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SGI AND ESRI ANNOUNCE PORTING OF ESRI ArcIMS AND ArcSDE FOR USE WITH ORACLE SOFTWARE ON THE SGI IRIX OPERATING SYSTEM

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Platform Delivers Unrivaled Performance Capabilities to GIS Community

SAN DIEGO, Calif., 2001 ESRI User Conference (July 10, 2001)-SGI (NYSE: SGI), the leading provider of high-performance computing and visualization solutions for technical and creative users, and ESRI, the leader in geographic information system (GIS) software, announced today that ESRI ArcIMS® and ArcSDE™ software for use with Oracle® software are being ported to the SGI™ IRIX® operating system.

More than one million people around the world use ESRI GIS and mapping software to improve the way their organizations conduct business. From image processing, mapping, charting and geodesy to dissemination on the Web, SGI offers a broad range of power, price and performance points to the growing community of ESRI users.

"This latest business venture with SGI once again demonstrates our commitment to working with premier technology providers who are offering leading-technology solutions to the GIS community," said Jack Dangermond, president, ESRI. "Toward that end, ArcIMS and ArcSDE have been extended to support IRIX, one of the industry's most robust and mature versions of UNIX OS available."

"The SGI IRIX operating system is the world's premier 64-bit UNIX operating system for high- performance computing, advanced visualization and production supercomputing," said Desh Urs, vice president, industry solutions, alliances and application engineering, SGI. "With ESRI ArcIMS and ArcSDE software running on IRIX, organizations building new classes of GIS applications will now be able to take advantage of the IRIX OS's leadership in scalable computation; high-performance data movement, sharing and management; real-time applications support; and media streaming capabilities."

ArcIMS and ArcSDE run on the SGI™ IRIX 6.5 operating system, a fifth-generation UNIX® operating system and one of the most important UNIX operating system releases in the industry. IRIX 6.5 is characterized by a rich set of scalability, big data management, real-time 3D visualization enhancements and middleware features, along with an improved release process for increased robustness and stability for broader server and workstation deployment.

ESRI ArcIMS is the only GIS software that enables users to integrate local data with Internet data in a simple browser interface. ArcIMS® 3.1 software is the newest version of ESRI GIS and mapping software for the Internet. One of the highlights of ArcIMS 3.1 is its integration with the ArcGIS™ software family. The ArcGIS desktop products (ArcView™, ArcEditor™ and ARC/INFO®) can now connect directly to the map and feature services provided by ArcIMS 3.1 and use ArcIMS as a data source in conjunction with other data types.

ArcSDE is the GIS gateway that facilitates managing spatial data in a database management system (DBMS). ArcSDE serves spatial data to the ArcGIS and through ArcIMS to the Internet as well as other applications. Aimed at the business-to-business market, ESRI ArcSDE allows for the storage of spatial and tabular data in commercial DBMS products.

SGI and GIS

Whether it's smooth data roaming and zooming, unlimited system scalability or large data storage capabilities, SGI delivers advanced computing and 3D visualization capabilities to the GIS community. SGI world-class features for GIS include:

3D GIS visualization

Texture mapping and rapid data paging

Large raster image processing and exploitation

Geospatial data storage

Serving maps via the Internet

Dedicated geospatial information Professional Services team

SGI, an ESRI business collaborator and a technical member of the OpenGIS Consortium, shares with ESRI more than 1,800 domestic and international clients across a range of markets, including government, oil and gas, telecom and education.

SGI provides a broad range of high-performance computing and advanced graphics solutions that enable customers to understand and conquer their toughest computing problems. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., with offices worldwide, the company is located on the Web at www.sgi.com.

For more than 30 years, ESRI has been the leading developer of GIS software with more than 300,000 clients worldwide. ESRI also provides consulting, implementation and technical support services. In addition to its headquarters in California, ESRI has regional offices throughout the United States, international distributors in more than 90 countries and more than 1,200 business partners. ESRI's goal is to provide users with comprehensive tools to help them quickly and efficiently manage and use geographic information to make a real difference in the world around them. ESRI can be found on the Web at www.esri.com.

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