McEVERS: Over time, the Brauers did well and eventually doubled the size of their operation.

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One of the hidden assets Compaq obtained in the Digital takeover is its 4, 000-employee direct sales force, which when combined with the 2, 000 sales employees of Tandem -- acquired in August 1997 -- doubled Compaq's direct-sales operation.

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One of the hidden assets Compaq obtained in the Digital takeover is its 4, 000-employee direct sales force, which when combined with the 2, 000 sales employees of Tandem -- acquired in August 1997 -- doubled Compaq's direct-sales operation to 8, 000 employees.

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