SGI released the first Linux-based high-performance Visual Computing System

US News Agency-PR Newswire Mountain View, California, October 11-SGI, Inc. (New York Stock Exchange Code: SGI), the world's leading innovator using its high-performance visual computing system, today announced the announcement of Silicon Graphics Prism (TM) it is the world's most powerful and flexible visual computer product series based on Linux (r) operating systems. For the first time, SGI has developed its most advanced computer graphics performance that only a few people previously could use, and placed it on a truly open and accessible platform. By combining the standard Intel (r) itanium (r) 2 processor, Linux operating environment, and world-renowned advanced graphics technologies, SGI has created the only system suitable for solving the world's most demanding visual computing problems-all prices are accepted by a wider range of users.

"The pace of scientific discovery and design innovation has never been as active as it is now," said Paul McNamara, senior vice president and general manager of SGI's visual systems group, silicon Graphics prism provides the most advanced visualization performance available to a wider range of users, making them more competitive in today's innovation-driven economy. By providing this feature on a Linux-based Open Platform, more researchers and innovators will be able to take advantage of this cutting-edge level of Visual Computing ."

In the field of visualization, the Silicon Graphics prism breaks through the performance and interoperability obstacles caused by other computer system architectures.

Real-world applications (such as cancer research, disaster prevention, oil exploration, and car safety analysis) involve a large amount of data. Today's typical commercial Drawing Systems must break down such data into small pieces for graphic processing-which is time-consuming and has disadvantages. As a complete visualization system, Silicon Graphics Prism aims to process the highly complex data of a gigabit size as a single and continuous data in the memory. Therefore, users can quickly grasp the complex relationships in their data, and ultimately gain a deeper understanding of relevant issues.

Shawn Underwood, marketing director of SGI visual systems group, said: "Imagine classifying 1000 images of a pile of postcards and then sticking them together to form a mosaic. That is, the processing of a group of commodity boxes in the distributed processing process. This is slow and inaccurate. With Silicon Graphics prism, you can quickly see the entire screen ."

Because advanced visualization is an indispensable part of a wide range of applications, Silicon Graphics prism is conducive to the launch to a wide range of markets. For example, university researchers can more easily cooperate with distant colleagues, and the oil exploration team can see more detailed earthquake data, researchers engaged in drug development can simulate protein groups in interactive ways, while emergency managers can create models for disasters.

Rob Pennington, Interim Director of the National Super Computing Application Center (NCSA), said: "NCSA is excited about the visual interaction that Silicon Graphics prism provides for super computing. Our co-investigators include global leader in their respective industries who are looking for new ways to understand the gigabytes of data generated in their applications. The Silicon Graphics PRISM system combines scalable visualization, large-capacity storage, and Scalable Computing to enable researchers to become active participants in their computing research, rather than observers who analyze post-event results."

Larry smarr of the University of California, San Diego, said: "The pace of accelerated scientific research requires detailed insights into gigabytes of data, primarily through the testability, performance, and bandwidth of the Silicon Graphics prism. The new SGI system is capable of leveraging visual area networking (a visible area network) to provide insights into heterogeneous groups. Visual Area Networking allows collaboration between such disciplines, such cooperation will bring about a unique breakthrough."

From: meitong Club