said Shahin Khan, vice president of marketing
and strategy at Silicon Graphics. "That approach worked when models were
smaller and computations were simpler. But a new way is needed when models can
have billions of elements and multi-disciplinary science is the norm, and when
productivity gains require that we think in terms of the entire HPC workflow.
Today, models are much larger than the images or videos that represent them,
so it makes much better sense to move the images -- rather than the model --
across the network. Silicon Graphics provides the complete software and
hardware solution to do that."
Highlights of the company's presence at SC08 include demonstrations of the
latest Silicon Graphics solutions in Booth 1009 of the Austin Convention
Center. Among them:
-- SGI(R) Altix(R) ICE. This award-winning integrated blade platform fuels
the world's highest-performance industry-standard cluster (NASA's Pleiades
supercomputer, ranked No. 3 on the latest Top500 list), and boasts the highest
LINPACK efficiency for any industry-standard cluster ranked among the list's
top 100 systems. SGI Altix ICE systems power visual insight by enabling users
to work with massive data sets that can then be visualized in place using
Silicon Graphics(R) VUE software solutions for real-time analysis and
interpretation. (See related announcement on the latest Top500 release.)
-- SGI(R) Altix(R) 4700. With the ability to support global shared memory
more than eight times larger than any other system, the SGI Altix 4700 system
makes the computer's main memory accessible from all of its processors. This
speeds visual insight by enabling users to hold multi-Terabyte datasets
entirely within memory, allowing for incremental optimization and rapid
prototyping.
-- Silicon Graphics(R) VUE software visualization suite. The recently
unveiled Silicon Graphics VUE software suite allows HPC organizations to
combine visual information from any source application or platform, fuse it
into an intuitive 3D viewing experience, and securely deliver that experience
to anyone -- on whatever device they choose. Among the VUE software on display
will be a demonstration of Silicon Graphics(R) PowerVUE(TM), which uses
available CPUs or GPUs to render large scale visualizations interactively and
in real time, so users can gain visual insight from even the largest, most
complex data sets.
-- ISLE (Industrial Strength Linux Environment). Silicon Graphics will
demonstrate new products in its ISLE environment, including its common Linux
management framework that enables HPC users and administrators to achieve
visual insight across all system resources.
-- Next-generation SGI(R) InfiniteStorage Data Migration Facility (DMF).
This technology demonstration spotlights key data management features in DMF,
which allow organizations to always keep high priority information close at
hand, while lower priority information is seamlessly migrated to less costly
storage resources.
-- New high-density SGI(R) InfiniteStorage RAID arrays. Many organizations
face floor space constraints and power challenges as they struggle with
storage of big data. Silicon Graphics addresses these with a range of
solutions, including the new SGI(R) InfiniteStorage 15000 with industry-
leading density and MAID functionality to save on space, power and cooling
costs. SC08 attendees can preview the SGI(R) InfiniteStorage 6120 and SGI(R)
InfiniteStorage 4600 that expand this space and power saving technology to
mixed workload environments.
-- Silicon Graphics(R) Molecule(TM) concept computer. This concept
computer developed in Silicon Graphics research labs offers a glimpse of the
potential future of dense, power-efficient computing. The system combines
consumer electronics technology with breakthrough Silicon Graphics(R)
Kelvin(TM) cooling technology to pack more than 10,000 cores into a single
rack.
Silicon Graphics will also make several customer, third-party and industry
announcements throughout the week at SC08.
Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) (Nasdaq: SGIC), is a leader in high-
performance computing. SGI delivers a complete range of high-performance
server and storage solutions along with industry-leading professional services
and support that enable its customers to overcome the challenges of complex
data-intensive workflows and accelerate breakthrough discoveries, innovation
and information transformation. SGI solutions help customers solve their
computing challenges whether it's enhancing the quality of life through drug
research, designing and manufacturing safer and more efficient cars and
airplanes, studying global climate, providing technologies for homeland
security and defense, or helping enterprises manage large data. With offices
worldwide, the company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and can be
found on the Web at www.sgi.com.
Note: SGI corporate phone numbers have changed. The new main number for
SGI corporate headquarters is 408-524-1980. Effective immediately, all numbers
featuring the 650 area code are no longer in service.
(C) 2008 SGI. All rights reserved. SGI, the SGI cube, Altix and the SGI
logo are registered trademarks, and FusionVUE, Molecule and Kelvin are
trademarks, of SGI in the United States and/or other countries worldwide.
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in several countries. All
other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
MEDIA CONTACT
Marla Robinson
marlar@sgi.com
256.773.2371
SGI PR HOTLINE
408-524- 2810
SOURCE Silicon Graphics, Inc.
http://www.sgi.com/
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