SGI adds x86 servers, ready to exit bankruptcy?

Silicon Graphics, still struggling to survive after going bankrupt in May, now is launching a line of x86 servers. Its high-end servers use Intel Itanium chips, which haven't been very popular in the marketplace. The new servers, called Altix XE, are intended for Linux clustering and use Intel's latest dual-core Xeon chips--the 5100 "Woodcrest" series. SGI also announced a new midrange blade server, the Altix 450. (Email me with your bet on where SGI will be in 12 months.)

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