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VON Internet Telecom Expo to Get Glimpse of First Truly Scalable Open-Source Platform for VoIP SGI to Show Linux is Ready for Largest Enterprises with Two-Processor SGI(R) Altix(R) 350 Server Handling 5,000 VoIP Calls at Once SAN JOSE, Calif., March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As voice and data services managers convene this week to evaluate new Voice Over IP (VoIP) solutions at the Spring 2005 VON Conference and Expo, Silicon Graphics (NYSE:SGI) and Signate will offer them a glimpse of the future of VoIP. In Booth 901 at the Asterisk Pavilion of the San Jose Convention Center, SGI and Signate will demonstrate how Linux(R) OS-based SGI(R) server technology, first designed to handle extreme I/O demands of technical and scientific users, overcomes the cost and compatibility problems of proprietary VOIP solutions, and the I/O bottlenecks and scaling limitations that plague typical PC-based open source solutions. A two-processor SGI(R) Altix(R) 350 server, running the Signate Enterprise PBX software based on the open-source Asterisk environment, will process more than 5,000(1) simultaneous calls -- greater than 10 times the call capacity of a similarly configured white box PC server. "When we were introduced to the SGI architecture it was immediately obvious that it was perfect for higher volume telco and enterprise VoIP customers," said William Boehlke, CEO of Signate, a leading provider of open source VoIP telephony systems. "Signate and SGI have spent months benchmarking, optimizing and configuring systems that deliver great price/performance, and the proof is on the VON show floor." The demonstration of this two-processor system shows the vastly superior price-performance made possible through the Altix architecture's massive I/O capacity -- operating at 51 Gigabits per second. Considering that Altix can scale to 512 processors in a single standard Linux kernel, the opportunities for enterprise scalability and services consolidation are virtually unlimited. And for those who don't need to drive thousands of simultaneous calls, the high-performance platform has plenty of overhead for flexible services consolidation for VoIP PBX, voicemail systems, and teleconferencing solutions. Just as Linux has done in the computing markets, Asterisk and open source are ready for primetime enterprise deployments, giving customers dramatic benefits in cost, choice, and control versus their current proprietary solutions. The demonstration reflects SGI's efforts to work with VoIP open source leaders to accelerate the evolution of Linux as a VoIP platform, just as SGI was instrumental in speeding the adoption of Linux in technical, scientific and manufacturing environments. "Enterprises and carriers pursuing VoIP are looking for alternatives to the expensive, proprietary architectures that hold customers hostage," said Andy Fenselau, director, strategic channels, SGI. "We are demonstrating how VoIP solution providers can leverage standards-based hardware with open-source technologies for their competitive advantage-not only for today's telecom demands, but also for future multimedia applications." SGI is actively engaging OEMs and Solutions Integrators to develop new opportunities in the telecommunications and VoIP markets. For more information about how SGI can power your solutions, visit http://www.sgi.com/solutionintegrators . SILICON GRAPHICS: The Source of Innovation and Discovery(TM) SGI, also known as Silicon Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:SGI), is a 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, providing technologies for homeland security and defense 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. With offices worldwide, the company is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., and can be found on the Web at http://www.sgi.com/ . Silicon Graphics, SGI, the SGI cube, the SGI logo and Altix are registered trademarks, and The Source of Innovation and Discovery is a trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc., in the United States and/or other countries worldwide. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding SGI technologies and third-party technologies that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in such statements. The reader is cautioned not to rely unduly on these forward-looking statements, which are not a guarantee of future or current performance. Such risks and uncertainties include long-term program commitments, the performance of third parties, the sustained performance of current and future products, financing risks, the ability to integrate and support a complex technology solution involving multiple providers and users, and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's most recent SEC reports, including its reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. (1) The benchmark was a standard SIPP test and was performed by SGI and Signate. The results compared similarly configured systems: an Altix 350 with dual Intel(R) 1.5GHz Itanium 2 processors/400MHz front side bus/2GB memory compared to a dual 3.0GHz Pentium 4 processors/800 MHz front side bus/2GB memory. The results based on simultaneous calls terminating with comparable voice quality were 5,002 for the Altix 350 versus 333 for the PC. MEDIA CONTACT Ginny Babbitt 650-933-4519 SGI PR HOTLINE 650-933-7777 SGI PR FACSIMILE 650-933-0283 DATASOURCE: SGI CONTACT: Ginny Babbitt, +1-650-933-4519, or , or SGI PR HOTLINE, +1-650-933-7777, or SGI PR FACSIMILE, +1-650-933-0283, all of SGI Web site: http://www.sgi.com/ http://www.sgi.com/solutionintegrators

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