Comments on: Musings on who might buy SGI from scalability.org http://insidehpc.com/2007/11/16/musings-on-who-might-buy-sgi-from-scalabilityorg/ HPC News Without the Noise for Supercomputing Professionals | insideHPC Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:54:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Chris http://insidehpc.com/2007/11/16/musings-on-who-might-buy-sgi-from-scalabilityorg/#comment-19016 Chris Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:45:57 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/2007/11/16/musings-on-who-might-buy-sgi-from-scalabilityorg/#comment-19016 Quite interesting to see the different contrast in rumours between last summer and now. At ISC when SGI's stock price was doing better there were a few rumours floating around about them acquiring one of the smaller EMEA Tier 2/1.5 integrators. It appears that this is no longer the case now. Wasn't it only Nov of 2006 that they came out of chapter 11? I think that these things take time to turn around. Investors want a quick buck in a relatively slow market. With procurement cycles being on average every 3 years why are they giving up now? Do you think this was their original intention after the restructure? Quite interesting to see the different contrast in rumours between last summer and now. At ISC when SGI’s stock price was doing better there were a few rumours floating around about them acquiring one of the smaller EMEA Tier 2/1.5 integrators. It appears that this is no longer the case now.

Wasn’t it only Nov of 2006 that they came out of chapter 11? I think that these things take time to turn around. Investors want a quick buck in a relatively slow market. With procurement cycles being on average every 3 years why are they giving up now? Do you think this was their original intention after the restructure?

]]> By: Scott Barlow http://insidehpc.com/2007/11/16/musings-on-who-might-buy-sgi-from-scalabilityorg/#comment-18911 Scott Barlow Sun, 18 Nov 2007 17:58:07 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/2007/11/16/musings-on-who-might-buy-sgi-from-scalabilityorg/#comment-18911 I've always thought that NEC should buy SGI. They own the Japanese subsidiary, and with the acquisition could beef their HPC offerings worldwide. I’ve always thought that NEC should buy SGI. They own the Japanese subsidiary, and with the acquisition could beef their HPC offerings worldwide.

]]> By: PaulAdams http://insidehpc.com/2007/11/16/musings-on-who-might-buy-sgi-from-scalabilityorg/#comment-18793 PaulAdams Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:41:41 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/2007/11/16/musings-on-who-might-buy-sgi-from-scalabilityorg/#comment-18793 The rumor at SC07 was that Raytheon and SGI may team up, although I did not hear that Raytheon would buy SGI. I find it interesting that Joe at scalability.org lists them as a potential buyer. The rumor at SC07 was that Raytheon and SGI may team up, although I did not hear that Raytheon would buy SGI. I find it interesting that Joe at scalability.org lists them as a potential buyer.

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