Bill Buzbee, testifying before the International Trade Commission on 27 August, said that NCAR decided last year to acquire the NEC SX-4 because Cray Research's Best and Final Offer (BAFO) presented unacceptable risk. He also said that the anti-dumping order from the ITC would have far-reaching, negative impact on American leadership in atmospheric science.
A full text of his statement is available at:
www.scd.ucar.edu/info/itc.html
The commission asked for additional information about the technical risk in Cray's BAFO. On 4 September, UCAR provided that information in a posthearing brief. A section from the brief that gives details of the risk is available at:
www.scd.ucar.edu/info/additc.html
