Clarity Visual Systems Partners with Silicon Graphics to Launch Mobile Innovation Center and Technology Tour.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2003 North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. technology tour features demonstrations aboard an 18-wheel truck equipped with SGI (SGI, Sunnyvale, CA, www.sgi.com) A manufacturer of workstations and servers, founded in 1982 by Jim Clark. The company was founded as Silicon Graphics, Inc., but changed to its acronym in 1999. supercomputers and Clarity high-resolution displays Clarity Visual Systems, a leading provider of Digital Visual Messaging (DVM DVM Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. DVM abbr. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine DVM Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. ) systems and Silicon Graphics, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SGI) today announced the launch of the SGI(R) Mobile Innovation Center, a North American technology exhibit and touring demonstration, recently kicked off in California. The Mobile Innovation Center is a state-of-the-art, customized 18-wheel truck equipped with SGI's latest technology solutions for high-performance computing High-speed computing, which typically refers to supercomputers used in scientific research. , storage, and advanced visualization Using the computer to convert data into picture form. The most basic visualization is that of turning transaction data and summary information into charts and graphs. Visualization is used in computer-aided design (CAD) to render screen images into 3D models that can be viewed from all including Clarity's Lion high-resolution displays. This rolling corporate briefing center and demonstration facility brings the power of SGI and Clarity technology directly to customers. "Clarity's ultra high resolution displays are a natural choice for government and business applications across the globe and this program will showcase our products alongside the best information technology available today," said Kris Gorriaran, Clarity vice president of sales and marketing. Business leaders can discuss display and computing issues with experts for application in the government and defense, sciences, manufacturing, energy, and media markets and observe solutions in a focused environment. "This technology showcase represents the best technology on the market today and Clarity's high-resolution displays clearly set the standard for resolution and reliability," said Anthony Robbins, senior vice president, North American sales, SGI. "Clarity's technology has proven its durability from U.S. Military applications to numerous command and control centers across the world. We're proud to have them as a participant and sponsor of the Mobile Innovation Center program." Visitors to the Mobile Innovation Center immerse im·merse tr.v. im·mersed, im·mers·ing, im·mers·es 1. To cover completely in a liquid; submerge. 2. To baptize by submerging in water. 3. themselves in the twenty-seat theatre on board and view the secrets of a 3,000 year old mummy, explore the galaxy, discover new energy reserves, design the car of the future, or feel the thrill pilots get flying jets through photo-realistic terrain. Technology featured by the sponsors of SGI Mobile Innovation Center include Brocade brocade (brōkād`), fabric, originally silk, generally reputed to have been developed to a high state of perfection in the 16th and 17th cent. in France, Italy, and Spain. , Clarity Visual Systems, Discreet, Intel, LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. Logic Storage Systems, and StorageTek. The SGI Mobile Innovation Center tour began August 21, 2003 and will make more than 100 stops over 12 months in cities all over the U.S. and Canada. For more information or a tour schedule visit http://www.sgi.com/events/mic/tourschedule.html. About SGI SGI, also known as Silicon Graphics, Inc., is the world's leader in high-performance computing, visualization and storage. SGI's vision is to provide technology that enables the most significant scientific and creative breakthroughs of the 21st century. Whether it's sharing images to aid in brain surgery, finding oil more efficiently, studying global climate or enabling the transition from analog to digital broadcasting Digital broadcasting is the practice of using digital data rather than analogue waveforms to carry broadcasts over television channels or assigned radio frequency bands. It is becoming increasingly popular for television usage (especially satellite television) but is having a , SGI is dedicated to addressing the next class of challenges for scientific, engineering and creative users. SGI was named on FORTUNE magazine's 2003 list of "Top 100 Companies to Work For." With offices worldwide, the company is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., and can be found on the Web at www.sgi.com. About Clarity Clarity Visual Systems pioneered Digital Visual Messaging (DVM) in 1995 and today has a worldwide customer base -- spanning a wide range of markets -- using high-resolution display systems in a variety of visual messaging applications. Clarity's solutions reflect close working relationships with a select group of strategic partners, and address specific customer needs, including hardware and software integration, content development, system installation, support and service. Clarity is headquartered in Wilsonville, Ore. For more information, please call 503-570-0700 or go to: www.clarityvisual.com. Silicon Graphics and SGI, are registered trademarks of Silicon Graphics, Inc., in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries worldwide. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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