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Conference 7.286::digital

Title:The Digital way of working
Moderator:QUARK::LIONELON
Created:Fri Feb 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5321
Total number of notes:139771

5234.0. "Digital is a unit of Oracle?" by WHOS01::ELKIND (Steve Elkind, Digital SI @WHO) Thu Apr 10 1997 14:54

    I was glad to read that Digital is now a unit of Oracle Corp.  8^)
    
    It's in an April 8 AP article I found on line, on Digital and China
    Aerospace getting together to build StrongARM-based NCs (DEC design,
    CSAC manufacture and market).  It has quotes from Bobby Choonvala, etc.
    
    The article also stated "Digital is a unit of Oracle Corp., the
    second largest software company in the United States."
    
    Doe this mean we can get RdB free internally again?  (OvO)
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5234.1CTHU22::M_MORINMario Morin, Hull CSC - CanadaThu Apr 10 1997 15:416
I read that as:

   "...Digital and Network Computer Inc., a subsidiary 
    of Oracle Corporation."

/Mario
5234.2nope, that's a direct quoteWHOS01::ELKINDSteve Elkind, Digital SI @WHOFri Apr 11 1997 02:082
    Network Computer, Inc. is not mentioned in the article at all.  What I
    included is a direct quote from the article.
5234.3that is just fine :-)MKTCRV::MANNERINGSFri Apr 11 1997 07:5617
    The base note is great news. I'm not surprised we heard about this in
    such a roundabout way, that is how things are at DIGITAL. 
    
    Your expectations are rather low though:
    
     >Does this mean we can get RdB free internally again?
    
    As a division of Oracle, a well run growth oriented, customer focussed
     profitable company, we should get some profit sharing and things will
    start to move. In fact, even just thinking about it is a tonic. 
    
    And we should all get one of those nice light grey Oracle shirts with
    the distinguished logo.
    
    Really wondferful news.
    
    ..Kevin..
5234.4Nostaligia is not as it used to beYSATIS::PERINOLe gai savoirFri Apr 11 1997 08:433
	...and... Pier-Carlo back in the same building, same chair with 
	cafetaria talks deploring the poor 40% growth when forecasts
	were a strong 45%...
5234.5Did HE start this story?MKTCRV::MANNERINGSFri Apr 11 1997 11:134
    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH! I had forgotten about Mr F. Please ignore
    .3 :-)
    
    ..Kevin..
5234.6CTHU22::M_MORINMario Morin, Hull CSC - CanadaFri Apr 11 1997 14:0013
I think someone printed something wrong.  You say you got the article
from AP.

I got mine from Reader's Choice, as an official DIGITAL Press Release,
and it does say:

   "...Digital and Network Computer Inc., a subsidiary 
    of Oracle Corporation."


Maybe AP got it wrong?

/Mario
5234.7PCF's whereabouts?SHIRE::MEYERNick, DTN 7-821-4172Sat Apr 12 1997 10:145
    Strangely enough, I have only seen Pier-Carlo once, visiting EHQ in
    Geneva, where Oracle French speaking Sales operations rent a portion of  
    the third floor in the old Morgines 1 building. He might be CEO of
    Oracle Europe, but his office is somewhere else, maybe in the AT&T
    building in Geneva... Who knows...
5234.8just wondering againMKTCRV::MANNERINGSMon Apr 14 1997 08:157
    >>visiting EHQ in Geneva
    
    My curiosity for gossip is out of control this morning. What make of
    car was he driving?
    
    ..Kevin..