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            MICROPROCESSOR SPEED CHAMP ALPHA AXP, INDYCAR

         CHAMP RAHAL HIGHLIGHT DIGITAL AUTOFACT '92 EXHIBIT



DETROIT -- November 10, 1992 -- New Alpha AXP 64-bit RISC systems, 
1992 IndyCar World Champion Bobby Rahal, and a wide range of 
applications and services to support integrated engineering and 
manufacturing are the stars of Digital Equipment Corporation's 
exhibit at the AUTOFACT '92 exposition today through Thursday at 
Cobo Hall.
     Under the theme, "Winning Through Teamwork and Technology," the 
Digital exhibit at Booth 1440 features the first public showing of 
Digital's new Alpha AXP workstations and servers, formally announced 
today at sites in Boston and San Jose as well as in Europe and Japan 
(see separate press kit).  The Alpha AXP systems are demonstrating 
six analysis and design applications and four manufacturing 
applications from major cooperating software vendors.
     Digital is also highlighting its sponsorship and technical 
support of the Rahal-Hogan Team, this year's world champions in 
IndyCar competition, with a visit to the Digital booth by driver and 
owner Bobby Rahal on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.
     Working together, the Rahal-Hogan Team and Digital applied the 
concept of "Winning Through Teamwork and Technology" to help Rahal 
win the championship.  Digital helped Rahal-Hogan use the best mix 
of people, business, and technology solutions needed to integrate 
their racing enterprise.  As systems integrator, Digital helped tie 
the enterprise's information needs to its business objectives with 
an extensive offering of hardware, software, and consulting 
expertise.
     "This is perhaps the most powerful combination of technology 
and total solutions for design and manufacturing that Digital has 
ever brought to AUTOFACT," said Dave Copeland, vice president, 
Manufacturing Industries.  "Our first Alpha AXP workstations and 
servers are at the very top level of performance for design and 
analysis, and they are just the beginning.  The DECfactory solutions 
embrace every dimension of factory operation from standalone 
applications to integrated manufacturing systems.
     "The design and analysis applications from our cooperating CSO 
(Complementary Solutions Organization) vendors, running on Alpha AXP 
and DECstation platforms, are strictly world-class.  And our 
advances in developing comprehensive product data management (PDM) 
systems and STEP-compliant development software will enable 
engineering and manufacturing companies to manage data across the 
enterprise and into the future," Copeland said.

The Digital exhibit comprises the following major demonstrations:

     o	DECfactory solutions, featuring an integrated manufacturing 
        process that provides realtime information to key people on 
        the factory floor (planners, supervisors, and operators) at 
        every stage of the production cycle, enabling intelligent 
        decisions and operational improvements.  Leading third-party 
        solutions include software for EDI, MRP II, factory floor 
        management, decision support, and quality.  These solutions 
        are components of an integration framework that incorporates 
        Digital's Network Application Support (NAS) for manufacturing.

     o	Product data management (PDM) systems for integrated product 
        development, including a Customizable User Interface (CUI) 
        Workbench service for virtually any manufacturing work 
        environment;  PowerFrame and EDCS II software to enable data 
        tracking and management at team, workgroup, and department 
        levels;  a graphical user interface using MS-Windows for 
        access to engineering and manufacturing data managed by EDCS 
        II servers;  and new OpenDATA technology for creating 
        STEP-compliant repositories and databases, including Digital's 
        OpenDATA STEP Integration Kit and OpenDATA EXPRESS Language 
        Processor for STEP Level 3 implementation.

     o	The Alpha AXP Showcase, presenting Digital's first system-
     	level products using the Alpha AXP 64-bit RISC architecture 
        and the industry's fastest microprocessors, demonstrating 
        applications from:

     	   Swanson Analysis Systems, Inc. (ANSYS)

     	   MCS, Inc. (ANVIL-5000)

     	   Adra Systems, Inc. (CADRA-III)

     	   Matra-Datavision, Inc. (EUCLID-IS)

     	   PDA Engineering, Inc. (PATRAN-G)

     	   Electronic Data Systems, Inc. (UNIGRAPHICS II)

     	   ASK Computer Systems, Inc. (MANMAN)

     	   BBN Software Products (RS/1)

     	   Xerox Computer Services (CHESS)

     	   Salerno Manufacturing Systems (SPM+)


     o	DEC Realtime Integrator software for realtime data acquisition 
        and test application development, using icons representing 
        hundreds of standard instruments and functions to design test 
        solutions and modify program parameters.  A working wind 
        tunnel generates airflow and pressure data to demonstrate 
        realtime displays and ease-of-use features in test design and 
        modification.

     o	Digital's alliance with Cray Research, Inc., for worldwide 
        marketing and support of the CRAY Y-MP EL entry-level 
        supercomputer.  A laser video contains industry-specific case 
        studies and testimonials by Cray system users, viewer-
        selectable in multiple languages;  a live CRAY Y-MP EL is 
        being demonstrated by Cray Research at Booth 2018.

     "We look for Alpha AXP workstations and servers to become 
universal platforms for OpenVMS, UNIX, and Microsoft Windows 
NT-based applications," said Glenn Armbruster, vice president, 
Automotive and General Discrete Industries.  "Alpha AXP advantages 
in performance will enable simulation of entire mechanical and 
electromechanical assemblies, resulting in time-to-market and 
quality improvements.  This new technology, along with our 
integration and application development software and services, is 
strong evidence both of our achievements and our commitment to 
future support of manufacturing industries."
     Digital Equipment Corporation, headquartered in Maynard, 
Massachusetts, is the leading worldwide supplier of networked 
computer systems, software and services.  Digital pioneered and 
leads the industry in interactive, distributed and multivendor 
computing.  Digital and its business partners deliver the power to 
use the best integrated solutions - from desktop to data center - 
in open information environments.
                                ####


Note to Editors:  Alpha AXP, DEC, DECstation, EDCS, OpenDATA, 
                  PowerFrame, and the Digital logo are trademarks of 
                  Digital Equipment Corporation.

     		  MS-Windows and Microsoft Windows NT are trademarks 
                  of Microsoft Corporation.

     		  ANSYS is a trademark of Swanson Analysis Systems, 
                  Inc.

     		  ANVIL-5000 is a trademark of Manufacturing and 
                  Consulting Systems, Inc.

     		  CADRA-III is a trademark of Adra Systems, Inc.

     		  EUCLID-IS is a trademark of Matra-Datavision, Inc.

     		  PATRAN-G is a trademark of PDA Engineering, Inc.

     		  UNIGRAPHICS II is a trademark of Electronic Data 
                  Systems, Inc.

     		  UNIX is a trademark of UNIX System Laboratories, 
                  Inc.

     		  ASK and MANMAN are registered trademarks of ASK 
                  Computer Systems, Inc.

     		  RS/1 is a trademark of BBN Software Products, Inc.

     		  CHESS is a trademark of Xerox Computer Services, 
                  Inc.

     		  SPM+ is a registered trademark of Salerno 
                  Manufacturing Systems, Inc.

     		  Y-MP is a trademark of Cray Research, Inc.

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