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SGI Reports Second Quarter Financial Results
GAAP operating expenses for the second quarter were $93 million, compared with $89 million for the first quarter. Non-GAAP operating expenses for the second quarter were $88 million, excluding $5 million recorded as other operating expense. This compares with prior quarter non-GAAP operating expenses of $86 million excluding $3 million in other operating expense. These other operating expenses consisted of primarily charges associated with facilities consolidation. Management believes that a non-GAAP presentation of operating expenses is useful to investors to facilitate period to period comparisons of SGI's operating results. Bob Bishop, chairman and CEO of SGI, said, "...Silicon Graphics Prism has been successfully launched into the visualization market. Nevertheless, we continue to fall short of our profitability objectives and will take steps to lower expenses accordingly." Unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable investments on December 24, 2004 were $106 million.