Hewlett-Packard will maintain the consumer PC lines from both Compaq Computer and HP for now, an unexpected twist in a merger that in general will lead to fewer product lines. HP will continue to sell ...

The new company will be the second biggest PC company with a significant presence in nearly every market and country in the world, but life isn't going to be easy. Michael Kanellos is editor at large ...

A combined Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer would create an international PC colossus--a leading hardware seller in Asia and in Europe, according to regional financial analysts. The deal--one of ...

NEW YORK--In the hunt for shareholder support for the merger between Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer, Michael Capellas has picked up the elusive trail of investors who might be inclined to say ...

Enterprise users will have to wait until after the proposed $25 billion merger of Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp. is finalized next year to get details on product rationalization and ...

SAN MATEO, Calif. — The proposed merger of Hewlett-Packard with Compaq Computer Corp. prompted both shock and head-scratching in technology circles Tuesday (Sept. 4) but also set the stage for roiling ...

Six years after Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp. merged, HP is flourishing as the world's leading personal computer maker. But success took time and has meant less prominence for the ...

The prospect of a combined Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp. may be murky, but the two companies are already looking to the future for ways they can combine their product lines and ...

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The biggest merger in high-tech history may be a financial success for Hewlett-Packard Co. and the former Compaq Computer Corp., but it hasn’t made buyers any happier. Both brands picked up terrible ...

The PC business was a very important part of Hewlett-Packard’s (HP’s) Compaq acquisition, but one of the main drivers behind the deal was Compaq’s server business, in both Intel-based and Unix ...

The basic input/output system manages the operation of hardware in the HP Compaq dc7800. The PC allows users to make changes to the BIOS to alter how the computer and ...