Shareholders opposed to the proposed marriage of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer should be careful what they wish for: Undoing the $20 billion deal would unleash problems for both companies that ...

An HP spokesperson has confirmed to us this afternoon that the company will be shifting its strategy around the Compaq brand starting sometime in 2013, eliminating “HP Compaq” phrasing altogether and ...

In addition to all the laptops and printers HP announced today, it also has a few goodies for the cube monkeys out there. The company just outed a trio of business-grade desktops, along with two ...

When HP and Compaq announced a $25 billion merger agreement 10 years ago this week on Sept. 3, 2001, it shocked the industry and sent apprehension and anxiety rippling through the channel as naysayers ...

Hewlett-Packard plans to hold employee celebrations worldwide this week to mark the first anniversary of the Compaq merger. Janet Stashak won't be going to the party. She lost her job two weeks ago, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The HP Compaq 8200 Elite USDT is a compact desktop that isn't burdened by legacy hardware, which makes it a good choice for businesses dealing mainly with information on the LAN or on the Internet.

The HP Compaq 4000 Pro SFF is obviously a budget machine, but it’s a solid performer for the price. The HP Compaq 4000 Pro SFF (which stands for Small Form Factor) is a compact-size budget desktop ...

HP’s Compaq 8000f Elite offers business-centric performance in a bite-size PC, but fumbles on a few essentials. Business-class computers like the HP Compaq 8000f Elite are a complicated bunch. Aimed ...

Hewlett-Packard will acquire Compaq Computer in a stock swap worth about $25 billion, creating a technology company second in revenue only to IBM. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, ...