Cray/Media:       Mardi Larson, 612/683-3538
Cray/Financial:   Brad Allen, 612/683-7395

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB ORDERS NEW CRAY SYSTEM,
MOST POWERFUL IN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY 

EAGAN, Minn., Jan. 5, 1995 -- Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) has
installed and accepted a four-processor CRAY C90
supercomputer system for molecular modeling and drug
discovery research, Cray Research (NYSE:CYR) announced today. 
Cray officials said that the system, installed at BMS's
Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Lawrenceville, N.J., is the
largest Cray supercomputer in the pharmaceutical industry. 

The CRAY C90 supercomputer is an upgrade replacement of a
CRAY Y-MP system BMS installed three years ago.  According to
Joseph J. Villafranca, Ph.D., executive director of
macromolecular structure at BMS, the Cray system will be
used for exploratory and drug discovery research by about 250
chemists, molecular modelers, and crystallographers located
throughout four BMS research sites.   

BSM estimates that by using Cray Research supercomputers the
company can substantially expedite the drug discovery cycle
for certain programs, Dr. Villafranca said.  "This translates
into our ability to take molecules into the clinic faster and
potentially reduce the development cycle," he said. 

"In addition to the value of reducing development cycles, we
picked the Cray system for one clear reason -- in our three
years with the CRAY Y-MP system we experienced only one
down day attributed to a hardware problem," said Dr.
Villafranca.   "The service we receive is extremely superior as
well.   When we have any slight problem or need advice or help
to carry out our normal periodic maintenance, the service
provided by Cray engineers is instantaneous."

Robert H. Ewald, Cray Research president and chief operating
officer, said, "We are pleased to continue our relationship with
Bristol-Myers Squibb and to see our supercomputing solutions
provide a strong return on investment for our industrial
customers."

Cray Research provides the leading supercomputing tools and
services to help solve customers' most challenging problems.

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