Server Trends & RIPs--New Configurations, Network Solutions

At Silicon Graphics (SGI) this trend is considerable, contests Wayne Arvidson Jr., industry manager for printing and publishing.

"The focus on intranet uses has been a big turning point for us; we have a whole suite of intranet applications," Arvidson reports "Capability to do intranet and Internet connections are pushing the server to perform beyond all previous performance levels." SGI, he continues, sees three directions for the server: