Subject: HPCwire News Flash!!! (fwd)

From: Pedro A M Vazquez <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 1994 19:22:30 -0300 (GMT-0300)

Hello

Doe anyone knows the implications of this on the future of xmol?

regards

Pedro

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> CRAY RESEARCH COMPLETES $10.4 MILLION ACQUISITION of MSCI         Oct. 19
> NEWS FLASH                                                        HPCwire
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> 
>   Eagan, Minn. -- Cray Research, Inc. completed today the acquisition of
> the Minnesota Supercomputer Center, Inc. (MSCI).
> 
>   Cray Research paid approximately $10.4 million cash to MSCI's owners, the
> University of Minnesota and its Foundation, to acquire MSCI and its assets.
> Most of the current employees at MSCI are expected to stay with Cray, the
> company said, and also confirmed plans to continue the center's operation at
> its current 1200 Washington Avenue South location, in Minneapolis, under the
> current lease with the University.
> 
>   Following the closing, John Carlson, Cray chairman and chief executive
> said, "This acquisition benefits the University, Foundation and Cray, alike.
> The University and Foundation are able to realize substantial value from MSCI
> while simultaneously retaining and expanding access to state-of-the-art
> supercomputing systems for students and faculty members."
> 
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