It has taken an awful long time to come to fruition – and appears to have needed the departure of founder Ken Olsen to come to fruition, but Digital Equipment Corp is finally to start marketing Apple Computer Inc Macintoshes to major companies in the US, mirroring the arrangement the two companies have had for some time in Europe. The two say the partnership strengthens their abilities when jointly proposing systems integration projects, and provides corporate customers with a streamlined purchase path and greater support for DEC and Apple integrated systems. DEC has added a team of Macintosh specialists to its support centres, and it will also offer consulting services, systems integration and support in compliance with Apple’s Vital architecture. They will also maintain and build on the PathWorks program and develop new services for Mac clients. Education and government markets are excluded.
