German agency seals $23M deal for high-powered Cray supercomputers to improve the science of weather predictions

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Seattle supercomputer maker Cray Inc. has sealed a $23 million deal to deliver two XC30 supercomputers and two Sonexion 1600 storage systems to Germany’s National Meteorological Service, one of the world’s top weather prediction centers. Cray said in a press release today that researchers at Deutscher Wetterdienst, or DWD, will be able to use the machines to produce… Read More…

Seattle supercomputer maker Cray revises outlook

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Shares of Seattle supercomputer maker Cray Inc. fell Friday morning after it announced preliminary results for 2012, noting that it expects revenue of $420 million on the year. Analysts had expected revenue of $446 million for the fiscal year. The company, which recently closed the acquisition of Appro, said that its gross margins for the… Read More…

Supercomputer deal: Cray to acquire Appro for $25M

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Seattle-based Cray is aiming to improve its position in high-performance computing with a $25 million cash acquisition of Appro International — a California-based company that is currently the No. 3 provider of systems on the closely watched Top100 supercomputer list. Appro, headquartered in Milpitas, Calif., will form the basis for a new Cluster Solutions business… Read More…

Cray boosts revenues as it awaits word on $150M order

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Supercomputer maker Cray Inc. today reported net income of $147.4 million on revenue of $84.2 million, a “strong quarter” in the words of CEO Peter Ungaro. The boost in net income came in part through a $139.1 million gain tied to the company’s sale of its interconnect hardware development program to Intel Corporation. The company, whose… Read More…

Cray supercomputer tackles age-old dilemma of how to make ice cream more delicious

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Science. So useful. So life-enhancing. And now even more delicious. The scientific powers of a supercomputer from Seattle-based Cray are being put to good use figuring out how to make one of the earth’s tastiest treats even tastier. That’s right. A Cray supercomputer is being used to help scientists figure out how to make better ice cream…. Read More…

Cray to deliver ‘Cascade’ supercomputer to DOE researchers in $40M deal

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Seattle supercomputer maker Cray announced today that it has won a $40 million contract to deliver its next-generation supercomputer, code-named “Cascade” along with its Sonexion storage system, to the Department of Energy’s National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center. The supercomputer will be used for detailed analysis in the fields of climate modeling, biology, environmental sciences, fusion energy,… Read More…

Supercomputer maker Cray expands in China

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Cray announced today that it has established a new subsidiary in China in order to sell the company’s large supercomputing and storage systems, as well as provide training to customers in the Asian market. The new subsidiary, dubbed Cray Computing Equipment, will be based in Beijing’s Haidan district. With the new unit, the company said… Read More…

Supercomputer maker Cray forms YarcData, a new unit to capitalize on ‘big data’

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One of the tech buzzwords du jour right now is “Big Data,” the idea of companies mining ever-increasing data sets to glean insightful information. That’s an arena where supercomputers can have an especially powerful role, in part because the machines are built to crunch complex numbers used in everything from the exploration of oil &… Read More…

Shares of Cray tank after supply issues push maker of supercomputers to a loss

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The up and down story of Cray continues with the company saying today that revenues will fall below original expectations. It also plans to post an operating loss for 2011. The Seattle-based maker of supercomputers said that supply issues related to “a key component” was unavailable for the XK6 system that it planned to deliver… Read More…

Cray hooks huge $188 million supercomputer contract with University of Illinois

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Leaders in the field of supercomputing are arriving in Seattle this week for SC11, one of the biggest confabs for those interested in high performance computing. And as more than 10,000 attendees arrive for the conference — which begins today and runs through Friday at the Washington State Trade & Convention Center — Seattle’s hometown… Read More…