CRS Announces Proposed Dist
Cray/Media:  Mardi Larson 612/683-3538 or
             Mary Ellen Amodeo 612/832-5000 (X392)


CRAY RESEARCH SUPERSERVERS ANNOUNCES PROPOSED 
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH SUN'S INTEGRATION DIVISION

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25, 1993 -- Cray Research Superservers
(CRS), a subsidiary of supercomputer leader Cray Research, Inc.
(NYSE:CYR), announced today that it has signed a memorandum
of understanding with Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation
for SunIntegration Services to become a reseller of the CRAY
SUPERSERVER 6400 (CS6400) system, the SPARC/Solaris-
compliant system unveiled today by CRS. 

"SunIntegration is aimed at the rightsizing market and
addresses the integration needs of commercial customers,"
said Martin Buchanan, general manager of CRS.  
"SunIntegration would provide us with an important
distribution channel into corporate accounts that need the high-
end capacity and the full range of Solaris-compatible systems.  
We expect to finalize this agreement soon."

SunIntegration is an SMCC organization created to develop and
implement rightsizing solutions for customers worldwide. 
Details of the proposed arrangement were not disclosed, the
two companies said. 

Buchanan noted that the key to this proposed agreement is the
teaming aspect between the two organizations and the variety
of integrating subcontractors with which SunIntegration has
developed relationships.  The proposed agreement is intended
to provide a teaming arrangement where CRS could act as a
subcontractor, as well as have the ability to work directly
with SunIntegration subcontractors, Buchanan said.  

"The CS6400 is based on Sun's hardware and runs the Solaris
operating environment with Cray's value added RAS features
and software products," said Bill Coleman SunIntegration
general manager.  "The system seems a natural for our third
party product program.  We look forward to working closely
with CRS."

CRS is dedicated to creating the world's leading
SPARC/Solaris-compatible computer systems. 

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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