News from Cray Inc

As 2008 opens, we at Cray are very energized about our latest generation of supercomputers, the Cray XT5™ Product Family. The Cray XT5 scalable Linux supercomputer and the Cray XT5h™ hybrid supercomputer set a new standard for purpose-built high performance computing systems, combining unmatched sustained application performance with outstanding manageability and reliability, and lower cost of ownership. These industry leading systems establish a new paradigm in high performance computing, and we couldn't be more excited.

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In This Issue

Cray XT5 Family "Firsts"

Cray Technical Workshop North America 2008

CUG 2008

AMD Virtual Experience

Cray's Commitment to "Green"

Cray XT5 Family "Firsts"

In December 2007, the Danish Meteorological Institute became the first Cray XT5 customer. "We are very excited that DMI selected the Cray XT5 system for its operational weather forecasts and climate studies," said Peter Ungaro, president and CEO of Cray. "DMI's challenging computing requirements are the perfect match for the unprecedented sustained application performance, reliability, exceptional manageability and lower cost of ownership the Cray XT5 system offers customers. We are proud that DMI will use the world's most scalable Linux-based supercomputer to meet their goals and continue to provide internationally acclaimed meteorological services."

On January 14th, Cray and Scotland's University of Edinburgh unveiled the new Cray XT4™ supercomputer, officially launching the first phase of the UK's High-End Computing Terascale Resource (HECToR) project. Later this year, this system is scheduled to be upgraded to include a Cray X2™ vector system, making it the first Cray XT5h system and the industry's first integrated hybrid supercomputer. Read more

Pictured above are Professor Richard Kenway, University of Edinburgh, Professor Sir Tim O'Shea, Principal and Vice Chancellor, University of Edinburgh, Alastair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer, UK Government, John Armitt, Chairman EPSRC and Peter Ungaro, president and CEO, Cray Inc.

Technical Workshop North America

Please join us at the Cray Technical Workshop North America 2008, hosted by NERSC, February 26-27 at Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, CA. At this workshop you will hear directly from users about the benefits of owning a Cray supercomputer, including increased performance, higher system utilization and the ability to run large applications that scale. Cray experts will also present on achieving optimum performance using Cray systems and highlight future innovations from Cray. Registration closes February 20.

CUG 2008 Meets in Helsinki May 5-8

Hosted by CSC, the Finnish IT center for science, CUG 2008 will be held in Helsinki, Finland on May 5-8 at the Marina Congress Center. This year's theme "Crossing the Boundaries" reflects on how improvements in both computational science and high-performance computing have enabled coupled and cross-disciplinary simulations in many fields, such as earth system science, nanoscience, biotechnology and various fields of engineering. The CUG 2008 program will offer Cray users a wealth of information and the opportunity to learn and network with other users about how to achieve the best performance possible for your application.

Registration is now open with early bird rates through March 26.

AMD Virtual Experience

Visit the Cray booth at AMD's Virtual Experience, an interactive 3D virtual tradeshow showcasing technology partners whose solutions are based on AMD Opteron™ processors. View information of interest, participate in demos, download white papers and watch keynote talks.

Cray's Commitment to "Green"

In early 2007 a team of Cray employees from across the United States, fully supported by Cray management, officially formed CrayGreen to "actively promote the conservation of resources and the preservation of the environment, as a business strategy and as a lifestyle choice." They began by identifying several key initiatives primarily around employee and facility power consumption, increased recycling efforts and improved resource efficiency opportunities. Cray's commitment to green strategies continues to be integral to all areas our company.