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To: rupert1 who wrote (60453)5/4/1999 8:56:00 AM
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Posted 04/05/99 9:43am by Mike Magee

Will Compaq change direction on Alpha?

The departure of Eckhard Pfeiffer as CEO of Compaq two weeks ago could spell a sea change in the company's chip strategy.

Pfeiffer, a long-time fan of Alpha technology, promoted the platform vigorously during his reign at Compaq.

But strife between two networking divisions -- one from the old Digital guard and the other from the old Compaq guard -- helped cause his downfall.

(See story: Deep schisms mar Compaq's 64-bit plans)

According to an ex-Compaq employee, both divisions, which still exist, were competing with each other to sell Intel vs Alpha enterprise boxes.

Now the questions which dogged Pfeiffer after he master-minded the takeover of Digital have started to re-appear.

The management at Compaq want to repair the rifts between it and Intel, we understand. ®
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