On Line

This newsletter from Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) highlights company updates from early 1968. Key items include:

• Organizational Changes: The company is undergoing a major facility remodeling program in Maynard to reorganize departments. Additionally, Allan Devault has been promoted to Module Product Line Manager.
• Expansion and Growth: Digital established a new office in Edmonton, Alberta, to support northern operations, and continues to be a leading supplier of modules.
• Company Operations: There is an in-depth look at the company’s complex purchasing process, as well as a report on a successful "cleanup campaign" in the Silk Screen Department.
• Employee Welfare and Recognition: Digital has liberalized its sick pay policy to provide better benefits for employees. The newsletter also features lists of long-term employee anniversaries and a large group of new hires.
• Technology Applications: DEC computers are being used in diverse fields, ranging from analyzing football tactics for Trinity College to billing automation at London’s Strand Hotel.
• Personnel Appointments: Cary Armstrong has been appointed as the new District Manager for the Washington, D.C. area.