NEW YORK (Reuters)—Supercomputer maker Cray Inc. on Friday said that cofounder and chief scientist Burton Smith will leave the company to take a job at software maker Microsoft Corp.

Smith will leave the company on December 7, Cray said. He also resigned from his post on Cray's board of directors.

The company did not say what Smith's position will be at Microsoft.
Microsoft officials were not immediately available for comment.

Cray shares were down 10 cents, or almost 7 percent, to $1.40 in pre-market INET trade.

This news article was written on November 28, 2005, quoting eWEEK.