RESTON, Va., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been
awarded an extension on an existing contract by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
(GFDL) to provide high performance computing (HPC) capabilities for three
years. The extension -- potentially worth more than $32 million -- went into
effect Oct. 1, 2003.
Under the terms of this agreement, Raytheon will continue to deliver and
support the integrated HPC system consisting of a large-scale computational
cluster, an analysis cluster, as well as a hierarchical storage management
system, home directory file server, software and services.
GFDL, located in Princeton, N.J., is tasked with "expanding the scientific
understanding of the physical, chemical and biological processes that govern
the behavior of the atmosphere and oceans as complex fluid systems -- with a
special focus on the development and utilization of computer simulations."
GFDL conducts leading-edge research to expand the scientific understanding of
many topics, including weather and hurricane forecasts, El Nino prediction,
stratospheric ozone depletion, and global warming.
"GFDL performs research in support of NOAA's strategic goals to understand
climate variability and change and serve society's needs for weather
information," said Brian Gross, deputy director, GFDL. "Raytheon has
demonstrated its ability to provide us with HPC technologies and support
services to enhance our research capabilities for over three years. We are
happy to announce that we will continue to partner with Raytheon on this
program for an additional contract period."
"Raytheon is enthusiastic about continuing our support of the NOAA GFDL
and its vital environmental research," said Mike Keebaugh, president, Raytheon
Intelligence and Information Systems, Raytheon Information Solutions' parent
business unit. "This is a critical partnership for Raytheon and it is an honor
to be a contributor on this program."
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with 2002 sales of $16.8 billion, is an
industry leader in defense, government, and commercial electronics, space,
information technology, technical services, and business and special mission
aircraft. With headquarters in Lexington, Mass., Raytheon employs more than
76,000 people worldwide.
Contact:
Darci Bushey
703.849.1568
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