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 ...

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 ...

HOUSTON — Compaq Computer Corp. needs to move quickly to find a replacement for ousted Chief Executive Officer Eckhard Pfeiffer as the No. 1 personal computer maker grapples with its PC strategy and ...

HOUSTON — Compaq Computer Corp., the world’s No. 1 personal computer maker, said yesterday that it had a second-quarter loss in line with analysts’ forecasts and announced that it will cut as many as ...

Sometime this quarter, Dell Computer will likely surpass Compaq Computer as the world's largest computer company, according to a recent study. Round Rock, Texas-based Dell is expected to ship ...

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 ...

NEW YORK – Compaq Computer Corp. on Tuesday said it acquired Zip2 Corp., a supplier of software used by a variety of leading U.S. newspapers to create local Internet media and electronic commerce ...

I've worked on PCs since the 486 days and before that banged away on Amigas, Apples and older Commodores. In all that time I've built many a system and serviced countless others, but strangely never ...

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 ...

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 ...

As part of his promotion to chairman of Compaq Computer Corp. last year, Michael Capellas pocketed a combined salary and bonus of $5.04 million -- and that's just the half of it. A kicker: ...