FREMONT, Calif. & FUSIONOPOLIS, Singapore--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SGI (NASDAQ: SGI), a trusted leader in technical computing, today announced that the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) has purchased SGI Altix UV 1000, the world’s fastest, most scalable supercomputer, to accelerate public sector research and development in biomedical sciences, physical sciences and engineering. A*STAR is Singapore’s lead government agency dedicated to fostering world-class scientific research and talent.