SGI Introduces Superior DESKTOP Performance and Reliability WITH NEW SILICON GRAPHICS TEZRO

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-SGI (NYSE: SGI) today extended its workstationline with the new Silicon Graphics Tezro visual workstation, apowerhouse system that sets a new bar for desktop performance andreliability. Tezro delivers leading-edge visualization,multiprocessing, and digital media to technical and creative users andis designed to help individuals and teams deliver cutting-edge resultsin ever-shorter production cycles.

Silicon Graphics Tezro stands apart in the industry with itsquad-processing power, superior graphics quality and performance,high-bandwidth architecture, and full suite of professional digitalmedia solutions. Tezro also offers a breakthrough entry price point fora system of this caliber with a price 20% lower than the highlyacclaimed Silicon Graphics Octane2 system for an overall3X-price/performance improvement. For users this means significantlyhigher value and higher performance with compute-intensiveapplications, advanced interactivity for high-resolution imagemanipulation, and real-time visualization of large data sets, andindustry-leading I/O connectivity for flexibility with storage andperipheral options.

"The Tezro visual workstation follows the SGI imperative to help ourcustomers deliver cutting-edge results for their most demandingchallenges," said Paul McNamara, senior vice president and generalmanager, SGI. "By providing this powerful desktop platform we help ourcreative and technical customers improve their workflow and ultimatelyimprove overall production cycles."

According to D.H. Brown analyst Sarang Ghatpande, "Advancedcapabilities at the desktop level are important for innovation in ourbusiness. Not only does Silicon Graphics Tezro deliver the performanceimprovements the market critically needs, it offers this remarkablecapability at price points we never thought possible."

Powerhouse Performance and Reliability

Silicon Graphics Tezro was designed for creative and technical userswho continually seek higher application performance and more advancedlevels of capability on the desktop. To meet their demands, Tezro canscale up to four of the latest MIPS processors, setting it apart in theworkstation industry. In addition, Tezro incorporates a revolutionarydesktop architecture based on SGI supercomputers, with high memorybandwidth and industry-leading I/O connectivity. The integrated systemarchitecture of Tezro, combined with the proven, robust IRIX OS and SGIVPro graphics, can result in increased performance for multithreadedapplications and real-time visualization.

Key features of Silicon Graphics Tezro include:

• Up to four processors for CPU-intensive applications

• High-bandwidth architecture for high performance and interactivityon the desktop

• VPro graphics for highest quality and visualization flexibilityavailable on the desktop

• Two form factors designed for serviceability and deployability: thecompelling tower for in-office computing and the rackmount system forflexible configurability and OEM deployment

• Industry-leading I/O connectivity

• Richest and most powerful suite of digital media products on thedesktop

• Ideal Visual Area Networking platform for personal (one-to-one) orteam collaboration

• Price/performance value for a powerhouse multiprocessorworkstation

Advanced Visualization on the Desktop

Equipped with SGI VPro V12 graphics and unparalleled 12-bit percomponent RGBA fidelity, Tezro provides high-speed, high-qualitygraphics that are supported by the IRIX operating system and SGIapplication program interfaces, such as OpenGL Performer. VPro deliversunique capabilities for realism and accuracy for 3D lighting and isdesigned to facilitate workflow with large textures. Silicon GraphicsTezro can also display large data sets at high resolution and cansupport four simultaneous, synchronized displays for help in dataanalysis and problem solving.

For digital media professionals, Tezro supports a full suite of SGIDMediaPro options. These options provide the highest quality,high-definition and standard-definition multiformat real-time videoinput and output for broadcast, post-production, and film editing.

Benefits across Multiple Industries

With the new Silicon Graphics Tezro system, SGI expands itsworkstation market reach. The system's dual-head, rack-mount and highermemory features appeal as an affordable solution in a number ofindustries including:

• In manufacturing, Tezro brings new power to high-end design, MCAE,MDO and workgroup visualization for the automotive and aerospaceindustries. It also benefits general manufacturing segments such asbio-medical and consumer goods.

• In life and chemical sciences, Tezro expands capabilities indifferentiated visualization of large molecules, molecular dynamics andsimulation, and quantum mechanics, which are computationallydemanding.

• In government, the advanced power of Tezro can benefit manymission-critical defense activities. For example, Tezro is well suitedfor homeland security and command and control centers working oncomplex simulations.

• In the media and entertainment market, Tezro, with its support fortwo streams of high-definition 10-bit 4:4:4:4 RGBA video, delivershigh-definition video capabilities that were previously only availableon SGI Onyx family systems.

SGI can integrate the Silicon Graphics Tezro workstation into yourworkflow to accelerate productivity and ensure optimal performance.Combining the strength of SGI technology with complementary technologyfrom partners, SGI offers custom solutions integrating hardware,software, services and support to drive visualization solutions fordesign and engineering that ensure maximum availability andproductivity.

Pricing and Availability

Silicon Graphics Tezro visual workstations are immediately availablein configurations starting at $20,500 (U.S. list price). Configurationsfor the tower workstations range from 1CPU to 4 CPUs and up to sevenPCI-X slots for advanced media and other user-selected options. Thehigh-performance rackmount configuration offers one to four processorsin 2U and 4U configurations with up to 16GB of memory capacity and dualhead graphics capability.

In a separate release today, SGI announced Silicon Graphics Onyx4UltimateVision, the company's next-generation Onyx advancedvisualization system. The new system enables a quantum leap inscalability, capability, features and affordability bringing highlyadvanced visual computing within the reach of individuals and smallteams traditionally limited to expensive workstation solutions. Foradditional information on the Onyx4 UltimateVision line see "SGIIntroduces Fastest Advanced Visualization System at Lowest Price Ever"at www.sgi.com/newsroom

About SGI

SGI, also known as Silicon Graphics, Inc., is the world's leader inhigh-performance computing, visualization and storage. SGI's vision isto provide technology that enables the most significant scientific andcreative breakthroughs of the 21st century. Whether it's sharing imagesto aid in brain surgery, finding oil more efficiently, studying globalclimate, or enabling the transition from analog to digitalbroadcasting, SGI is dedicated to addressing the next class ofchallenges for scientific, engineering and creative users. SGI wasnamed on Fortune magazine's 2003 list of "Top 100 Companies to WorkFor." With offices worldwide, the company is headquartered in MountainView, Calif., and can be found on the Web at www.sgi.com