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Super-duper green computers: If you think about sheer performance-per-watt potential, it's pretty hard to beat a supercomputer. So any company with gargantuan transaction processing needs might want to scout the latest Green500 list for insight. This list was brought to my attention by SGI, which has 11 entries in...; Tags: SGI Altix, Silicon Graphics Inc., Computer, Altix ICE, UNIX, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-23
SGI to university: Chill out: Hot off the presses: The University of Arizona in Tucso has purchased a mammoth 1392-core SGI Altix ICE 8200 high-performance computing platform to support its research groups across campus. Apparently, the university was just as impressed with the technology's cooling design as it was with the boost it will get...; Tags: SGI Altix, University, Silicon Graphics Inc., ICE System, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-05-29
NASA gets SGI 2048-core Itanium 2 supercomputer: I had a chance to speak with NASA and SGI at the SC07 supercomputing convention in Reno this week where I saw one of the biggest super computers in the world. Pictured left is a 1024-core version of the Altix 4700 and NASA just bought one with twice as many...; Tags: SGI Altix, Processor, NASA, Supercomputer, Intel Itanium, Intel Itanium 2, Silicon Graphics Inc., SPECint_rate2006, SPECfp_rate2006, UNIX, Processors, InfiniBand, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-11-15
SGI Altix: Enhanced Return on Investment for the Datacenter: SGI offers customers a new choice for maximizing Return On Investment ROI with a highly scalable platform based on industry standards. SGI Altix servers and clusters eliminate bottlenecks, enable real-time access to complex data sets, and scale with customer needs. Altix provides a unique combination of an open environment, a...; Tags: SGI Altix, Data Center, ROI, Silicon Graphics Inc., Roi/Tco, UNIX, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Operating Systems, Software; White papers 2007-01-01
Swimsuit design needs supercomputing: These days, most competitive swimmers wear some type of body suit to reduce high skin-friction drag from water. And makers of swimwear are already busy working on new models for the Olympics 2008. According to Textile & Apparel, one of them, Speedo, is even using a supercomputer to refine its...; Tags: CFD, Silicon Graphics Inc., Speedo Goes; Blog posts 2006-07-09

SGI aims high with Altix machine: SGI aims high with Altix machineWho says Linux can't scaleConventional wisdom holds that Linux will never challenge commercial Unicies on "big-iron" but now SGI has shown us that Linux can indeed scale up to 256 processors and perhaps even to 512. This is well beyond what Win2003 server can...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Servers, Silicon Graphics Inc., SGI Altix, Linux; Discussion threads 2003-10-21

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Batch Image Processor 2008 (exe): Save time and view, organize, resize, watermark, convert, rename, adjust color, batch-process, and make Web gallery of images in just a few clicks using one piece of software. It features more than 90 built-in actions and effects, 25 image formats (including BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, TIF, SGI, PSD, WMF, EMF,...; Tags: Image Processor, GIF, built-In, BinaryMark, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components; Software downloads 2008-07-16
FastTrack Schedule (txt): FastTrack Schedule 8 makes it easy to organize, track, and manage all your project details. Project plans come to life in rich, colorful schedules that clearly communicate project status and goals to colleagues and clients. With a bold new interface and a wealth of productivity features, the newest version of...; Tags: AEC Software Inc., Schedule, FastTrack Schedule 8, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS; Software downloads 2008-06-30
IBM wins supercomputing bakeoff; Playstation chips rule; Intel dominates HPC: Supercomputers are like muscle cars for IT: Few of us have one, but boy they are fun to look at. IBM on Tuesday touted that its supercomputer built for the National Nuclear Security Administration's Los Alamos National Lab is the most powerful system in the world. It...; Tags: Supercomputer, Blade, Sony Playstation, Intel Corp., IBM Corp., Chip, Supercomputing, NNSA Supercomputer, Roadrunner, Roadrunner System, Intel Quad-core Blade System, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Processors, Servers, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-06-18
News to know: Google Apps; Vista UAC; Microsoft Echoes; Comcast; Dell: Notable headlines: Garett Rogers: Google App Engine pricing a disappointment Ed Bott: Dear Microsoft: Please get UAC right this time Sunbelt Blog: Microsoft: What we got here is a failure to communicate Larry Dignan: Dell delivers: Is a...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Facebook, Dell Computer Corp., Comcast Corp., Vista UAC, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Netbook, Microsoft Windows, Enterprise Service Bus, Telecom & Utilities, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Middleware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-30
SGI to university: Chill out: SGI to university: Chill outs/Tucso/Tucson/Typo there.Ice, Ice Baby"Vanilla Ice" reference aside, maybe SGI has mastered another form of cold, cryopreservation, since what seemed like a dead company is still around.-M; Tags: Silicon Graphics Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-29
Unixfication II: Can the Linux community get over its "not invented here" ideology which has often hindered its ability to adopt technological improvements from outside sources? I keep saying to myself, I hope so. But recent events have shown me that we have a long way to go until we become a...; Tags: GPL, Virtualization, Kernel, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Sun Solaris, Software, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-05-08
OpenSolaris: What Ubuntu wants to be when it grows up: What would Ubuntu be like if it were an OS for grown-ups? This week at its CommunityOne event in San Francisco, Sun will release its May 2008 build of OpenSolaris (2008.05) the Open Source operating system based on the source code of the...; Tags: Ubuntu, OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris 10, Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., BSD, Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Reiser FS: The open source file system fallout: Reiser FS: The open source file system falloutI think M$ has something to do with this crimeWhen M$ FUD campaign failed, they might have contracted some mobsteres to frame Reiser.RE: Reiser FS: The open source file system falloutFrom the article: 'grinded to a halt'? WTF kind of grammar is that?...; Tags: Linux, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, JFS, Reiser FS, open-source file system fallout, fallout; Discussion threads 2008-04-29
Hardware comparability in benchmark comparisons: Hardware comparability in benchmark comparisonsWhat's fair? PRICEMy former employer had a yearly workstation benchmark process. We would invite the big 4 UNIX workstation vendors (HP,Sun,IBM,SGI), give them the applications and test matrix - and let them tune their boxes to their hearts content. After the benchmark was complete, we looked...; Tags: Operating systems, Workstations, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, Linux, workstation, hardware, paging; Discussion threads 2008-04-16
Apple and Business  Is it 25 Years Too Late?: Hey, Apple's releasing the Insanely Great iPhone SDK so we can all write enterprise iPhone applications! They're going to make the iPhone compete with the BlackBerry and hook it up to corporate Exchange email servers! Whoopee! Apple has a Business strategy! Oy vey. Look,...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-03-07
Leading HPC Vendor Eases Adoption for Customers, With New Windows-Based Offerings: For SGI, a leading High-Performance Computing HPC vendor, extending its server offerings to support the Windows operating system meant being able to satisfy a broader range of customers. SGI now offers Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 as an alternative to Linux, making it easier for customers who are familiar with...; Tags: Silicon Graphics Inc., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software; Case studies 2008-02-22
Platform Computing VM Orchestrator: Although I've tracked Platform Computing for well over a decade, I don't get the chance to speak with them all that much. A short while ago, I had the opportunity to chat with Peter Dye, Product Manager of VM Orcestrator VMO. Although our discussion ranged from Platform's history, where it...; Tags: Product, Platform Computing Inc., Productivity, Utility Computing, It Management, Network Technology, It service Management, Networking, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-01-28
Via makes way for 64-bit chips: Via makes way for 64-bit chipsbeen running 64 bitsUbuntu since Feisty here. No problems at all. Works like a charm!Via playing catch up, eh?Both Intel's and AMD's entire lineup of chips are all already 64 bit. AMD led the way with the Athlon 64, and Intel's Core 2 architecture is...; Tags: Network technology, 64-bit CPU, 64-bit, chip; Discussion threads 2008-01-24
iWinSoft WMF Converter for Mac (dmg): A handy WMF browser and converter designed for Mac users specially. It allows you to convert WMF files to all major graphic formats including BMP, JPEG, PDF, JPG, GIF, TIFF, PSD, PICT, PNG, and SGI. Support batch conversion, all conversion processes are very easy and fast with excellent quality. This...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Metafile, Converter, Desktops, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-01-21