Micros Have "Proven Reliable" for Phillips Petroleum

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While many consultants may priase standardization and infrastructure, Phillips Petroleum is relying on employee satisfaction to cost justify its microcomputer program, according to Roy Dickson, manager of information systems with the Bartlesville corporation.

Since it initiated its study of microcomputer potential four years ago, Phillips has found micros "have indeed proven reliable" for diverse corporate usage, "certainly more reliable than communication interfaces, and more responsive than tying mainframes through communication linkages."

Its study and implementation, meanwhile, has proven micros to be cost justifiable during an extremely tight period in the …