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MILPITAS, Calif. -- LSI Logic Storage Systems, a leader in delivering technology that enables high performance, highly scalable storage for the open enterprise, today announced its sponsorship and participation in the North American tour of the Silicon Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:SGI) Mobile Innovation Center. SGI Mobile Innovation Center is a state-of-the-art customized 18-wheel truck equipped with the latest technology solutions for high-performance computing, storage, and advanced visualization. This rolling corporate briefing center and demonstration facility brings the power of SGI(R) technology directly to customers and demonstrates SGI's ability to deploy supercomputing solutions anywhere. The SGI Mobile Innovation Center features software, presentations and demonstrations run on SGI(R) InfiniteStorage family of storage solutions, enabled by LSI Logic Storage Systems technology, for data sharing in heterogeneous computing environments between users and focuses on accelerating workflow processes for high-performance computing customers. Demonstrated solutions and content will focus on high-performance customer workflows in the government and defense, sciences, manufacturing, energy, and media markets. "The relationship between SGI and LSI Logic Storage Systems results in powerful solutions for managing complex data in high-performance computing environments," said Gabriel Broner, senior vice president and general manager, storage and software, SGI. "Visitors to the Mobile Innovation Center will have an excellent opportunity to see how SGI InfiniteStorage solutions deliver maximum productivity and return on investment." Executives, managers, and technical end users will be able to discuss business and computing issues with industry experts and observe solutions in a focused environment. "We're very proud to be part of SGI's Mobile Innovation Center showcasing high-performance storage, which relies on LSI Logic Storage Systems technology, directly to potential end users for evaluation," said Flavio Santoni, vice president of sales, marketing and customer service, LSI Logic Storage Systems. "In an era where success depends on the quality of decisions, the Mobile Innovation Center presents visitors with a great opportunity to simplify the decision making process by showing firsthand the industry's most high-performance, scalable solutions."