Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI), provider of high performance computing, visualization and management of complex data, announced new corporate strategies for delivering its technology in emerging sectors to high-end clients in the Middle East.
SGI has expanded its core specialty areas to meet the next-generation demands of businesses and governments, with a new focus on earth science, manufacturing, entertainment and media industries as well as sciences.
The new move is designed to consolidate companies established core strengths of offering mission critical solutions targeted specifically at five key sectors of government and defense, sciences, manufacturing, energy and media sectors.
Detailing the new strategy at a press conference held in Dubai, Philippe Miltin, Regional General Manager for France, Middle East and Africa, SGI, said: "Major governments and business organizations in the Middle East have displayed a strong commitment to high technology in recent years, creating a critical need for the type of specialty solutions provided by SGI, a company with unmatched reputation for developing next generation technology that creates highly significant and creative breakthroughs in various fields. The region is witnessing major developments in SGI's core areas. We have, therefore, realigned our strategies to give greater importance to these emerging markets."
"As a leader in high-performance breakthrough computing for high-end clients, SGI is committed to bringing the next generation innovations to the Middle East, spurred by several positive developments that reflect the huge potential for our kind of specialty products and solutions," added Miltin. "The booming economies and the growing trend among global corporations to open offices in the Middle East are the right indicators for SGI to consolidate its presence in this market."
"With the leading edge technology that SGI brings to the Middle East, companies like ADNOC, Qatar Petroleum, Petroleum Development Oman and Kuwait Oil Company, solve their toughest problems in their quest to optimize their oil and gas exploration and production." said Gilbert Soufan, Territory Manager for Middle East & Africa, SGI.
"The computing power that our machines deliver are at least a couple of years ahead of the standard trends in computing. In addition, SGI is renowned for its powerful graphics. Most of the 3D graphics that are viewed on TV stations during the coverage of the Iraq war is generated by SGI machines," added Soufan.
Philippe Guardia, Territory Manager for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, SGI, said: "The huge potential for SGI's products in the region can be gauged from the company's growth in Saudi Arabia, where several leading companies, including oil companies, are adopting SGI's next-generation solutions for a variety of applications. The mission critical solutions of SGI provide
technical professionals with superior performance and scalability. The result is that SGI scores over standard computing products by several times, because they have been purpose-built to address specific environments, with high performance as the core value. With the aggressive new focus on the region, we expect SGI products to gain a large clientele among the region's innovators, whether from private companies or governments."
SGI is looking to tap the niche market for its core specialties in scientific, engineering and creative markets, encouraged by several positive developments taking place in the Middle East and spurred by the booming economies of some countries in the region. — (menareport.com)
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