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AUSTRALIA'S UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND ORDERS 
FIRST CRAY RESEARCH SYSTEM

EAGAN, Minn., Nov. 4, 1993 -- Cray Research, Inc. announced
today that The University of Queensland in Australia has
ordered and installed its first Cray Research supercomputer.  

A CRAY Y-MP system was installed at the University's Prentice
Centre in third quarter of this year.  The university has built
up a body of expert academic and support staff able to work on
scientific, industrial and commercial applications in
supercomputing.  The supercomputer will be used by these in-
house experts, as well as be made available to other
universities and research centers in Australia. 

In a separate news release issued by the university, Professor
Brian Wilson, The University of Queensland vice chancellor,
said the agreement placed the university in a strong position
to meet challenging research problems of the future.   He said
the CRAY Y-MP system would provide supercomputer support to
establish university research programs and a number of
national research centers on campus.  It would also support
both undergraduate and post-graduation teaching. 

Wilson emphasized the need for collaborative arrangements
with government and industry in Australia to ensure
supercomputer facilities and expertise were used for the
maximum benefit. 

The University of Queensland has established a Vice
Chancellor's Committee on High Performance Computing, with
an aim of formulating a strategic plan for high performance
computing in Australia. 

Cray Research creates the most powerful, highest-quality
computational tools for solving the world's most challenging
scientific and industrial problems.

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