California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology -- Cal-(IT)2 -- Signs Partner SGI, Inc.

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Byline: University of California, San Diego

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Aug. 28 (AScribe News) -- The California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology has signed a new industrial partner: SGI Inc. (NYSE:SGI), formerly known as Silicon Graphics. The institute is a collaboration between the University of California, San Diego and the University of California, Irvine.

On a co-investment basis, the high-performance computing company will supply hardware and software to be used by research teams involved in projects under the auspices of Cal-(IT)2 (pronounced cal-eye-tee-squared). SGI has already installed an SGI Onyx 3400 visualization system for Cal-(IT)2 use at Scripps...

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