1.   Now, supercomputer sales to Russia and China occur regularly, and they provide a small but sizable chunk of annual receipts for U.S. manufacturers.

2.   One of the problems, Joseph said, is ensuring that the supercomputer sale is not a security risk to the U.S.

3.   Since then, Japan has liberalized its procedures for supercomputer sales in friendly countries.

4.   According to Cray, NEC could use profits from its other areas of business to subsidize the losses from supercomputer sales.