Digital This Week

This issue of Digital This Week (dated July 6, 1981) serves as an internal company newsletter for Digital Equipment Corporation. Key highlights include:

• Organizational Changes: A new market group, "Technical Volume," has been formed, managed by Vice President Ward MacKenzie. Additionally, Stan Olsen has taken a one-year leave of absence from the Computer Products Group.
• Employee Benefits: Digital is implementing cost-containment measures for health care, including 100% reimbursement for generic drugs and expanded coverage for second surgical opinions. The newsletter also details HMO enrollment options.
• New Products: Digital announced "DECmate," a multipurpose "Work Processor" system targeting small businesses and professional applications.
• Company News & Education: The newsletter covers the launch of a new internal teleconferencing system, upcoming computer education and Pascal seminars, and safety training initiatives.
• Community and Lifestyle: It provides information on employee events (such as a trip to the mountains), ferry discounts, a "Commuter Corner" for carpool/vanpool coordination, a classified "Marketplace" section for employees, and a feature on Digital’s sponsorship of the Marlboro Classic golf tournament.