AEROSPACE

RENO, NV -- At the AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, January 14-17, SGI (NYSE: SGI) showcases solutions that are helping the aerospace industry revolutionize product development. From advanced 3D modeling, digital prototyping and digital manufacturing to group visualization, SGI reportedly "transforms" product development processes, allowing companies to optimize designs in shorter time frames while meeting aggressive cost targets. SGI has the unique combination of high-performance computing, advanced visualization, key partners and industry experience necessary to help solve the aerospace industry's most difficult and complex problems. ``SGI has been a leading provider of high-performance computing, visualization and complex data management solutions for the aerospace industry for the better part of its 20-year history,'' said Elizabeth Lippitt, senior director, Industry Marketing, Manufacturing. ``We have a long track record in helping large aerospace companies around the world with critical core missions, and we are indeed proud to be participating for the 10th year in the annual AIAA meeting.'' A key theme in AIAA booth activities is computer-aided engineering (CAE), the computer simulation of complex physics as it applies to structures and fluids and their interaction behavior under environmental or operational loads. SGI is a key international provider of computer hardware for CAE environments, due in large part to its leadership in high-performance computing and visualization, which are essential for solving large-scale analysis problems. Speakers at the SGI booth include: -- Rainald Lohner, professor of computational sciences and informatics, George Mason University, Fairfax, Va., discusses "Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in Medicine and Life Sciences: Applications on the Living Human Being." Information about his work on CFD applications for blood flow simulation is available at www.science.gmu.edu/~rlohner. (Jan. 16, 6:15 p.m.) -- Brett Malone, Ph.D., co-founder and president, Phoenix Integration, Inc., Blacksburg, Va., discusses "How to Improve Product Quality with Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) in a High-Performance Computing Environment." Dr. Malone presents ways to re-engineer the design process by applying software integration techniques and MDO methodologies. Results include innovative architectures designed to reduce cycle time by more than 50%. Further information about Phoenix Integration is available at www.phoenix-int.com and www.sgi.com/newsroom/press_releases/2001/may/phoenix.html. (Jan. 15, 2:30 p.m.) -- Kent Misegades, who has served as president of Computational Engineering International, Inc. (CEI) since 1998, will demonstrate advances in CFD and finite element analysis (FEA) postprocessing/visualization, parallel visualization and collaboration. The CFD, FEA and crash analysis visualization packages from CEI are the choice of major aerospace firms and research laboratories worldwide, including Airbus, Boeing, NASA, Gulfstream, Raytheon, Saab, Embraer and the U.S. Army, Air Force and Naval Research Labs, among others. Further information about CEI is available at www.ensight.com. (Jan. 14, 11:45 a.m.; Jan. 15, 1 p.m.; Jan. 16, 11:45 a.m.) -- Durrell Rittenberg, Ph.D., lead technical account manager, Amtec Engineering, Inc., discusses "Tecplot 9.0: Powerful Visualization with Exceptional Flexibility." Amtec Engineering builds software for the visualization of scientific and engineering data and for the numerical simulation of fluid flows and is active as well in research and application of its software for industry, NASA and various Department of Defense branches. Incorporated in 1981, the company's first objective was to develop and apply software for computational fluid dynamics in the aerospace industry. Further details are available at www.amtec.com/. (Jan. 14, 2:30 p.m.; Jan. 15, 11:45 a.m.; Jan. 16, 3:30 p.m.) -- In addition, SGI staff will host demonstrations of various aerospace and space exploration design applications using SGI(R) technologies, including a virtual walk-through of the International Space Station created by the European Space Agency. (Jan. 14, 1 p.m.; Jan. 16, 2:30 p.m.) For further information visit www.sgi.com