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          DECUS FALL 1992 SEMINARS AND SYMPOSIUM PROGRAMS A SUCCESS

                  ... plans for Spring Seminars, Symposium,
                    and Trade Show Proceeding on Schedule


SHREWSBURY, MA -- December 23, 1992 -- Leaders within the U.S. Chapter
of DECUS, the Digital Equipment Computer Users Society, this week
announced that the organization's Fall Seminars and Symposium programs
were a great success and that plans for the group's spring offerings,
including the addition of a DECUS-sponsored trade show, are proceeding
on schedule.

    Over 4,800 participants converged on the Las Vegas Convention
Center, Las Vegas Hilton Hotel, and Alexis Park Resort December 5-11,
to attend seminars and symposium sessions, and tour the Digital exhibit
hall area.

    "The entire week was a great success for our attendees," noted
Chapter President Margaret Knox. "The range of seminars and symposium
sessions that were presented was a true reflection of the exciting and
diverse industry in which we work."

    As in past seminars and symposia, the events provided a platform to
exchange information between Digital and DECUS members. In a letter to
attendees Digital President and CEO Robert Palmer stressed that DECUS
continues to play a "vital role" in Digital's future. Palmer's message
was reaffirmed by a midweek visit with attendees from Jack Smith,
Digital's senior vice president of Operations. 

    The focus of the weeklong event was truly open and multivendor
oriented as speakers from such companies as Apple, Adobe Systems,
Cognos, Ingres, Kubota Pacific, WordPerfect, Oracle, SmartStar,
Information Builders, TGV, Ross Systems, SYBASE and many other
organizations also presented both seminars and symposium sessions.

    The offerings presented by Digital officials covered virtually every
area of Digital computing including a wide range of sessions on the
Alpha AXP product line. A number of Alpha AXP machines were also
featured on the exhibit hall floor and in Special Interest Group
Campgrounds.

    Among the more popular non-Digital sessions were those given by
Microsoft Corporation. A session on MS-DOS futures drew an audience of
approximately 1,500, while a session on Windows NT drew an estimated
1,000 participants.

    The breadth of the event will continue to grow as next year's Spring
Seminars and Symposium programs, which will be held at the Georgia
World Congress Center, in Atlanta, Georgia, will also feature the debut
of the first multivendor Trade Show at the DECUS Symposium. The Spring
1993 Seminars will be held June 5-6, followed by the Symposium program
June 7-11. The Trade Show at the DECUS Symposium will be held June
8-10.

    DECUS, the Digital Equipment Computer Users Society, is currently in
its 31st year of helping members and their organizations, to be more
successful. There are over 52,000 members in the U.S. Chapter. DECUS
members solve their Organization's computing problems and stay abreast
of industry issues and emerging technologies with the aid of the
Society's: national seminars and symposium programs; regional
conferences; local seminars programs; Special Interest and Local Users
Groups; electronic conferencing system; and public domain software
library.
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Note to Editors:	Alpha AXP, DECUS, and the DECUS logo are 
			trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation

			MS-DOS is a registered trademark and Windows NT 
			is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation

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