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itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com - 4/1/2009
Rackable snaps up SGI in $25 million fire sale
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Rackable Systems acquired he assets of high-performance computing (HPC) systems vendor Silicon Graphics Inc. (SGI) for just $25 million today, coinciding with SGI’s filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy According to a press release put out by Rackable : Rackable has signed an Asset ...
bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 4/1/2009
Once-Mighty SGI Sold to Rackable for $25 Million
— bits.blogs.nytimes.com — SGI was once one of the fastest-growing companies in America. Now it's just another casualty of Silicon... Valley's creative destruction. (more) Once-Mighty SGI Sold to Rackable for $25 Million

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sgi.com - 4/1/2009
Press Releases: Rackable Systems Announces Agreement to Acquire Silicon Graphics Inc.
— sgi.com — Rackable Systems Announces Agreement to Acquire Silicon Graphics Inc. FREMONT, CA and SUNNYVALE, CA., April 1, 2009... Rackable Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:RACK), a leading provider of servers and storage products for medium to large-scale data centers, today ... (more) Press Releases: Rackable Systems Announces Agreement to ...
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rackable.com - 4/1/2009
Rackable Systems
— rackable.com — Press Release RACKABLE SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE SILICON GRAPHICS INC. FREMONT, CA and SUNNYVALE, CA., April... 1, 2009 - Rackable Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:RACK), a leading provider of servers and storage products for medium to large-scale data ... (more) Rackable Systems

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