Intel and Cray Announce Partnership
Category: ManufacturersPosted: April 28, 2008 02:09PM
Author: Nemo
Intel and Cray announced a strategic alliance today where Cray will begin to incorporate Intel processors in future designs. Cray currently uses AMD processors and the new deal adds to the mounting pressure on an already troubled AMD. The deal with Intel calls for joint research and development between the two companies on high-performance computers over the next several years. A Cray spokesperson said his company would continue to offer systems using AMD's Opteron processors. AMD recently released upgraded processors in its Barcelona line of chips that fixed technical issues that had delayed release of some Cray systems. The two companies expect to collaborate on Cray's Cascade line of super-computers with the first systems arriving in the 2011-2012 time frame.
