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 ...

After reaching an impressive high in the mid-1990s, when Compaq PCs enjoyed widespread popularity, its fortunes took a bad ...

The name on the chassis will be Hewlett-Packard, but many of the computers coming from HP in the future will likely bear Compaq Computer bloodlines--if the merger goes through. Michael Kanellos is ...

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 Co. shocked the slumping technology world yesterday, announcing plans to buy Houston computer maker Compaq Computer Corp. in a $25 billion stock swap that would create one of the world ...

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, ...

Tradition holds that one-year anniversary presents should be made of paper, but executives at Hewlett-Packard no doubt could have done without the papers presented just a couple of weeks before the ...

One quick glance at the size and design of the HP Compaq 6515b ($1,359 direct) will tell you that it's aimed at professionals who spend equal amounts of time on the road and at their desks. More ...

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 ...

IT and business managers faced with purchasing hundreds of business laptops often find HP Compaqs to be among the most reliable and affordable models. The HP Compaq 6910p ($1,849 direct) is a thin-and ...