Compaq arrived on the scene in 1982 and within the space of 12 years grew to become the world's largest PC manufacturer. After reaching an impressive high in the mid-1990s, when Compaq PCs enjoyed ...

Hewlett-Packard quickly doused any hope Tuesday that its planned acquisition of Compaq Computer would be a bloodless one. HP said Tuesday that the combined company plans to cut 10 percent of its work ...

Compaq Computer's announcement on Monday to license its Alpha chip technology to Intel signals the end of the line for the chip--once hailed as the fastest on the planet. Intel will begin channeling ...

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 ...

Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HWP) and Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ) announced today a definitive merger agreement to create an $87 billion global technology leader. The new HP will offer ...

The new management team is subject to final closure of the merger. The complete list of managers appears at the end of this article. The named managers include those who will directly report to the ...

Perhaps taking a cue from the calendar, Compaq Computer Corp. shareholders on the first day of spring voted overwhelmingly for a new beginning. By a margin of 90 percent, those who voted in what could ...

Compaq Computer Corp. said in a statement late today that its shareholders had handily approved the company’s proposed $21 billion acquisition by Hewlett-Packard Co. The Compaq merger vote carried by ...