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SGI Acquires Linux Networx Assets, LNXI Dead?

Posted by kdawson on from the tags-involving-cluster-not-welcome dept.

anzha writes "It seems that that Linux Networx, the pioneering Linux supercomputing company, has gone belly up. SGI announced that it has bought the core assets of LNXI. Furthermore, the rumors are that the doors were locked and employees were just given their paychecks. This analysis, on the other hand, claims that SGI has 'made employment offers to many LNXI engineers.' It's unclear what kind of support will be extended to customers of LNXI's Clusterworx Advanced products. What does this mean for the future of Linux supercomputing?"

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  1. The future of Linux supercomputing by jrumney · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What does this mean for the future of Linux supercomputing?

    It means the future of Linux supercomputing will be backed by SGI. You don't think SGI bought an already dead company just to kill it, do you?

  2. Re:Belly Up? by eldavojohn · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Since SGI hasn't turned a profit in forever and usually loses about $100M a year ... False. Their net income for 2006 was -$146.19 Million while their net income for 2007 was $222.61 Million. You may have been correct but at least in 2007 it looked like they have turned things around.
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