Digital This Week

This edition of the Digital Equipment Corporation newsletter highlights several company news items from August 5, 1985:

• Corporate Philanthropy & Legal: Digital donated $4.94 million in equipment to the Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation's Microelectronics Center. Additionally, the company filed a lawsuit against Emulex Corporation and a former employee regarding the alleged misappropriation of trade secrets.
• Technological Milestones: Digital was the first company to file for "mask work" protection under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 for its MicroVAX II chip.
• Business & Operations: Several marketing agreements were announced for earth resource engineering applications. Digital also secured a $1.5-million contract to provide VAX computer systems to the London Stock Exchange. Internally, the company expanded its travel program to reduce costs and implemented new secretarial retraining programs.
• Employee/Community News: The newsletter includes announcements regarding a summer blood drive, a shopping excursion to Maine, and a feature on the "Rainbow camp" for children, which utilized computer skills to assist local community organizations.
• Education & Marketplace: Pages 6 and 7 contain extensive classified advertisements ("The Marketplace") and listings for various educational opportunities, including M.S. graduate courses and English as a second language training for employees.