From: "Linda Jacobson" Subject: ANNOUNCE: "VR Product of the Year" Awarded to Silicon Graphics for Indigo2 IMPACT Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 11:09:44 -0800 From: "Linda Jacobson" Silicon Graphics Awarded CyberEdge Journal "Virtual Reality Product of the Year" For Indigo2 Impact: Indigo2 IMPACT(TM) Systems Recognized for Superior Performance Mountain View, Calif. (April 2, 1996)-Silicon Graphics, Inc. (NYSE: SGI) today announced that its Indigo2 IMPACT workstation family was named "Product of the Year" by the CyberEdge Journal. One of 41 finalists, Indigo2 IMPACT was chosen by a panel of 40 judges comprising editors and technology experts from the virtual reality developers community. Selected for pushing the boundaries of price point and performance by bringing high-end technology down to a more affordable level, Silicon Graphics received its award April 1 at an IEEE Virtual Reality Annual International Symposium (VRAIS'96) ceremony in Santa Clara. The award is granted each year to products in four categories that significantly advance the state of the art in virtual reality. "Every year there are a few virtual reality products and applications that really excite me," said Ben Delaney, editor of CyberEdge Journal. "These are the realized ideas, the dreams come true, that take me back to the first demo of virtual reality I ever saw. Silicon Graphics has once again raised the ante in the performance poker game." "We're delighted to accept the VR Product of the Year Award," said Linda Jacobson, Virtual Reality Evangelist for Silicon Graphics. "IMPACT's outstanding performance is based on three key technologies--superior graphics, a powerful CPU and a high-performance operating system. This award is confirmation that the ideal VR desktop workstation for digital prototyping, surgical simulation and other application areas is Indigo2 IMPACT." The Indigo2 IMPACT family provides users with real-time image mapping and high-speed volume rendering. It is the only graphics platform to offer both the world's fastest 3D graphics and image performance on the desktop. Performance levels attained an even higher level with the January 22 introduction of the Indigo2 IMPACT 10000 systems. An extension of the original family, Indigo2 IMPACT 10000 combines the computational power of the MIPS=AE R10000 RISC microprocessor with the interactivity and realism of Indigo2 IMPACT graphics all in a complete 64-bit software environment, IRIX 6.2. Today the family includes three primary models, Indigo2 Solid IMPACT 10000, Indigo2 High IMPACT 10000 and Indigo2 Maximum IMPACT 10000. This year marked the fifth anniversary of the CyberEdge Journal Awards, the only awards specifically for the virtual reality industry. CyberEdge Journal is the world's leading newsletter of virtual reality. Published since 1991, CyberEdge Journal covers VR around the world for over 3,000 readers in 40 countries. Silicon Graphics, Inc. is the leading manufacturer of high-performance visual and enterprise computing systems. The company delivers interactive three dimensional graphics, digital media and multiprocessing supercomputing technologies to technical, scientific, commercial and creative environments through direct and indirect sales channels. Its subsidiary, MIPS Technologies, Inc., designs and licenses the industry's leading RISC processor technology for the computer systems, interactive, consumer and embedded control markets. Silicon Graphics has offices worldwide and headquarters in Mountain View, California. Silicon Graphics and the Silicon Graphics logo are registered trademarks, and Indigo2 IMPACT, Indigo2 Solid IMPACT, Indigo2 High IMPACT, Indigo2 Maximum IMPACT and IRIX are trademarks, of Silicon Graphics, Inc. MIPS is a registered trademark, and R10000 is a trademark of MIPS Technologies, Inc. View the Silicon Graphics Web site, Silicon Surf, at http://www.sgi.com. [MODERATOR'S NOTE: Commercial postings are offered on this newsgroup as a public service. Their appearance here does not indicate endorsement by the moderators or by the USENET or its administrators.]