Press Release
SOURCE: International Association for Measurment and Control
Compaq President And CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer, Also Known As "Mr. Personality," To Deliver Keynote Speech At ISA EXPO/98
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Eckhard Pfeiffer, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Compaq Computer Corporation [NYSE:CPQ - news], will deliver the keynote
address at ISA EXPO/98, one of the largest conferences and trade shows in Houston this year.
ISA is the international society for measurement and control. More than 40,000 attendees are expected
to participate in ISA EXPO/98 -- the international conference and exhibition for advancing measurement
and control technologies -- that convenes in Houston on 19-22 October 1998 at the Astrodomain
Complex.
Pfeiffer is expected to address the growing importance and influence of new computer technology on the
process and measurement and control industry. Pfeiffer will address the ISA EXPO/98 opening session
attendees at 8 a.m. on Monday, 19 October in the Astrohall Room 200.
''In years past, the control of process manufacturing was carried out by analog technology and later by
large distributed control systems computers. Now, however, the control function is moving rapidly to
PC-level systems,'' said ISA President Hugh Roser. ''As CEO of the largest global supplier of personal
computers, Eckhard Pfeiffer is in a unique position to provide ISA members with an insight into the
technology and market forces affecting our industry.''
As President and CEO of Compaq, Pfeiffer has overall responsibility for directing Compaq's corporate
strategies and operations worldwide. He was named President and CEO in October 1991 after serving
eight years with the company as Executive Vice President and COO, and head of Compaq's
international operations.
Compaq Computer Corporation is the second largest computer company in the world and the largest
global supplier of desktop and portable PCs, as well as powerful servers that provide midrange
functionality for enterprise-class applications. With more than $24.6 billion in total revenues in 1997,
Compaq Computer is the largest public company in Houston, ranking No. 42 on the Fortune 500 list.
Compaq is also one of Houston's largest private employers, with more than 12,000 area employees.
Houston is a major international center for the measurement and control industry. In addition to the large
number of companies using measurement and control technology in the 350 refineries and chemical
plants in the area, Houston is the home of more than 2,500 ISA members involved in the research,
design, manufacture, distribution and use of measurement and control equipment, products, services
and training. In fact, Houston has the largest number of ISA members in the world with almost
one-fourth of ISA's 47,000 members located in the Texas and Louisiana region.
Who: Eckhard Pfeiffer, President & CEO, Compaq Computer
What: Keynote Address at ISA EXPO/98
When: Monday, 19 October 1998
8 a.m.
Where: Astrohall, Room 200
For more information about attending or exhibiting at ISA EXPO/98, visit www.isa.org/techexpo or call
ISA Member and Customer Service at (919) 549- 8411.
About ISA
ISA is a 47,000-member international, nonprofit, educational organization. The Society fosters
advancement in the theory, design, manufacture, and use of instruments, computers, and systems for
measurement and control.
In addition to hosting the largest conferences and exhibitions for instrumentation and control in the
Western Hemisphere, ISA is a leading training organization and a respected publisher of books,
magazines, and consensus standards. And, ISA serves the professional development and credentialing
needs of Control Systems Engineers (CSE), instrument technicians, and others within the field of
measurement and control. |
