Now that MIPS Technologies Inc is in its back pocket, Silicon Graphics Inc has gone ahead and acted on its promise to service MIPS’ OEM business, which accounted for the bulk of its revenues. Silicon Graphics has set up a new OEM Operations organisation under the supervision of Todd Johnson, formerly director of the company’s business development group, who reports to Silicon Graphics vice-president, John Kohler, general manager of the company’s newly created Business Systems Division. The unit is responsible for maintaining relations with existing MIPS OEM customers – Control Data Systems Inc, Daikin Industries Inc, Digital Kienzle GmbH, Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG and Tandem Computers Inc – and finding new business. It is also to manage the transition from MIPS RISC/os to Silicon Graphics’ Irix Unix operating system.
