Digital This Week

This edition of the Digital Equipment Corporation employee newsletter, dated June 27, 1988, highlights several corporate updates and employee-focused news:

• Corporate Updates: Digital announced changes to its "SAVE" plan for employees, including updated investment return estimates and more frequent transfer opportunities between funds. The company also introduced new distributed realtime hardware and software products.
• Personnel Changes: Key appointments include Lou Gaviglia as Vice President of Manufacturing, Pat Carter as M/E/M EEO Account Manager, and Eric Ericsson as Purchasing EDI Integration Manager.
• Company Culture & Events: The issue features reports on the Central Collection Exhibit opening in Marlboro, the 15th Annual Safe Driver Competition, and the kickoff of the "Evening at Pops" 1988 season.
• Education & Training: The newsletter details a robust Q1 training calendar for high-performance systems and new course offerings in technical software management and stress/conflict management.
• Community & Benefits: Sections are dedicated to scholarship winners for Milton Academy and St. Paul's School, health and fitness events, and a "Marketplace" classified section for employees.
• Infrastructure & Announcements: Important notices include the upcoming Massachusetts area code change affecting 30,000 employees, the launch of a new online Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual, and the availability of a new internal field news infobase called "LIVE WIRE."
• In Memoriam: The issue includes a memorial for Don Fraser, a principal software editor who passed away on June 10.