Hewlett-Packard will announce today that it is acquiring Compaq Computer for $25 billion in stock in a bold move to grow as the computer business struggles with shrinking sales, executives close to ...

Secluded behind the security-coded doors of Compaq Computer Corp.’s design studio, Randall Martin opens what appears to be a typical black laptop, snaps out the keyboard and mouse, and adjusts the ...

IT WAS bad timing, to say the least. Compaq, the PC maker, had invited more than 4,000 of its best customers to a technology lovefest in Houston, its home town, to launch its long-awaited “NonStop ...

New vista: Compaq Computer Corp., in a move to beef up its on-line presence and cash in on stock market Internet euphoria, said it would spin off its AltaVista Web navigation unit and make it the main ...

The mega-merger between HP and Compaq Computer is expected to create the largest manufaturing player in IT space. the $21 billion mega-merger between computer behemoth hewlett-packard and compaq ...

The top computer maker's stock is up and it's expected to report earnings of 37 cents a share tomorrow, but competitive challenges remain. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...

Compaq Computer Corp's chief executive, Mr Michael Capellas, who took over at the PC maker in 1999, is hoping that his third reorganisation will work. Mr Capellas, a former Oracle Corp executive, ...

PALO ALTO, CA and HOUSTON, TX – Hewlett-Packard Company and Compaq Computer Corporation announced a merger agreement to create an $87 billion global technology leader. The new HP will offer the ...