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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- SGI today announced that ALT Systems, Inc., a premier media solutions reseller serving the entertainment industry throughout Southern California, has become an SGI Platinum Solution Provider. With a prestigious customer base of high-end post-production and visual effects facilities, ALT Systems, of Hollywood, Calif., delivers visual effects workstations, networking, data storage, rendering, data archiving and recording solutions. "We are very excited to welcome ALT Systems to the family of SGI Solution Providers. ALT Systems and SGI will work together to provide entertainment industry customers with solutions that deliver the highest image quality, multiple resolutions for universal mastering, and real-time performance and collaboration for both production and archive," said Chris Golson, senior director, Media Industries, SGI. "In addition to high-performance visualization systems, post-production facilities are now looking for scalable servers and data management solutions to handle HD production and film mastering projects. By offering SGI high-speed networking and data management systems, ALT Systems will be providing industry-leading solutions that help our creative customers transition to digital cinema technologies and provide greater efficiencies to their production pipelines." "ALT Systems is thrilled to be working with SGI to provide the entertainment industry with the best solutions available," said Jon Guess, president, ALT Systems, Inc. "Our goal is to be responsive to the high-end requirements of the entertainment special effects, post-production and restoration markets. Now, with the addition of high-performance products from SGI, ALT Systems will be able to deliver complete, powerful, innovative solutions to our customers." This new relationship with SGI is a natural extension of ALT Systems' product offerings, which include the Discreet(R) family of software products from combustion(R) through flame(R) and inferno(R), which are optimized for the SGI(R) IRIX(R) operating system, as well as Solitaire film recorders. ALT Systems has sold equipment or currently provides services under support contracts to the following facilities: Avongard Products USA, CBS Television, Centerfield of America, Consolidated Film Industries, Disney Feature Animation, DKP 70MM, EFILM, Imagica USA, iO Film, Klasky Csupo, Look! Effects, Lowry Digital Images, Pure Light Images, Rhythm & Hues, Rock Paper Scissors, Title House Digital and Wunderfilm Design. Additionally, most of the facilities throughout Southern California that provide large-format film recording utilize the services of ALT Systems, including sales, rental and technical expertise to support the equipment. Recently released IMAX titles that have utilized the services of ALT Systems include Apollo 13, Space Station 3D, Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, Santa vs. the Snowman, and Adrenaline Rush.