Digital This Week

This document is the June 3, 1985, edition of "Digital This Week," an internal publication for Digital Equipment Corporation employees. Key highlights from this issue include:

• Corporate Initiatives: Digital and its employees are actively supporting African relief efforts through matching donation programs, specifically through Oxfam America and other organizations.
• Personnel Changes: Ward MacKenzie is leaving his position to become the CEO of Lisp Machine, Incorporated, and Jack MacKeen has been appointed as the new Group vice president for the Business Computer Group and Original Equipment Manufacturers Group.
• Business Partnerships: Digital announced joint agreements with McCormack & Dodge for software integration and with Washington University for a $15-million computer networking project.
• Employee Services: The newsletter details a comprehensive trimester schedule for employee recreational trips (ranging from local events to international destinations) and highlights various internal scholarship programs for employee dependents.
• Training & Education: A section is dedicated to listing technical seminars, educational opportunities, and a new network training program for employees.
• General News: Briefs include health initiatives, parking updates, announcements regarding the "Family in Focus" summer program for children, and notes on the "Marketplace" section for classified advertisements.
• Technology Updates: Information is provided on the reliability benchmarks for the Professional 350 computer systems and the opening of the Sales/LSM Benchmark center.