Cray Inc. and Livermore Software Technology Corporation (LSTC) announced a collaboration to exploit the scalable designs of LSTC's LS-DYNA engineering software and Cray's new Cray XD1 supercomputer. Cray and LSTC are aggressively optimizing the Cray communications libraries to enable LS-DYNA to fully exploit the scalability and performance of the Cray XD1 system's innovative interconnect technology. “For CAE users to consider a new computing platform, it must first demonstrate support for the software applications they are running today,” said Adam Lorant, vice president of marketing for Cray. “Our relationship with LSTC demonstrates our commitment to making the Cray XD1 a vital CAE tool -- a supercomputing platform that supports a full suite of CAE applications.” “As engineering problems get larger and more complex, interprocessor communication speeds become a real bottleneck,” said LSTC President John Hallquist. “The Cray XD1's very high-speed/low-latency interconnect and other scalability features allow users to apply larger numbers of processors to problems. We're excited about the supercomputer's potential to extract additional performance from LS-DYNA's scalable design.” Background: Headquartered in Livermore, California, Livermore Software Technology Corporation (LSTC) develops LS-DYNA and a suite of related and supporting engineering software products. LS-DYNA is a general-purpose transient dynamic finite element program capable of simulating complex real world problems. Typical applications include: vehicle crashworthiness (cars, trucks, ships, trains, airplanes); occupant safety (airbags, dummies, seatbelts and seats); metal forming; impact of electronic (cellular phones, radios) and consumer products (golf clubs and balls, helmets). Go to www.lstc.com for more information about the company.