Alpha使康柏拥有了一种领先的64位体系结构，该结构比Merced至少提前两年实现。在此我希望多说一句，Alpha将成为康柏产品系列中不可或缺的一部分。

　　We see Alpha as an extension of Compaq's current product line and as a strategic platform for power-hungry applications like data warehousing, high-performance technical computing and Internet commerce.

　　我们将把Alpha做为康柏现有产品系列的扩展部分，并将其做为迫切需要增强功能的应用（如数据仓库、高性能技术计算和Internet商务）的战略性平台。

　　We also see an opportunity to establish Alpha as an open industry standard, building on Digital's licensing agreements with Intel and Samsung and its proposed agreement with AMD.

　　我们同时也看到了一个使Alpha成为工业标准的机会，这将建立在DEC公司与英特尔公司和三星电子公司的授权协议以及与AMD的建议协议基础之上。

　　I think it is important to note that Microsoft is using Alpha as the development platform for 64-bit Windows NT.

　　Microsoft公司正将Alpha做为其64位Windows NT的开发平台，我认为这是非常重要的。

　　We also see significant opportunities to deliver customer value with Digital UNIX, which is widely regarded as the leader in 64-bit UNIX. It is also the most Windows NT-friendly UNIX on the market.

　　我们也看到了一个大好的机会，即可以通过Digital UNIX向客户提供更高的价值，业界广泛认为Digital UNIX是64位UNIX的佼佼者，同时也是现在市场上能够与Windows NT最友好集成的UNIX系统。

　　Digital has attracted several partners to help develop Digital UNIX for Merced. This gives us an opportunity to establish Digital UNIX as the standard for 64-bit UNIX on Alpha today and on Alpha and Merced in the future.

　　DEC公司吸引了若干合作伙伴来帮助其为Merced开发Digital UNIX。这使我们有机会使Digital UNIX成为当今Alpha 64位UNIX的标准，并成为未来Alpha和Merced的标准。

　　In addition, we will continue to partner with SCO to offer UNIXWARE to the 32-bit Intel volume market I also want to reassure customers who rely on Digital's OpenVMS operating system as well as on Tandem's NonStop Kernel that we will continue to support and enhance these products.

　　此外，我们将继续与SCO公司合作，向32位英特尔批量市场提供UNIX WARE。在这里，我还想告诉那些使用Digital Open VMS操作系统和天腾公司Non Stop Kernel的客户，我们将继续支持并改进这些产品。