By Staff, June 28, 2006
In a strategic move aimed at transforming one-off clusters into integrated solutions for technical and enterprise computing users, Silicon Graphics unveiled SGI Altix XE. The new family of Linux OS-based Altix XE servers and factory-configured clusters is powered by Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 5100. The new processors (code-named Woodcrest) were unveiled by Intel.
SGI Altix XE clusters are factory-integrated in configurations designed to optimize applications and are backed by SGI. The new systems also serve as a cluster complement to the company's acclaimed SGI Altix servers and supercomputers, and SGI InfiniteStorage offerings.
SGI Altix XE servers allow customers to deploy SGI for hybrid workloads, combining SGI's traditional "capability" computing prowess with the new Altix XE clusters to efficiently address "capacity" requirements
. As a result, existing SGI customers can achieve blended solutions customized to drive key applications in a range of markets, including life and environmental sciences, media, engineering analysis and the enterprise.
SGI also plans to offer application-specific bundles in configurations designed to optimize the performance of some of the industry's most popular vertical applications. The first of these is a customized rendering bundle for special effects and game development that incorporates PipelineFX Qube! Render Manager software, a Gigabit Ethernet switch, and a range of I/O and storage management options to address specific customer needs. (See "SGI and PipelineFX 'One-Stop' Render Management Solution Accelerates Workflow and Boosts Productivity").
SGI Altix XE cluster solutions can be ordered today. The base configuration pricing starts at less than $3,100 US List Price.
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