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Sgi Opengl Performer 2.4 Revolutionizes Linux Simulation - Product Announcement

SGI (NYSE: SGI) has announced the OpenGL Performer 2.4 application programming interface (API) upgrade for both IRIX(R) and Linux(R) operating systems.

OpenGL Performer is a powerful API for creating real-time visual simulation and other interactive 3D graphics applications. The software provides sophisticated multiprocess and multichannel management, spanning the spectrum of complex graphics applications. Acting as a bridge between IRIX and Linux, OpenGL Performer provides true cross-platform functionality and investment protection for real-time 3D markets.

The OpenGL Performer 2.4 release extends its industry-leading capabilities by adding a host of advanced features such as layered fog, anisotropic filtering, rotorwash and advanced performance-analysis tools and extends scalable performance across the entire graphics product line of SGI systems. And, as always, as part of the full release to help application developers, OpenGL Performer 2.4 includes source code for utilities and sample programs. In addition, this release marks the introduction of a Web-based source code repository where the OpenGL Performer development community can freely share modifications and updates to these sample programs.

In addition to advanced functionality, the 2.4 version of OpenGL Performer is the first Linux release that contains a multithreaded version of the product, driving true multiprocess performance for OpenGL Performer and the many applications worldwide that run on it. In keeping with the nature of the Linux community, an evaluation version of the single-process OpenGL Performer 2.4 for Linux can be downloaded free of charge on the SGI Web site at www.sgi.com/software/performer.