Shareholders opposed to the proposed marriage of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer should be careful what they wish for: Undoing the $20 billion deal would unleash problems for both companies that ...

Hewlett-Packard plans to buy Compaq Computer in a stock swap worth about $25 billion, creating a technology company second in revenue only to IBM. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, ...

When HP and Compaq announced a $25 billion merger agreement 10 years ago this week on Sept. 3, 2001, it shocked the industry and sent apprehension and anxiety rippling through the channel as naysayers ...

An HP spokesperson has confirmed to us this afternoon that the company will be shifting its strategy around the Compaq brand starting sometime in 2013, eliminating “HP Compaq” phrasing altogether and ...

Hewlett-Packard plans to hold employee celebrations worldwide this week to mark the first anniversary of the Compaq merger. Janet Stashak won't be going to the party. She lost her job two weeks ago, ...

In addition to all the laptops and printers HP announced today, it also has a few goodies for the cube monkeys out there. The company just outed a trio of business-grade desktops, along with two ...

Corporate mergers - like marriages - can result in the whole being stronger than its parts -- or they can end in utter disaster. The IT industry has suffered its share of disastrous marriages. Here is ...

HP’s Compaq 8000f Elite offers business-centric performance in a bite-size PC, but fumbles on a few essentials. Business-class computers like the HP Compaq 8000f Elite are a complicated bunch. Aimed ...

Mike has close to 20 years experience planning, editing and writing across a range of technology based subjects. He has spent the last 15 years focussed mainly on Mobile – from laptops through to ...

The HP Compaq 8200 Elite USDT is a compact desktop that isn't burdened by legacy hardware, which makes it a good choice for businesses dealing mainly with information on the LAN or on the Internet.

February 2002: Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) announces that shareholders will vote on its proposed acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp. on March 19 at a meeting in Cupertino, California. January 2002: ...

The HP Compaq 4000 Pro SFF is obviously a budget machine, but it’s a solid performer for the price. The HP Compaq 4000 Pro SFF (which stands for Small Form Factor) is a compact-size budget desktop ...