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Korea Meteorological Administration Selects Cray to Negotiate Multi-Year Supercomputer Contract
[June 09, 2009]

Korea Meteorological Administration Selects Cray to Negotiate Multi-Year Supercomputer Contract


(Market Wire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SEATTLE, WA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 06/09/09 -- Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. (NASDAQ: CRAY) today announced that the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) has selected Cray as the preferred bidder for a multi-year contract to provide KMA with a next-generation supercomputer.



Contract negotiations are ongoing and an official announcement will be made once the contract has been completed, which is expected to occur in the coming months. The full scope, conditions, options and other contract terms are subject to the negotiation process. No assurance can be given that the negotiations will be completed successfully by Cray.

Based in Seoul, Korea, KMA's mission is operational weather forecasting and climate research for the benefit and welfare of the Korean public and industry. KMA will use the proposed supercomputing products to provide more accurate weather forecasts for the East-Asia Pacific region through increased model resolution, new forecasting models, increased ensemble sizes and the implementation of advanced data assimilation.


About the Korea Meteorological Administration Established in 1949 as the Central Meteorological Office, KMA is a governmental organization dedicated to improving public welfare through the prevention and mitigation of meteorological disasters, by supporting government and business activities such as aeronautics that depend on accurate weather prediction, and by producing scientific information on climate change. KMA comprises the Forecast, Observation and Climate bureaus; the Planning and Information offices; METRI; aviation weather stations; five Regional Meteorological Offices with more than 1,200 employees; and 94 weather and observation stations. The organization collaborates with other entities engaged in meteorological research and prediction worldwide. Go to web.kma.go.kr/eng/index.jsp for more information.

About Cray Inc.

As a global leader in supercomputing, Cray provides highly advanced supercomputers and world-class services and support to government, industry and academia. Cray technology enables scientists and engineers to achieve remarkable breakthroughs by accelerating performance, improving efficiency and extending the capabilities of their most demanding applications. Cray's Adaptive Supercomputing vision will result in innovative next-generation products that integrate diverse processing technologies into a unified architecture, allowing customers to surpass today's limitations and meeting the market's continued demand for realized performance. Go to www.cray.com for more information.

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