ADVISORY/ Compaq Highlights Enterprise Strategy at This Year's DECUS Conference in LA.

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WHO:   DECUS (Digital Equipment Computer Users Society), US Chapter
WHAT:  The DECUS Conference has always fostered an environment of
       peer-to-peer networking, providing users with an opportunity to
       share and learn in-depth technical information. For the first
       time in October, the combined Compaq/Digital/Tandem installed
       base will gather to hear Compaq executives unveil long-term
       strategies for some of the best known classic Digital products,
       such as Digital UNIX and OpenVMS. Hear Compaq's enterprise
       strategy through:
       -- The Future Compaq - Keynote addresses by Compaq executives
          focus on products and service strategies - and a strategic
          vision for the future. Hear President and CEO, Eckhard
          Pfieffer, and Vice Presidents John T. Rose, Mike Gallup and
          Tom Iannotti.
       -- Trade Show - Over 100 Compaq business partners, including
          Microsoft, Computer Associates, SAP, BMC Software, Tivoli,
          Platinum Technology, Pioneer Electronics, Wyle Electronics
          and Hall-Mark Computer will be showcasing their solutions
       -- Web Casts - See the sessions from John T. Rose, Senior Vice
          President & Group General Manager, Enterprise Computing
          Group, and William Beckett, GrayMatter Software Corporation,
          live, via the Web
       -- Compaq Engineering Technology Center - Attendees have a
          chance to speak directly with Compaq executives, engineers
          and IT peers
       -- DECUS DataCenter - Interactive sessions where customers can
          test out what they've learned and engage technical gurus in
          further discussions
       -- Weekend Seminars and Tutorials - More than 30 intensive,
          hands-on workshops
       -- Symposium - More than 400 "hot topic" sessions
WHERE: Los Angeles Convention Center
WHEN:  October 3-8, 1998 DECUS '98/Los Angeles Symposium
       October 5-7, 1998 DECUS '98/Los Angeles Trade Show
HOW:   For more information, please contact Kristen Wilson at
       617/266-8400 or Sheila Osborne at 978/506-3292.        To register
       for a free trade show pass, call 1-800-DECUS55 or visit our web
       site at http://ww2.decus.org/la98/registration.stm

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