New system incorporates High-Bandwidth Architecture and Quad-Processing to provide the most powerful desktop solution


July 27, 2003
Silicon Graphics Inc. (SGI), the world leader in high-performance computing, visualisation and management of complex data, announced the launch of the Silicon Graphics® TezroTM visual workstation, a powerhouse system that sets a new bar for desktop performance and reliability for visualisation, multiprocessing and digital media. The Tezro incorporates High-Bandwidth Architecture and Quad-Processing with superior graphics quality and professional digital media solutions to help organisations achieve cutting-edge results in ever-shorter production cycles.

“Growing businesses in the Middle East need to constantly maximise and upgrade their output within minimal time frames. Silicon Graphics Tezro is designed for creative and technical users who continuously seek higher application performance and more advanced levels of capability on the desktop. It is a cutting-edge visualisation tool that enables customers to improve workflow and achieve super efficient production cycles, all at an extremely competitive price,” said Gilbert Soufan, Country Manager Middle East, SGI.

The introduction of Tezro emphasises SGI’s commitment to its five core markets; manufacturing, life sciences, government and defense, energy and media. Equipped with SGI VPro V12 graphics* and unparalleled RGBA (red, green, blue, alpha) fidelity, Tezro provides high-speed, high-quality graphics that are supported by the IRIX operating system and SGI application program interfaces. VPro delivers unique capabilities for realism and accuracy for 3D lighting and is designed to facilitate workflow with large textures. Silicon Graphics Tezro can also display large data sets at high resolution and can support four simultaneous, synchronized displays for help in data analysis and problem solving.

Tezro is available at a breakthrough entry price point for a system of this calibre. It is priced 20% lower than the highly acclaimed Silicon Graphics Octane2 system for an overall three times price performance improvement. For users, this means significantly higher value and higher performance with compute-intensive applications, advanced interactivity for high-resolution image manipulation, real-time visualization of large data sets and industry-leading input/output connectivity for flexibility with storage and peripheral options.

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About Silicon Graphics Inc.,
Editor’s Note:
SGI (NYSE: SGI), also known as Silicon Graphics, Inc., is the world’s leader in high-performance computing, visualization and the management of complex data. SGI’s vision is to provide technology that enables the most significant scientific and creative breakthroughs of the 21st century. Whether it is sharing images to aid in brain surgery, finding oil more efficiently, studying global climate or enabling the transition from analog to digital broadcasting, 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."

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