Conference 7.286::digital

    Is Pauline not the second high level Digital Executive to go to Tandem? 
    I believe Enrico Pesatori is a senior executive at Tandem.  What is
    Tandem doing that would draw Pauline, or anyone else?
    
    Forgive me if I am not up on things!

    >What is Tandem doing that would draw Pauline?
    
    Sunny and warm California was supposedly a big factor.

>>     Is Pauline not the second high level Digital Executive to go to Tandem? 
>>     I believe Enrico Pesatori is a senior executive at Tandem.  What is
>>     Tandem doing that would draw Pauline, or anyone else?

See note 4943.

    I think the real question should be " what is DIGITAL not doing that
    would draw Pauline, or anyone else?"
    

        This is a pisser!  I thought I rather liked Pauline.  I understood what
    she said and believed what she was saying.  She even came around to us
    worker bees on the floor at NIO and gave us (15 or so people) and extra
    speech after her plant speech.

    Keep a close eye on who goes with her!

    Yes, California was part of the draw.  And so was an "offer she
    couldn't refuse".  She did tell me that "to Digital's credit,
    they did work very very hard to try to keep her here."
    
    She also said it was one of the hardest decisions she ever
    had to make.  
    
    I agree that "this is a pisser", and a tough loss for all of us
    who worked for her.  But she did not leave in indictment of Digital.
    
    John  

	I'm afraid I don't share your fond feelings for Ms. Nist.

	In my brush with the TFSO knife I was the last to know.
	Ms. Nist dissolved the central engineering group I was a
	part of without bothering to tell those in the group. A memo
	went from her to the various client organizations which
	essentially said, "We're getting out of the central engineering
	business and are going to lay off these people. If you want
	'em, you can have 'em." Several days later the memo made it's
	way back to us peons in the group.

	Fortunately for me, my major client took me on.

One of my many pleasant memories of working in Pauline's organization was
when she returned from a vacation in the Far East and gave a lunch-hour
slide show of her experiences in Japan and China. I felt like we had
actually witnessed the 2000 year-old terra cotta army in Xi'an after
Pauline's insightful commentary. 

Big loss for DEC, but the Pittsburgh Steelers gain a West Coast fan club.

/dave

    OK, let's see....SGI buys Cray....plan to shift from Alpha
    microprocessors in Crays to MIPS chips in Crays....
    
    Tandem uses x86 chips in their multiprocessors....
    
    Pauline, a strong believer in High Performance Computing and EXTREMELY
    Alpha knowledgable moves to Tandem
    
    Any thoughts on the odds of Tandem using Alpha chips in the not too
    distant future????
    

Tandem used MIPS chips in their S2 boxes as far back as 1990.
Their Cyclone stuff is/was based upon a 16bit stack machine architecture.
In 1990, they were a company of 400 people I think.
I really wonder what's in the future for Pauline and Tandem.

Digital Executive Moves to Tandem; Pauline Nist will join Tandem as senior vice president and general 
manager, Parallel Systems business unit

  CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 1997--Tandem(R) Computers
Incorporated (NYSE:TDM) today announced the appointment of Pauline Nist as
senior vice president and general manager of the Parallel Systems business unit
reporting to Enrico Pesatori, president and chief operating officer.

  Formerly vice president of ALPHA servers business at Digital Equipment
Corporation, Nist will oversee hardware and systems software development as well
as product management and product marketing of the Tandem NonStop(R) Himalaya(R)
and Windows NT(R) Server systems.  She also will become a member of the senior
management group.

  "Throughout her career, Pauline has consistently developed and brought to
market great products," Pesatori said.  "She possesses an impressive list of
experiences and accomplishments that will serve us well, and provide a unique
competitive edge, as we bring our Tandem Himalaya and Windows NT Server systems
to market."

  Nist is replacing Kurt Friedrich who is leaving Tandem to pursue other
interests.  Prior to joining Tandem, Nist spent 22 years at Digital in a variety
of business unit, product development, and engineering positions.  Her main area
of focus over the past 12 years has been the development of Digital's ALPHA and
VAX server products.

  "Tandem has a unique opportunity for the future,"  said Nist. "Building on its
rich legacy in distributed, clustered computing systems, the new management team
at Tandem has put together the right combination of vision, strategy,
partnerships, and technology to be one of the market makers for the future of
enterprise computing.  I believe that the most valuable contribution I can make
as a member of the senior management team is to execute on the product strategy
with precision and accuracy.  I'm very excited to be in a position to contribute
to Tandem's success."

  Nist holds a BS from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from Clark
University.

  Founded in 1974, Tandem Computers Incorporated (NYSE:TDM) designs and delivers
technology solutions that companies relay on to compete in a business world that
runs 24 hours a day.  A US$1.9 billion company headquartered in Cupertino,
Calif., Tandem has offices, strategic partners, and providers in more that 50
countries around the world.

  Tandem press materials are also available on NEWSdesk International on the
World Wide Web at http:\\www.newsdesk.com .

  NOTE TO EDITORS: Tandem, Himalaya, NonStop and the Tandem logo are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Tandem Computers Incorporated in the
United States and/or other countries.  Windows NT is either a registered
trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other
countries.  All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.

           CONTACT: Tandem Computers Incorporated
                    Deb Cromer, 408/285-6990
                    [email protected]
                     or
                    Rayvon Williams, 408/285-4363
                    [email protected]
                    World Wide Web Home Page Address: http://www.tandem.com

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	Kurt Friedrich.. Now there's a name from the Digital past....

							mike

Re .12:

>	Kurt Friedrich.. Now there's a name from the Digital past....

You're thinking of topic 1766.
				/AHM

    Ah yes, kurt...
    
    I used to get some interesting mail that was meant for him when we
    both had accounts on STAR::
    
    (Hmmm, I wonder if it would have been better with Exchange??  Opps,
    wrong  topic! :-)
    
    Cheers,
    jeff
    

    
    	Of course it would have been better with Exchange ... people would
    	have sent you mail intended for Kurt, but you never would have got-
    	ten it either.