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| Type | Public (NASDAQ: SGI) |
|---|---|
| Founded | San José, California 1999 |
| Headquarters | Fremont, California, U.S. |
| Key people | Mark Barrenechea, President and CEO Giovanni Coglitore, Co-founder, SVP & Chief Products Officer |
| Industry | Diversified computer systems |
| Products | Servers, visualization and storage |
| Website | http://www.sgi.com |
Silicon Graphics International (SGI; formerly Rackable Systems, Inc.) is a manufacturer of computer hardware and software, including high-performance computing solutions, x86-based servers for datacenter deployment, and visualization products. It was founded as Rackable Systems in 1999.
On April 1, 2009, Rackable Systems announced an agreement to acquire Silicon Graphics, Inc. for $25 million.[1] The sale, ultimately for $42.5 million, was finalized on May 11, 2009; at the same time, Rackable announced their adoption of "SGI" as their global name and brand.[2][3]
Products
The "new" SGI has two main product lines:
- Servers and storage continuing from the original Rackable Systems lineup
- Servers, storage, visualization and professional services acquired from Silicon Graphics, Inc.
At the time of the acquisition's completion, SGI said that they anticipated the majority of the two companies' product lines would survive, although there is likely to be some consolidation where the overlap between products is high.[4]
References
- ^ Rackable Systems (2009-04-01). "Rackable Systems Announces Agreement to Acquire Silicon Graphics Inc.". Press release. http://www.rackable.com/news/pressrelease.aspx?prid=672. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
- ^ Rackable Systems (2009-05-11). "Rackable Systems Completes Acquisition of Silicon Graphics Assets". Press release. http://www.rackable.com/news/pressrelease.aspx?prid=693. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
- ^ Rackable Systems (2009-04-30). "Rackable Systems Receives Court Approval to Purchase Silicon Graphics Assets". Press release. http://www.rackable.com/news/pressrelease.aspx?prid=699. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
- ^ Timothy Prickett Morgan (2009-05-11). "Rackable Systems slips into SGI's name". The Register. http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2009/05/11/rackable_becomes_sgi/. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
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