Cray Inc. Reports First European Order for Cray XD1 System, from Helmut Schmidt University.SEATTLE -- Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. (Nasdaq:CRAY) today announced that Helmut Schmidt University The Helmut Schmidt University (originally known as the University of the German Federal Armed Forces Hamburg), located in Hamburg, Germany, is an educational establishment that was founded in the year 1973. (HSU HSU Humboldt State University (aka California State University, Humboldt) HSU Henderson State University (Arkansas) HSU Hardin-Simmons University (Abilene, Texas) ), Hamburg, Germany, is the first European organization to place an order for a Cray XD1(TM) supercomputer system. Financial terms were not disclosed. The Cray XD1 system is scheduled to be installed in the fourth quarter at the University of the Federal Armed Forces within HSU, where it will be used primarily to support advanced education and training. "We evaluated many proposals from leading IT companies and decided on Cray because of the Cray XD1 system's excellent price-to-performance ratio," said Professor Hendrik Rothe, chair of the university's Laboratory For Measurement and Information Technology." In October 2004, we will start a new postgraduate-level curriculum on computational engineering Computational engineering is a relatively new discipline of engineering. It is typically offered as a masters or doctorate program at several institutions. This is not to be confused with computer engineering (related to building computers). and will use the Cray XD1 mainly for teaching parallel computing Solving a problem with multiple computers or computers made up of multiple processors. It is an umbrella term for a variety of architectures, including symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), clusters of SMP systems, massively parallel processors (MPPs) and grid computing. techniques for fluid dynamics fluid dynamics n. (used with a sing. verb) The branch of applied science that is concerned with the movement of gases and liquids. , electromagnetics, optimization and automatic control. This high performance computer will be of great benefit to our students, since hands-on learning is always the best method to understand sophisticated physical, mathematical and technical problems." "The Helmut Schmidt University's selection of the Cray XD1 system is a sign of the demand for high-bandwidth supercomputing performance," said John Seminerio, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Cray Canada. "HPC (Handheld PC) A palmtop computer that weighs less than one pound and runs specialized versions of popular applications. Microsoft coined the term for its Windows CE operating system, which is an abbreviated version of Windows. See Pocket PC. centers like Helmut Schmidt University are turning to Cray, where they can acquire a powerful, easier-to-manage Linux system at attractive prices." The Cray XD1 system combines AMD's Opteron(TM) processors and HyperTransport(TM) technology with an advanced Cray interconnect to provide industry leading performance and value. Designed for superior sustained application performance, the Cray XD1 system uses the direct connected processor architecture to directly link processors to each other and memory, eliminating interconnect bottlenecks and providing 30 times greater bandwidth and 30 times lower latency than typical cluster systems available today. HPC users can also take advantage of the Cray XD1 system's sophisticated management, self-monitoring and self-healing features to simplify system administration and ensure high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. . Other Cray XD1 innovations include applications acceleration capability based on Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) linked directly to processors over the Cray XD1 interconnect. About The Helmut Schmidt University The Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg, Germany, began offering classes in 1973 and today provides a broad post-secondary academic curriculum. The University of the Federal Armed Forces is part of the Helmut Schmidt University. About Cray Inc. Cray's mission is to be the premier provider of high performance computing for its customers' most challenging scientific and engineering problems. Go to www.cray.com for more information about the company. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement This press release contains forward-looking statements. There are certain factors that could cause Cray's execution plans to differ materially from those anticipated by the statements above. These include the successful porting of application programs to Cray systems and general economic and market conditions. For a discussion of these and other risks, see "Factors That Could Affect Future Results" in Cray's most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. filed with the SEC. 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