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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

4111.0. "The good news is ......" by WELCLU::SHARKEYA (LoginN - even makes the coffee@) Fri Sep 08 1995 18:33

    Just read the September special issue of Byte. They had a review of 16
    raid subsystems. Guess who won the Best Overall, Best for Database
    servers, Best for Audio/Video servers and Best Lowcost (ie ALL
    catagories).
    
    
    Yes, The DIGITAL StorageWorks Raid 230 subsystem.
    
    
    Now, why aren't we shouting this from the rooftops ?
    
    Alan
     
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4111.1AQU027::SAXENADEC! ReClaim Thy Name 'n GloryFri Sep 08 1995 20:414
>    Now, why aren't we shouting this from the rooftops ?
    
    Is the correct answer: because they can't deliver it and do not wish to
                           spur up a demand they can not meet ??
4111.2QUARK::LIONELFree advice is worth every centFri Sep 08 1995 22:013
    No, it's "we don't do specific product advertising".
    
    				Steve
4111.3LACV01::CORSONHigher, and a bit more to the rightFri Sep 08 1995 22:2513
    
    	Gee, I wish we could get H-P, IBM, and COMPAQ to stop doing just
    that...
    	
    	You know, I'm getting *damn* tired of our failure to recognize
    the reality of the computer marketplace. Virtually every customer in
    the world mixes and matches computer components to "build" a system.
    
    	Isn't that the *reason* we created all these little monsters (BUs)
    in the first place....
    
    
        	the Greythawk
4111.4OK, party overRDGENG::WILLIAMS_ASun Sep 10 1995 15:1616
    Sorry to be the party pooper....
    
    In the *same* Byte magazine, there was  big section on V-O-D servers,
    plus a technology update for this area.
    
    Guess which famous 3rd largest computer company never got a mention.
    Not even a word. Hullo Marketing ?? The guy doing the article gives
    his e-mail address at the end. [BTW, same guy did recent article on
    PA-8000 'the fastest chip', and never mentioned us either. Who, me
    paranoid ?].
    
    If anyone from Interactive Video group is looking in, please buy a copy
    of Byte, then maybe give the guy a call..
    
    
    AW
4111.5Believe COMPAQ revenue crossed Digital revenue last quarterHLDE01::VUURBOOM_Rset prof/personMon Sep 11 1995 04:533
 >   Guess which famous 3rd largest computer company never got a mention.
 
    Seeing that COMPAQ doesn't make VOD servers this stands to reason :-)
4111.6PCBUOA::KRATZMon Sep 11 1995 13:065
    They're really close now, but Digital did hold on to #3 by its
    fingernails:  COMPAQ had a $3.49 billion quarter, Digital had a
    $3.75 billion quarter.  COMPAQ's growth combined with Digital's
    lack thereof should put COMPAQ in the #3 slot for the quarter
    ending this month.
4111.7How to stay there ?RDGENG::WILLIAMS_ATue Sep 12 1995 16:029
    
    hey,
    
    if we sold lots of V-O-D stuff, maybe we could stay #3 ? Hence my
    note re the Byte article.
    
    Hullo Marketing...
    
    
4111.8Soooooo whaaaaatttttttt.....ANGLIN::BJAMESI feel the need, the need for SPEEDWed Sep 13 1995 12:025
    
    
    			Yawnnnnnnnnnn........
    
    Mav