There are some exciting things going on at Cray. We recently announced our newest product, the Cray CX1TM supercomputer, which is sure to change the look of supercomputing from here on out. Partnering with Microsoft® and Intel®, our product enables those who could only dream of having a Cray supercomputer realize that possibility -- right at their deskside.
And the "coolest" in green computing, ECOphlexTM (PHase-change Liquid EXchange) technology, will begin shipping later this year as an option for Cray XT5TM systems.
We're proud of what we do best, leading innovation and powerful supercomputing for the future. |
| Cray Teams with Microsoft to Drive High Productivity Computing into the Mainstream with Cray CX1 Supercomputer |
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Cray Inc. and Microsoft Corporation just introduced the new Cray CX1 supercomputer. Competitively priced starting at $25,000 with Windows® HPC Server 2008 and Intel Xeon® processors, the Cray CX1 supercomputer offers "ease-of-everything" features and the ability to fit into standard office environments and workflows. This new product reflects Microsoft and Cray's shared goal to drive high productivity computing farther into the mainstream in a broad array of markets including financial services, aerospace, automotive, petroleum, life sciences, government, academic and digital media.
For Q&A with Cray SVP Sales & Marketing Ian Miller:
To read IDC's September 2008 white paper:
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| High-Efficiency "Green" Cooling - ECOphlex TM Unveiled |
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Cray recently unveiled a revolutionary liquid cooling technology that will allow computers to operate at unprecedented speeds of multiple petaflops (thousands of trillions of calculations per second) while delivering significant energy savings and installation flexibility. Cray XT5 systems will begin shipping with the company's new ECOphlex (PHase-change Liquid EXchange) technology later this year.
For Q&A with Cray CTO Steve Scott read:
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| Dignitaries Visit Chippewa Falls Facility |
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Pictured left to right are Jayson Smith, Greg Hoffman, Steve Scott, Representative Obey, and Wayne Kugel
Representative Dave Obey of Wisconsin, Chippewa Falls Mayor Greg Hoffman and Jayson Smith, City of Chippewa Falls Planning Director, toured the Cray manufacturing facility with Steve Scott, Cray CTO and Wayne Kugel, Cray VP of Operations, and had coffee with employees on September 4th. Congressman Obey is Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee in Washington, D.C. and has been a strong supporter Cray over the years. |
| Cray Instrumental in Gaining Better Understanding of Combustion Phenomena |
 Researchers were awarded by the Department of Energy's Office of Science as part of the 2007 Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment ( INCITE) program, more than six million hours of computing time on the Cray X1E TM and Cray XT3 TM supercomputers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Their goal is to gain a fundamental understanding of processes key to flame combustion for the purpose of ultimately designing more effective combustion devices. |
| Technical Workshops in Europe and Japan |
| The Cray Technical Workshop Europe 2008, hosted by the University of Edinburgh in Scotland will be held on September 24-26.
The Cray Technical Workshop Japan 2008 will be held this year at the Hotel Laforet Tokyo on October 8-9.
Workshop attendees will see an exciting program addressing capability computing and highlighting future innovations from Cray. |
| Historic Milestone Reached |
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September 4th marked the shipment of the 1,000th Cray XT system!
To view more milestones check out the
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SEG 2008