Cray Inc. (CRAY) Awarded Contract for Supercomputer Project
Cray Inc., a global supercomputer provider, today announced it has been awarded a contract from the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) in Manno, Switzerland, to acquire a Cray XMT supercomputer. The announcement, made in conjunction with a CSCS-hosted workshop focused on large-scale data analysis, is Cray's first order for its next-generation Cray XMT system. CSCS is currently home to a Cray XT5 supercomputer nicknamed "Rosa" and was also the recipient of the first-ever Cray XE6 system. CSCS will use its next-generation Cray XMT supercomputer as part of a project called EUREKA, designed to address issues that require large-scale data analysis.…