Conference 7.286::digital_investing

    Only if one of the German market making firms ("Freimakler") introduces
    it on one of the German exchanges.
    
    But almost any German bank or broker that lets you trade in German
    stocks will also trade a NASDAQ stock for you. Commission might be a
    bit higher, though.
    
    Klaus

            Digital (NYSE:DEC) Chmn optimistic about future

              Reuters, Wednesday, March 12, 1997 at 18:54

        LOS ANGELES, March 12 (Reuter) - Digital Equipment Corp.
    Chairman Robert Palmer on Wednesday said the computer company
    is healthier than it has been in many years and he is
    optimistic about the future.
        "I'm optimistic about the future of the company over the
    longer term," Palmer said at a news conference at the Spring
    Internet World conference here.
        Palmer also said the company's expected initial public
    offering of its Internet search engine AltaVista will depend
    largely on stock market conditions for Internet IPO's.
        "Our strategy would be to retain an 80 percent ownership,"
    he said.
        Palmer declined to comment on quarterly results for the
    Maynard, Mass.-based company.
        "We're in a much healthier position today than we have been
    in years," he said. "I couldn't be more optimistic, but in any
    particular quarter, anything could happen."
        According to First Call, analysts expect Digital will earn
    about $0.27 a share in its fiscal third quarter, down from
    $0.74 a year ago.
         Palmer told reporters that the company's 64-bit technology
    coupled with the growth of the Internet, gives Digital a
    competitive edge as its competitors scramble to develop their
    own 64-bit technology.
        "There is so much information on the Internet, and it's
    growing at such an exponential rate, that without 64-bit
    technology you don't have a chance.
        Digital shares closed down 2-1/8 to 29-7/8.

     Copyright 1997, Reuters News Service

    Companies or Securities discussed in this article:
      Symbol              Name
    NYSE:DEC  Digital Equipment Corp