64 bits in the news again

Hey everyone;

Well I guess that 64 bits thing is quite a news maker.    It seems Compaq
is in the news now about that
64 bit chip that is setting the world on fire.   The "Alpha"   from the
company "previously known as" 
Digital (or DEC).  

One of the lead guys from Compaq(John Rando) says;  
  "With Merced it's been one delay after another," Rando said. "So we feel
we can lead
  [64-bit computing] with Alpha." 

So you heard it everyone,   the last two years of the AS/400 aside,   The
Alpha will lead 64 bit computing.  (How many Alpha's do you folks have
running your business???)

http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?980612.ehalpha.htm

BTW,  the writer is David Pendery   <david_pendery@infoworld.com>
  and the editor incharge of the article is Carolyn April
<carolyn_april@infoworld.com>
Just in case anyone would want to drop them aline about another 64 bit
computer that is in the 
market place (AKA    The AS/400)

And remember;........     "There is bigger business to be had in total
solutions," including enterprise systems support   and integration, Rando
said"     (Just waiting for the Alpha I guess)


John Carr CDP
 Certified IBM Specialist  - RPG
 EdgeTech
 804-739-7689
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  Compaq executive: Alpha central to
  64-bit plans 

  By David Pendery 
  InfoWorld Electric 

  Posted at 1:01 PM PT, Jun 12, 1998 
  Compaq's new "Enterprise 2000" enterprise strategy will get a serious
boost from technology
  it will acquire from Digital, including operating systems based on
Digital Unix and OpenVMS,
  clustering technology, and Digital StorageWorks storage products, Compaq
officials said at a
  press conference in New York Friday. 

  And with nagging delays of Intel's 64-bit Merced processor, the brains
behind all of this
  brawn will definitely be DEC's vaunted Alpha processor, said John Rando,
senior vice
  president and group general manager of Compaq services, in an interview
after the press
  conference. 

  "With Merced it's been one delay after another," Rando said. "So we feel
we can lead
  [64-bit computing] with Alpha." 

  Although Rando said the company's final processor platform strategy has
not been decided
  upon, Rando said that, for the near term, "we are about making Alpha a
sustainable
  technology." 

  Earlier in the day, Compaq president and CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer told an
audience in New
  York that Compaq would incorporate Alpha processors into Compaq products
with the aim
  of "establishing them as industry standards" in 64-bit computing. 

  Rando concurred, saying that with Merced's erratic release schedule,
Alpha processors are
  the placeholder Compaq needs as 64-bit computing becomes standard. 

  "If Merced comes along and offers differentiation, we can migrate the
Alpha platforms,"
  Rando said. But he added, "with the delays, I wonder how long people will
give credibility to
  Merced." 

  Rando said Compaq is also finalizing its branding strategy, and the
company is not averse to
  retaining the Digital badge in Alpha servers and workstations. 

  "We know that a dual brand does work in the industry," Rando said. "It's
a good way to
  bridge technology and ownership." 

  Rando added that one pillar of Compaq's forthcoming enterprise sales
strategy is to focus on
  its 500 largest accounts, giving them premium access to "ActiveAnswers,"
Compaq's
  soon-to-be-completed corporate extranet site, as well as the company's
direct sales force
  and service arms. 

  "There is bigger business to be had in total solutions," including
enterprise systems support
  and integration, Rando said

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