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Title:The Hunting Notesfile
Notice:Registry #7, For Sale #15, Success #270
Moderator:SALEM::PAPPALARDO
Created:Wed Sep 02 1987
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1561
Total number of notes:17784

863.0. "Notes In Jeopardy" by USA1::OUELLETTE () Tue Nov 27 1990 14:38

 I heard a rumor that non technical notes may be cancelled since they do not 
contribute directly to productivity. Anyone got any info on this?
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863.1BRABAM::PHILPOTTCol I F 'Tsingtao Dhum' PhilpottWed Nov 28 1990 05:4710
    
    This rumour circulates every 8 months or so. To the best of my
    knowledge (and I moderate 4 non-business related conferences) it is not
    being seriously discussed this time (either).
    
    It probably is best to simply not discuss the matter further - after
    all they may not have thought of it yet - but if we all start talking
    about it they may think its a good idea...
    
    /. Ian .\
863.2The latest OFFICIAL word... SALEM::TOWLE_CCorkyWed Nov 28 1990 07:20142
	TEL: 273-5464                         <INFANTE.DAN AT A1 AT CORA @ CORE>
Date:	21-Nov-1990
Posted-date: 21-Nov-1990
Precedence: 1
Subject: REGARDING NOTES FILES                                                  
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To:	See Below



                                                  

                    ****** THIS MEMO IS FROM DAN INFANTE ******
      
       - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
        
      Some background on notes usage:
        
      Each and every notes conference runs on a computer owned by a cost 
      centermanager.  It is the responsibility of the cost center manager to 
      ensure that Digital's assets within his or her cost centers are being 
      efficiently and effectively used. 
        
      . Basically, there are two kinds of computer conferencing (notes files): 
      technical/business and non-technical/business.
        
      Technical/business notes files are used extensively in support of the 
      companies business -- product development, strategic collaboration, 
      business conferencing, reduce time to market, and shorten problem 
      resolution time, business planning, etc. These are clearly valid reasons 
      to encourage conferencing/notes file use as a productivity tool.
        
      Non-technical/business notes files are those covering personal 
      interests.  These files have grown to unreasonable levels and in many 
      incidences does not contribute to our productivity objectives.  This 
      type of use is consuming valuable network capacity and consuming 
      disk/storage space.  Both of these are increasing costs to the company.  
      
      . All cost center managers and system managers must monitor 
      non-technical / business notesfiles.  Effective immediately, I am 
      instructing all IM&T managers and system managers not to back up 
      non-technical business related notesfiles.  Additionally, they are to 
      cut back on capital required for notes access and monitor the 
      optimization of their computer capital.
        
      Our Corporate Security and Personnel policies are very clear and my 
      expectations are that our Cost Center Managers will comply with their 
      managerial responsibility.
        
        
        
        Regards,
        Dan
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      

To Distribution List:

DICK YEN @TAO,
BILL STRECKER @MLO,
DAVID STONE @CORE,
PETER SMITH @MRO,
JACK SMITH @MLO,
GRANT SAVIERS @MLO,
BOB PALMER @HLO,
FRANK MCCABE @MLO,
DOM LACAVA @MLO,
WILLIAM KOTEFF @MLO,
BILL JOHNSON @MLO,
BILL HEFFNER @CORE,
BILL HANSON @MLO,
BOB GLORIOSO @MRO,
SAM FULLER @MLO,
DICK FARRAHAR @MLO,
BILL DEMMER @CORE,
JIM CUDMORE @MLO,
HENRY CROUSE @MLO,
GEORGE CHAMBERLAIN @MLO,
DAVE PACKER @MRO,
ROBERT BRUCE @OGO,
JOHN WALSHE @WJO,
ANIL SITOLE @AKO,
BACON @BRUTUS @VAXMAIL,
DAN INFANTE @CORE,
JIM HOGAN @AKO,
PAT GILLOGLY @MRO,
PETER COOK @REO,
MIKE CONNOR @VRO,
PETER BROWN @LKG,
RAY BEDARD @AKO,
MICK PROKOPIS @CORE,
BILL STRECKER @CORE,
ABBOT WEISS @CORE,
JACK SMITH @CORE,
MARTIN HOFFMANN @CORE,
JOHN SIMS @CORE,
WIN HINDLE @CORE,
JIM OSTERHOFF @CORE,
KEN OLSEN @CORE

To Distribution List:

WADE@ULYSSE@VAXMAIL,
BRIAN MOTTERSHEAD @VBE,
JACQUES SETTON @VBE,
JARDIN @TAEC@VAXMAIL,
MURRAY @PHONE@VAXMAIL,
NAME: ~Remote Addressee~ <POLOSSAT@ULYSSE@VAXMAIL>,
STRUCK @THUNDA@VAXMAIL,
NAME: Gerry COADY @VBE <COADY.GERRY AT ALGOA1 at VALMTS at VBO>,
NAME: ~Remote Addressee~ <_ULYSSE::CREUX AT ALGOA1 at VALMTS at VBO>,
NAME: Anita Moeder @VBE <MOEDER.ANITA AT ALGOA1 at VALMTS at VBO>,
NAME: ~Remote Addressee~ <MOSS@SUTRA@MRGATE>,
NAME: Gary Bjorndahl @VBE <BJORNDAHL.GARY AT ALGOA1 at VALMTS at VBO>,
NAME: JEAN-JACQUES LETANG @VBE <LETANG.JEAN-JACQUES AT ALGOA1 at VALMTS at VBO>,
MCCLARREN @PHONE@VAXMAIL,
VOTAVA @PHONE@VAXMAIL,
SZCZ @PHONE@VAXMAIL,
METTLER @PHONE@VAXMAIL,
NAME: ~Remote Addressee~ <CHARRIER @TAEC@VAXMAIL>,
NAME: ~Remote Addressee~ <DENIS @TAEC@VAXMAIL>,
FLAUW @TAEC@VAXMAIL,
NAME: Claude Gerbaud @vbe <GERBAUD AT ALGOA1 at VALMTS at VBO>,
NAME: ~Remote Addressee~ <_NM%ULYSSE::IRIGOIN AT ALGOA1 at VALMTS at VBO>,
LEBAY @TAEC@VAXMAIL,
GUBERT @TAEC@VAXMAIL,
STRONG @TAEC@VAXMAIL,
JACQUEMIN @TAEC@VAXMAIL
863.3BRABAM::PHILPOTTCol I F &#039;Tsingtao Dhum&#039; PhilpottWed Nov 28 1990 07:446
Thanks Corky ... it amounts to "reread the Orange book and consider it in line
with the current Corporate rightsizing exercize"... :-(


/. Ian .\
863.4Dan Infante ???STAFF::WOODWed Nov 28 1990 13:297
    Who's Dan Infante ? I've never heard of him. Does he actually
    have the athority to implement this sort of policy ? Forgive
    my ignorance if he's someone in a position of high athority
    within the company.....I couldn't begin to draw an org chart
    of my own group right now let alone the corporation as a whole...
    
    Marty
863.5VPDNEAST::STEVENS_JIMWed Nov 28 1990 14:076
    VP - He's the head of DIS (Digital Information Systems), where all
    Information Systems groups ultimately report.
    
    
    Jim
    
863.6I think they are seriousSALEM::TOWLE_CCorkyThu Nov 29 1990 09:015
And if you take a look at the distribution list at the end of the message you 
will see that all the other VP's names are there along with those of some 
higher level folks too.

 Corky
863.7WAHOO::LEVESQUENo artificial sweetenersThu Nov 29 1990 09:062
 Sounds like tough talk, but only says not to backup fun files. No big deal.
Read the orange book and make sure all is within spec.
863.8BRABAM::PHILPOTTCol I F &#039;Tsingtao Dhum&#039; PhilpottThu Nov 29 1990 09:116
to be pedantic it says that IS (or whatever it is called locally) shouldn't
backup or manage non-work-related conferences. I guess that means that the
host moderator has to do it (out of working hours of course).

/. Ian .\