Raise your glasses to Compaq on St Patrick's Day

With St Patrick's Day coming up at the end of the week, Guinness drinkers the world over will be able to breathe a collective sigh of relief knowing that Compaq has been charged with the job of keeping the black stuff flowing. The Big Q's customer services division has won a £1.6 million contract to take over the running of Guinness' data centre in London, which is described by Compaq as a Unix environment running SAP. The five-year deal will focus on keeping the supply of Guinness running smoothly to the world's pubs and bars. Thank you Compaq. ®