Cray Will Market High-Performance Cluster Solutions and Services Worldwide Using Dell PowerEdge Servers.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SEATTLE & AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2002 Agreement Unites Cray Supercomputing Expertise With Dell Quality and Efficiency Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. (Nasdaq:CRAY) and Dell (Nasdaq:DELL) today announced a definitive agreement for Cray to market high-performance cluster solutions and services worldwide using Dell PowerEdge This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. servers. A cluster is a group of independent computer systems that work together as a unified computing resource. The three-year, automatically renewable agreement, effective immediately, calls for Cray to sell and provide direct customer support for high-performance computing High-speed computing, which typically refers to supercomputers used in scientific research. (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. ) solutions that combine scalable, cost-effective Dell PowerEdge servers and storage with value-added HPC technologies and services from Cray. In addition to installation, maintenance and support, Cray will offer services ranging from site planning Site planning in landscape architecture and architecture refers to the organizational stage of the landscape design process. It involves the organization of land use zoning, access, circulation, privacy, security, shelter, land drainage, and other factors. , system integration and training, to hardware and software customization. Cray will market the Dell, Linux-based solutions alongside Cray's existing HPC products and solutions. Through its High-Performance Computing Clusters (HPCC HPCC - High Performance Computing and Communications ) program also announced today, Dell will continue to offer supercomputing capabilities through bundled cluster configurations to help customers solve their computing challenges quickly and easily. Under the terms of the agreement, Dell will provide Cray with current and future Dell products, including a broad range of networking and storage options; training; and support for Cray's engineering and service organizations. Cray and Dell will meet as needed as needed prn. See prn order. to discuss requirements for specific sales opportunities, and on a quarterly basis regarding potential enhancements to Dell's cluster product roadmap. "Our relationship with Dell fulfills the strategy we announced in December 2001 to deliver cluster solutions through Cray's new Professional Services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. organization," said Michael P. Haydock, 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. "Separately, Cray and Dell discovered an important unmet need for high-quality, cost-effective cluster solutions surrounded by deep HPC expertise. Through our Cray T3E The Cray T3E was Cray Research's second-generation massively parallel supercomputer architecture, launched in 1995. Like the previous Cray T3D It was a fully distributed memory machine using a 3D torus topology interconnection network. (tm) history, Cray has become one of the world's leading experts at working with customers to make scalable, microprocessor-based solutions successful," he added. "Cray's selection of Dell PowerEdge servers is another example of how industry-standard technology is pushing further into the enterprise, and now handling a growing range of supercomputing tasks," said Randy Groves, vice president of Dell's Enterprise Systems Group. "This relationship promises to expand Dell's market opportunity in high-performance computing by leveraging Cray's unrivaled understanding of HPC markets, customers, applications and technologies." "This relationship will clearly delight enterprises seeking production quality high-performance supercomputing at attractive pricing," said Richard Partridge Richard Partridge FRS, FRCS (19 January 1805; Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire – 25 March 1873; London) was a British surgeon. Although he became President of both the Royal College of Surgeons and the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society, he is best known for his part in , vice president of Enterprise Servers at D.H. Brown Associates. "Cray's HPC cluster solutions will leverage the scalability expertise honed on its well-regarded Cray T3E parallel systems. Using Dell's highly successful industry-standard platforms, these high-performance clusters will offer customers exciting new levels of cost-effective HPC computing." About Dell Dell Computer Corporation (company) Dell Computer Corporation - One of the biggest US manufacturers of IBM PC compatibles. "From notebooks to networks", their slogan says. http://us.dell.com. (Nasdaq:DELL) is the world's No. 1 computer systems company and is a premier provider of products and services required for customers to build their information-technology and Internet infrastructures. The company's revenue for the past four quarters totaled $31.8 billion. Dell ranks No. 48 on the Fortune 500, No. 122 on the Fortune Global 500 and No. 7 on the Fortune Global "most admired" lists of companies. Dell, through its direct business model, designs, manufactures and customizes products and services to customer requirements, and offers an extensive selection of software and peripherals. Information on Dell and its products can be obtained on the World Wide Web at www.dell.com. Dell is a registered trademark of Dell Computer Corporation. About Cray Inc. Cray is the premier provider of supercomputing solutions for its customers' most challenging scientific and engineering problems. Cray systems were named "Best Supercomputer" in 2001, 2000 and 1999 by the readership of Scientific Computing & Instrumentation. Cray also was number one among supercomputer (HPC) vendors in the November 2001 independent rankings of the world's most powerful supercomputers by industry analyst firm IDC. 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. Among such risk factors are timely availability of commercially acceptable components from third-party suppliers, development of a new professional services team, development of a successful working relationship with a new supplier and the competitiveness of our new cluster solutions with cluster systems offered by our competitors, and general economic and market conditions. For a discussion of these and other risks that could affect Cray's future performance, please see "Factors That Could Affect Future Results" in Cray's most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. and "Additional Factors That Could Affect Future Results" in Cray's current report on Form 8-K Form 8-K The form required by the SEC when a publicly held company incurs any event that might affect its financial situation or the share value of its stock. Form 8-K See 8-K. filed with the SEC on Nov. 28, 2001. Cray is a registered trademark, and Cray T3E is a trademark, of Cray Inc. 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