Cray and DARPA, together again

Cray to Base Next-Generation Supercomputers on

AMD Opteron(TM) Processor Platform; Firms Will

Collaborate On Cray's 2006 DARPA HPCS Phase 3

Proposal

SEATTLE--(CCNMatthews - Nov 14, 2005) -

AMD (NYSE:AMD) and Cray Inc., (Nasdaq NM:CRAY)

today announced that they have signed an

agreement that extends their successful

relationship through the end of the decade.

Cray will continue to use AMD OpteronTM

processors for the microprocessor-based

supercomputer products Cray develops during

this period. In addition, the two firms will

actively collaborate on Cray's mid-2006

proposal for Phase 3 of the federal

government's DARPA HPCS (High Productivity

Computing Systems) program.

"After an extensive review of marketplace

alternatives, we selected the AMD64 platform as

the microarchitecture for our next-generation

supercomputer products," said Cray President

and CEO Peter Ungaro. "In the near-term, the

AMD Opteron processor roadmap provides our

customers a smooth upgrade path to multi-core

systems. Through 2010, AMD's multi-core

processor roadmap and HyperTransportTM

technology capabilities stand out for their

ability to help meet our aggressive performance

goals. Our success working with AMD in

developing the Cray XT3TM and the Cray XD1TM

systems gives us great confidence that AMD is

the right partner to help Cray advance the

boundaries of high performance computing."

Cray and AMD will work closely together on

Cray's mid-2006 submission for Phase 3 of the

DARPA HPCS program. The program plans to

provide economically viable, next-generation

high productivity computing systems for the

national security, scientific and industrial

user communities that are able to run

applications at sustained speeds of one

petaflop (million billion calculations per

second) or more by the end of the decade.

"We anticipate our shared customers are excited

about this strengthened relationship with Cray,

the leading innovator in high performance

computing, and we see this agreement as a

strong vote of confidence in AMD and our role

in high performance computing," said Henri

Richard, executive vice president and chief

sales and marketing officer at AMD. "AMD's

collaboration with Cray is not just about high

performance computing, we believe the

innovation sparked by this relationship,

especially through our joint work on the DARPA

HPCS proposal, could help define the future of

the IT industry."

"The goal of the HPCS program is to provide

next-generation systems that are highly robust,

easy to program, and perform efficiently at

very large scales. Meeting this challenge will

require an extremely strong engineering team,

with the creativity to invent new HPC solutions

and the experience to deliver them," said Steve

Scott, Cray Chief Technology Officer. " Teaming

with AMD further strengthens the Cray team and

positions us to present an outstanding proposal

to DARPA in spring 2006."

Today, Cray offers the Cray XT3 and Cray XD1

supercomputers, based on the AMD Opteron

processor, along with the Cray X1ETM

supercomputer, based on Cray custom-built

vector processors. This collaboration will

further embed AMD technology in Cray's

next-generation supercomputer products, which

are designed to increase performance for HPC

applications by drawing on both AMD Opteron and

custom, specialized processors.

About AMD

AMD (NYSE:AMD) designs and produces innovative

microprocessors, Flash memory devices and

low-power processor solutions for the computer,

communications and consumer electronics

industries. AMD is dedicated to delivering

standards-based, customer-focused solutions for

technology users, ranging from enterprises and

governments to individual consumers. For more

information visit www.amd.com.

About Cray Inc.

As the global leader in HPC, Cray provides

innovative supercomputing systems that enable

scientists and engineers in government,

industry and academia to meet both existing and

future computational challenges. Building on

years of experience in designing, developing,

marketing and servicing the world's most

advanced supercomputers, Cray offers a

comprehensive portfolio of HPC systems that

deliver unrivaled sustained performance on a

wide range of applications. Go to www.cray.com

for more information.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking

statements. There are certain factors that

could cause Cray's execution to differ

materially from those anticipated by the

statements above. These include the technical

challenges of developing high performance

computing systems, reliance on third-party

suppliers, and retention and attraction of key

employees and managers. For a discussion of

these and other risks, see "Factors That Could

Affect Future Results" in Cray's most recent

Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC.

AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, Opteron, and

combinations thereof, are trademarks of

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Cray is a

registered trademark, and Cray XT3 is a

trademark, of Cray Inc. All other trademarks

are the property of their respective owners.
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