“SGI (NYSE: SGI) today unveiled a new family of graphics
subsystems called “VPro graphics” for Windows NT, Linux and IRIX
desktop workstations. The company also announced today the first
desktops to feature SGI VPro graphics, the Silicon Graphics 230,
Silicon Graphics 330 and Silicon Graphics 550 visual workstations
for Microsoft Windows NT and Linux.”
“SGI offers two distinct implementations of VPro graphics.
The first implementation is available today for Windows NT and
Linux with the Silicon Graphics 230, 330 and 550 visual
workstations. SGI has developed a second, more robust and
full-featured implementation for the IRIX platform that will be
announced later this quarter. Both implementations of VPro
graphics leverage SGI’s expertise in OpenGL with full
hardware-acceleration of the OpenGL 1.2 core feature set on a
single chip. This design, called OpenGL on a Chip, is common to all
VPro graphics subsystems and provides an efficient architecture for
the quick turn-around of future product enhancements. “
“The introduction of the VPro family reinforces SGI’s commitment
to develop industry leading graphics for our IRIX and Windows
customers,” said Greg Goelz, vice president of workstations and
Intel processor-based servers, SGI. “Today we bring the first ever
hardware-accelerated graphics to the Linux platform and we’re not
stopping there. SGI’s VPro family is at the forefront of graphics
technology and our lead will only increase in coming months as we
continue to expand and enhance our product offering.”