Computer-Hardware Pioneer SGI Expands to Software

Silicon Graphics Inc., a computer-hardware maker that has gone through tough times, is laying new plans to expand its influence through software, reports the Wall Street Journal . The Silicon Valley company is announcing a set of programs to help users interact with complex visual models in new ways, often
without having to buy SGI’s specialized computers.

SGI is also
announcing a technology for rendering complex graphic images with
standard personal computers and servers, avoiding the need for
special-purpose graphics chips.

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