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Federal Computer Week: SGI fashions plan for Intel-based servers

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 8, 1999

“Silicon Graphics Inc. last week laid out a broad new product
strategy that calls for a new server line supporting Windows NT and
Linux.”

“SGI revealed plans to develop an industry-standard server line
based on Intel Corp.’s IA-32 processor architecture, which is the
basis of its Pentium and Pentium II processors.”

“The new system also will support Microsoft Corp.’s Windows NT
operating system and Linux, a “public domain” operating system
available from vendors such as Red Hat Software Inc. and Caldera
Systems Inc.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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