Gripenet

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From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  gripenet n. [IBM] A wry (and thoroughly unofficial) name for IBM's
     internal VNET system, deriving from its common use by IBMers to voice
     pointed criticism of IBM management that would be taboo in more formal
     channels.
  
  



From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  gripenet
       
          [IBM] A wry (and thoroughly unofficial) name for {IBM}'s
          internal {VNET} system, deriving from its common use by IBMers
          to voice pointed criticism of IBM management that would be
          taboo in more formal channels.
       
          [{Jargon File}]