Cray Inc. receives $62m in orders for Cray X1 systems.

Cray (Cray, Inc., Seattle, WA, www.cray.com) A supercomputer manufacturer founded in 1972 as Cray Research, Inc., by Seymour Cray, a leading designer of large-scale computers at Control Data. In 1976, it shipped its first computer to Los Alamos National Laboratory. Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:CRAY) has reported that it has received orders valued at approximately $62 million for Cray X1 equipment and related services from the U.S. Government.

Shipments are scheduled to commence later this month and continue through October October: see month. 2003. No other contract details were disclosed.

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," said James Rottsolk, 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. and Chairman of Cray Inc. "These significant orders demonstrate its continuing confidence in Cray and in the new Cray X1 system."

Cray's mission is to be the premier provider of supercomputing solutions for its customers' most challenging scientific and engineering problems.

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