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 ...

The Compaq name is getting pushed further aside in the no-longer-so-new Hewlett-Packard. A year after completing its acquisition of Compaq Computer, HP is downplaying the Compaq name in its business ...

Hewlett-Packard Co. has suprised the personal computer industry with its proposed $25 billion takeover of arch rival Compaq Computer Corp. The merged PC and IT services company will have a turnover of ...

As Hewlett-Packard Co. nears next week’s shareholder vote on its planned $22 billion acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp., the finish line may be receding: The closer the vote, the less likely it is ...

SAN JOSE, California-- High-tech giant Hewlett-Packard Co. is buying rival Compaq Computer Corp. for about $25 billion in a blockbuster merger that should shake up the struggling computer industry.

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 ...

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 ...

The odds of Hewlett-Packard Co. completing its $21-billion acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp. fell below 50% on Wednesday, shareholders and analysts said, after another HP co-founder’s son said he ...

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 ...

File this one away in the Holy Cow Dept: Hewlett-Packard is buying Compaq for US $25 billion in stock. This puts HP in the #2 spot, and leaves me wondering just what's going on. Personally, I've never ...