Cray claims fastest supercomputer crown Nov 19, 2009
Pleiades, SGI, NASA Ames Research Center (544. 3 teraflops). (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Australia's new supercomputer outflops the lot Nov 17, 2009
The Vayu, replacing the four-year-old and now obsolete SGI Altix 3700, is not your average desktop PC and has some impressive specs to go with its multi-million dollar price tag. "The Vayu contains 11,936 processing cores, so you can think of that as roughly 6000 home PCs but a good deal more elaborate," said Professoressor Botten. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Cloud Storage, SSDs Take Center Stage at SNW Oct 15, 2009
SGI (NASDAQ: SGI) introduced SGI InfiniteStorage and LiveSAN, a set of modular software and hardware tools. released version 4. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Exhibit teaches peace of mind Oct 13, 2009
That is the philosophy of Dorothy Hawkins and Jude LaClaire, members of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) network, a Buddhist organization that promotes peace ... SGI's internationally acclaimed peace exhibit, "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit," was displayed at the University Center last week ... For more information, visit the SGI Web site, www. (University News, MO)
> Sunnyvale's BruteSoft pulls IT into more efficient systems Sep 24, 2009
ADVISER: Executive Chairman Neil McGowan has held positions as senior vice president at VeriSign, senior vice president of sales and services for , senior vice president of sales and marketing at , vice president of sales at SGI and director of systems integration at. MONEY BEING SOUGHT: $2 million. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Spotify Chooses SGI® to Turn Up the Volume on Energy Efficiency and Density Sep 17, 2009
Spotify Chooses SGI to Turn Up the Volume on Energy Efficiency and Density - Yahoo ... Spotify Chooses SGI to Turn Up the Volume on Energy Efficiency and Density ... Leading Streaming Music Provider Expands Infrastructure and Cuts Costs with SGI Rackable Half-Depth 1U Servers. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
SGI President Issues Five-Point Plan Toward Nuclear Abolition Sep 8, 2009
TOKYO, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist association, issued a proposal Sept. 8 outlining concrete steps toward the abolition of nuclear weapons ... In 2007, SGI launched the "People's Decade for Nuclear Abolition" and intensified its awareness-raising efforts, in partnership with other NGOs ... For information about SGI's antinuclear activities, see. (PR Newswire)
August launches career at NASA Aug 30, 2009
August said he loved growing up in Chippewa Falls, where Skip August worked for Cray Research and then SGI. Jason August is the third engineer in the family, with brother Ryan working for GE Healthcare and brother Kevin at Lochheed Martin. My hope for Chippewa is that (it continues) to encourage the development of new ventures in technology and offer the incentives that are needed to attract those who are interested, he wrote. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
SGI President Patrinos Co-Authors Proposals on International Policies to Reduce Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Aug 21, 2009
D., President of Synthetic Genomics Inc. (SGI), and Richard A. Bradley, Ph ... SGI, a privately held company founded in 2005, is dedicated to developing and commercializing genomic-driven solutions to address global energy and environment challenges. (PR Newswire)
Click here to read more. Aug 6, 2009
To that end, SGI is working with Luck Stone, the MillionMile Greenway and county officials to develop new trails and to link them with others in surrounding localities ... SGI was conceived last summer as Luck Stone was mapping out its plan for Ni Village at River Run Business Center in Massaponax ... "We worked with Chris to bring SGI to life," Baddour said. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
What kind of vacation does your family like active or lazy? Jul 23, 2009
We love our one vacation a year to SGI to be nice and lazy. The most we will do is ride bikes around town. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Christopher Hipp; developed powerful computer servers Jul 19, 2009
In 1995, Mr. Hipp started a computer business, selling machines made by Silicon Graphics Inc., or SGI, to artists and companies. On our first date, I got him by asking if he wanted to come see my SGI, Sneed said. (Boston Globe)
Exxon looks to algae Jul 16, 2009
"The real challenge to creating a viable next-generation biofuel is the ability to produce it in large volumes which will require significant advances in both science and engineering," said Venter, CEO of SGI in a press statement. He hailed the agreement with ExxonMobil as bringing together "complementary capabilities and expertise ... that could lead to the large scale production of biofuel from algae.". (CNN -- International)
Company delays sand plant project Jul 9, 2009
CSP owns the 93-acre parcel where it plans to build the plant and also purchased former SGI building at 770 Technology Way. Five people, including Stone, are currently employed by the company. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
SGI Returns with New Data Storage Arrays Jun 30, 2009
SGI (NASDAQ: SGI), the company formed when Rackable Systems purchased what was left of bankrupt Silicon Graphics and then adopted its name, is introducing a new high-density data storage system for midrange customers that mixes hard drives and solid state drives to meet both throughput and performance demands. Before its acquisition by Rackable in April, SGI had a small data storage business that accounted for between 10 percent to 20 percent of its sales volume ... SGI hopes to beef up that... (EnterpriseStorageForum)
SGI Targets Mid-Market With New Storage Play Jun 24, 2009
Before its by Rackable in April, SGI (NASDAQ: SGI) had a small storage business that account for between 10 percent to 20 percent of its sales volume ... SGI hopes to beef up that business with this lower-cost offering aimed at a broader market ... The SGI InfiniteStorage 6120 fits up to 60 drives into its 4U enclosure, capable of holding 60TB of total storage, and two units can be married into a single storage bay for 120TB of total storage, according to Floyd Christofferson, senior product... (SmallBusinessComputing)
Green-memory movement takes root Jun 2, 2009
DRAM makers have responded with lower-voltage DDR3 synchronous DRAMs, which have found a home in servers from such vendors as HP, IBM, SGI and Sun. Meanwhile, solid-state drives (SSDs) and I/O accelerators could shake up the memory and storage hierarchy. (EETimes)
NASA Supercomputing Goes Green: Modeling Earth's Ocean Climate May 28, 2009
Initially, the cube-based computation was simulated on the NAS SGI Altix system, Columbia, but was later moved to the NAS Pleiades cluster facility to take advantage of the increased size and performance of the new supercomputer's architecture. Over time and with improvements, supercomputing evolved into 'green technology. (Science Daily)
Sale completed; Rackable changes name to SGI May 13, 2009
The sale of SGI, the computer company with a manufacturing plant in Chippewa Falls, was completed Friday. Rackable Systems, Inc., which purchased SGI s operating assets, announced Monday that it will now go by the SGI name ... Rackable had been the only bidder for SGI after the Mountain View, Calif. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Layoffs, pay cuts in store for SGI workers May 7, 2009
5 million of the SGI assets on Friday. SGI employs 260 people at its manufacturing plant in Chippewa Falls ... But he did not elaborate if any of the job cuts will come from the SGI s Chippewa Falls plant. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Column: Doctors want sand mine delayed until questions are answered May 6, 2009
ALPINE wrote on May 4, 2009 4:42 PM:" Can you imagine the amount of various toxin a plant like Uniroyal produced? Do you know how devastating the loss of that company was to our area? We will soon lose what's left of SGI, Cray, and HTI. The DNR is not going to let any operation harm the health of the populace, that's why the permit process is so extensive. We need jobs and revenue in the Chippewa Valley. This company and/or the various area sand mines would jump start the economy here locally.... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Rackable's purchase of SGI approved by bankruptcy court May 2, 2009
buying most of the assets of a bankrupt SGI for 42. 5 million cash, a 70 percent increase from the 25 million offer the company made for SGI on April 1 ... Rackable also will also assume some of SGI s liabilities. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
FPGA startup crunch: Cswitch's fortunes switch Apr 17, 2009
Page 1 of 2 (04/16/2009 12:56 PM EDT). This article is part of a series that examines the status of various FPGA startups in light of the economic recession. (EETimes)
Numonyx, Virident ink flash server deal Apr 13, 2009
Founded in 2006 by Silicon Valley veterans from Sun, Cisco, SGI, Google and Intel, Virident is headquartered in Milpitas, Calif. Related Links. (EETimes)
Local impact unclear after SGI goes bankrupt Apr 3, 2009
SGI came to Chippewa Falls in 1996, saving jobs by buying the assets of the legendary Cray Research ... The effect of the announcement on SGI operations in Chippewa Falls is still unknown ... Rackable may not even end up as the owner of the facilities here, depending on actions by a bankruptcy court judge and Rackable s decisions on which of SGI s many liabilities to take on. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
SGI portrayed as fallen star Apr 3, 2009
As news of SGI s imminent demise spread Wednesday, Internet-based business news sources were portraying it as a shining star of Silicon Valley falling fast and hard ... Indeed, those days of Jurassic Park when SGI was a darling of Hollywood and the Silicon Valley alike were a golden age for the company ... Its success led to the 1996 purchase of Cray Research, which is what brought SGI to Chippewa Falls, where it eventually moved its worldwide manufacturing headquarters. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Rackable to buy Silicon Graphics for $25M Apr 2, 2009
Sunnyvale-based Silicon Graphics (NASDAQ:SGIC) -- which also filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection -- focuses on high-performance computing ... SGI, which was once a major player with the graphics industry and in Hollywood, said its reorganization plan would cut debt by about $250 million. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Chippewa Falls computer maker to sell most assets for $25 million Apr 2, 2009
The proposed dismantling was announced after Silicon Graphics also known as SGI filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in less than three years ... Rackable's business is complimentary to SGI's, said SGI vice president of operations Dick Harkness ... But another company could decide to put in a bid for SGI and then it would be up to a bankruptcy judge to decide which bid to accept, Harkness said. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
HP Adds Solid State Drives, Boosts Storage Virtualization Mar 11, 2009
includes greater performance and scalability and broader support for a host of storage arrays from competitors, including EMC, NetApp, Sun (NASDAQ: JAVA), IBM (NYSE: IBM), 3PAR (NYSE: PAR) and SGI (NASDAQ: SGIC). By pooling storage resources and managing them centrally, HP says users can more easily allocate capacity to virtual servers, migrate data between arrays and replicate data to a remote site. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
SGI layoffs hit 18 in Chippewa Falls Mar 5, 2009
SGI, headquartered in Mountain View, Calif ... Dick Harkness, SGI s vice president of manufacturing in Chippewa Falls, said Wednesday that 18 people who worked at the Chippewa Falls plant were notified late last week of their layoffs ... The departures of the employees have been scattered, but the company said the layoffs are expected to be completed by March 27, the day the SGI s fiscal quarter ends. (Menomonie Dunn County News, WI)
SGI laying off 9 percent of its workforce Mar 4, 2009
SGI, headquartered in Mountain View, California, announced the layoffs in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday ... SGI said about 3 million will be paid for severance and other worker termination costs ... Technology Web site said SGI will have about 1,155 employees after the latest round of layoffs. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Sand company states its case Feb 26, 2009
Less than a week after plant opponents held a public forum, CSP hosted its response with the open house, attended by hundreds of people crowding the small rooms at what was once an SGI building recently purchased by CSP.. The event featured a number of stations at which participants could have their questions answered about air quality, water use, building heights, rail service, road impacts, mining plans, mine reclamation, blasting, and other issues associated with the controversial project. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Local briefs: Wednesday, Feb. 25 Feb 26, 2009
SGI lands 40 million defense contract ... The contract is for SGI to build computers and storage systems for several defense groups, including the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Naval Surface Warfare Center. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Google Executive David DiNucci Joins Infuse Creative to Focus on Entertainment Feb 14, 2009
Before joining Google, DiNucci had a decade long career in Silicon Valley during which he worked for various high tech companies, including SGI, Yahoo, Tellme and VeriSign. Infuse Creative CEO Gregory Markel stated his confidence and excitement in David DiNuccis hiring when he said, We were the first agency to take movie studios into SEO, search fed trailer & ticket sales, CPA conversion tracking, local, mobile, social media and video, and now, with David on board we can be even more... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
