Return-Path: Received: from CS.CMU.EDU by K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa15844; 29 Apr 94 19:24:55 EDT Received: from hpcwire.ans.net by CS.CMU.EDU id aa10479; 29 Apr 94 19:24:41 EDT Received: by hpcwire.ans.net id AA54976 (5.65c/IDA-1.4.4 for bovik@cs.cmu.edu); Fri, 29 Apr 1994 16:22:33 -0700 Date: Fri, 29 Apr 1994 16:22:33 -0700 From: Automated Mailer Message-Id: <199404292322.AA54976@hpcwire.ans.net> To: bovik@cs.cmu.edu Subject: HPCwire News Flash HPCwire News Flash April 29 4038) CRAY RESEARCH IN TALKS TO BUY BUSINESS OF MINNESOTA SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER ============================================================================= Eagan, Mn. -- In an unprecedented move, Cray Research, Inc. announced yesterday its intention to hold discussions to determine whether Cray would offer to acquire the business of the Minnesota Supercomputer Center, Inc. (MSCI). John F. Carlson, Chairman and CEO of Cray Research, Inc., stated, "We are planning to expand our involvement in the high-performance computer services market. Our vision is to provide a variety of 'anywhere, anytime' solution-based services to a wider range of customers than we are able to reach today with our existing hardware products. Carlson continued, "We plan to develop a base capability that is similar to MSCI's. Given our intention to enter this market and our existing relationship with MSCI and the University, one option is for Cray Research to consider acquiring MSCI's commercial business." Subscribers may retrieve the full text of Mr. Carlson's letters to Stephen R. Pflaum, Chairman of MSCI, and to President Nils Hasselmo of the University of Minnesota, by selecting Article 4038. For an update on the negotiations, see next week's issue of HPCwire.