Starting Cost for the Latest Addition to the Cray CX1(TM) Line of Deskside Supercomputers Is Less Than $12,000

SEATTLE, WA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/16/09 -- Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. (NASDAQ: CRAY) today announced it has significantly reduced the entry-level pricing for its high performance computing (HPC) systems with the introduction of the company's newest product, the Cray CX1-LC(TM) deskside supercomputer. With a base price of less than $12,000, the Cray CX1-LC system will allow a larger segment of scientists and engineers to realize the benefits of Cray supercomputing, which can substantially improve scientific productivity and product development.

Available immediately, the Cray CX1-LC deskside supercomputer -- the "LC" stands for "Light Configuration" -- is designed to make using HPC systems easy and affordable for customers in a variety of situations, including:

--  An engineering team looking for its first cluster.
    The Cray CX1-LC system offers a state-of-the-art Cray cluster architecture
    at an affordable price, with familiar working environments such as Windows
    HPC Server 2008 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
--  Scientists or engineers hitting the limits of workstation performance.
    The Cray CX1-LC system pricing starts at levels similar to high-end
    workstations but provides far more performance, flexibility and headroom
    for growth. The Cray CX1-LC supercomputer can place the dual benefits of a
    high-end workstation and a small cluster at a user's desk.
--  A software developer looking for a dedicated system for development
    and testing.
    With a variety of available blades, the Cray CX1-LC deskside supercomputer
    allows customers to configure the system that best meets their needs.
    A simulation project that is just starting but needs room to grow.
--  The Cray CX1-LC system can easily be upgraded to a full Cray CX1(TM)
    supercomputer and beyond.
    

"The original Cray CX1 system has proven to be a productive, powerful and easy-to-use HPC product for a growing number of researchers and scientists that have turned to Cray for their deskside supercomputing needs, and we expect the Cray CX1-LC will extend these benefits to an even larger number of HPC users," said Ian Miller, senior vice president of the productivity and solutions group and marketing at Cray. "We specifically designed the Cray CX1 system to eliminate the barriers to adoption of HPC systems, and with the Cray CX1-LC, we have now eliminated cost barriers as well."

Available with the Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series and certified as an Intel® Cluster Ready System, the Cray CX1-LC deskside supercomputer supports 1-4 compute blades, including visualization and GPGPU blades, in a simplified Cray CX1 chassis.