Conference 7.286::digital

    What's the "C" word?  And I assume the "L" word is "Lay-off."
    

    RE:-.1
    
    "C" word == Close
    
    Larry
    

A press conference at 10:00 PM?  Not unless there was a natural (or man-made)
disaster.  I'm not talking about operating results, either.

	Forwards deleted ( Without permission )
    
    This is what was in my mail this morning.
    
From:	COMET::KELLOGGJ "JACK KELLOGG, COMMUNITY/GOV'T RELATIONS 522-3042  18-Jun-1992 1111" 18-JUN-1992 14:35:20.89
To:	@ALLMGRS,@ALLSECS
CC:	KELLOGGJ
Subj:	Local Press Exposure

                  **Please distribute to all CXO Employees**
                          FOR YOUR INFORMATION
This evening, Thursday, June 18th, Mr. Rick Distasio, Vice President of 
Government Services for Digital, will be the guest speaker at the graduation 
ceremonies of Colorado Technical College.  It is no accident that he has 
consented to do this.  As a part of a developing multi-facited relationship 
with the college, it was mutually agreed by both parties that Rick would use 
the occasion to make two Digital announcements:  

1) An expansion and re-focus of the Government Services Group to offer 
multi-vendor Systems Integration Services.  This will open many doors 
to new styles of business within the aerospace, agency and defense community.
It will be managed here under Max Cameron.  This addition to their Digital
services portfolio requires some new logistics and program management skills.
As a result, they have hired 3 of the graduates of Colorado Tech to complement 
their existing skill base. 

2) A new business in the CXO complex, that of the Regional Customer 
Distribution Center (1 of 2 in the U.S.).  This is a major part of the 
diversification of Digital's business population in Colorado Springs, other 
tenants will follow.  All Western U.S. customer shipments will be staged in 
this facility beginning in August.  We will increase customer satisfaction 
and cash flow by shipping complete orders twice as fast as it can be done 
today.  Percy Jackson will manage the operation and employ about 25 people 
initially and grow to 100 employees over the next 2 years.

The underlying message (and a very important one) is that Digital is investing 
in and diversifying it's Colorado Springs location because we are willing to 
change and are trying to do the right things for the corporation (not for 
individual business self-interest).  You can feel very good about that.

The media have been invited to this event, and we will have a fair amount of 
positive visibility on the 10 O'clock news tonight (Ch 5, 11), the 
Gazette on Friday, and monthly business papers down the rode.

    RE: .0
    
    Rick,
    
    Colorado Technical College had its graduation last night. Rick
    Distasio, Vice President for Government Services was the guest speaker.
    
    He was scheduled to make a couple of announcements at the graduation:
    
    1. An expansion and re-focus of the Government Services group to offer
    multi-vendor Systems Integration Services, to be managed at the
    Colorado Springs facility. There are supposed to be 3 college hires
    from Colorado Tech to complement the existing skill base.
    
    2. A new business in the CXO complex, that of Regional Customer
    Distribution Center. All Western U.S. customer shipments will be staged
    in the facility beginning in August.
    
    The media was invited to the event, and probably aired on the 10:00
    P.M. news. Since Digital is a major employer in Colorado Springs (~3000
    employees?), this would be viewed very positively. 
    
    Since I now report into Colorado Springs, I heard about this yesterday.
    
    HTH,
    
    Kevin
    

    RE: .4 & .5
    
    Thanks for the info....   So it was good news!!!!    You just never
    know these days.....
    
                                                  

    
    
      Any ideas on how this will effect sunnyvale LMC DISTERBUTION
    CENTER.
          Any There.

re .8:

As I recall, the Gazette Telegraph article which discussed our press release
stated we would be consolidating the current 18 distribution centers into 2
(Colorado Springs and Westminister, MA). They did not provide any more details.
I don't know what this means to any other facility.

-John

    Um, that's WESTMINSTER, please.
    
    Right between Gardinier and Fitchiburg...   8^)  mwr