Digital EL-ENGRS-OM Internal Guide To Digital Organizations 1988-1989Edition 1988

This document, titled "Internal Guide to Digital Organizations 1988-1989 Edition," is a comprehensive internal reference manual for employees of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), published on June 30, 1988. Its primary purpose is to serve as a guide for any Digital employee seeking information or assistance from specific internal groups, programs, and committees.

The guide provides:

• Corporate Overview: A brief history of Digital's achievements, its guiding philosophy (emphasizing profit, quality, responsibility, customer focus, etc.), and a description of the company's "DEC Culture" (e.g., first-name basis, self-direction, open-door policy, matrix organization). It also includes a reprint of "The Unwritten Laws of Engineering" offering wisdom on professional conduct and work ethics.
• Detailed Organizational Information: Descriptions of most engineering, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and service groups. This includes their responsibilities, objectives, key activities, and contact information for relevant managers and personnel.
• Key Functional Areas Covered:
  • Personnel: Employee relations, compensation, staffing, human resource development.
  • Engineering Product Operations: Product planning, security, international products, and standards control.
  • Legal Services: Intellectual property (trade secrets, patents, copyrights, trademarks), trade regulation, product liability, and U.S. export control laws.
  • Information Services: Digital Library Network, market information, publishing, and internal directories.
  • DIS (Digital Information Systems) Strategy, Technology, and Architecture: Internal IT infrastructure, information operations, human resource management, and telecommunications.
  • Corporate Research and Architecture: Research laboratories (Cambridge, Paris, Systems, Western), Artificial Intelligence, and technology development programs.
  • Product Business Units: Detailed sections on Semiconductor Operations, Low End Systems (e.g., VAX Workstations, Personal Computing, Desktop Systems), Mid-Range Systems, High Performance Systems (e.g., Large VAX, VAXcluster, Transaction Processing), Storage Systems (Tape, Optical Disk, Hard Disk), and Distributed Systems (e.g., Local/Wide Area Communications, Networks).
  • Systems Software Group: VAX/VMS development, software quality management, and corporate user publications.
  • Manufacturing Operations: Computer Systems Manufacturing, New Products Operations, Printed-Wiring Boards, Small Systems Manufacturing, and Manufacturing Information and Technology.
  • Purchasing: Corporate, administrative, and strategic acquisition of resources and software.
  • Corporate Quality Group: Digital's commitment to quality and customer satisfaction.
  • Sales, Services, Industry/Channels Marketing, and International: U.S. Sales, Corporate Communications, Peripherals and Supplies, Government Systems, Industry Marketing, Channels Marketing, Software Services, Educational Services, and Field Service operations.

The document serves as a central reference to help employees understand the company's structure, locate specific departments, and find contact information for internal support and collaboration across various business functions and geographies (including international operations). It aims to be a practical tool for navigating Digital's internal landscape in the late 1980s.