President of MIPS Moves On

MIPS Computer Systems, the troubled vendor of RISC computer chip technology, said Wednesday that President Charles M. Boesenberg has resigned to become president of Central Point Software of Beaverton, Ore.

MIPS Chairman and Chief Executive Robert C. Miller will assume the title of president, and Executive Vice President David G. Ludvigson will assume operational responsibility for areas that previously reported to Boesenberg.

MIPS was a pioneer in RISC technology, which vastly increases computer speed, and is a key player in the ACE consortium, a group of companies promoting development of a new generation of RISC-based desktop computers.

But MIPS and ACE are struggling to compete with rival RISC designs from Sun Microsystems, IBM, Intel and Hewlett-Packard, and Boesenberg’s departure could add to growing sentiment in the industry that financially strapped MIPS is losing the race.

Boesenberg could not be reached for comment. A MIPS spokeswoman said he was leaving to pursue an excellent opportunity at Central Point and not because of problems at MIPS.