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 ...

CUPERTINO, Calif.--Hewlett-Packard claimed victory Tuesday in its hotly contested battle to merge with Compaq Computer, while opponents maintained that any such declaration is premature. About an hour ...

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 ...

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 ...

February 2002: Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) announces that shareholders will vote on its proposed acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp. on March 19 at a meeting in Cupertino, California. January 2002: ...

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 ...

The PC business was a very important part of Hewlett-Packard’s (HP’s) Compaq acquisition, but one of the main drivers behind the deal was Compaq’s server business, in both Intel-based and Unix ...

After more than seven months of contentious debate and high-profile court battle, Hewlett-Packard Co. on Friday announced that it has completed its $19 billion buyout of longtime rival Compaq Computer ...

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 ...

HP and Compaq expect to see "synergies" of $2.4 billion by fiscal 2004, with about three-quarters of that figure coming from layoffs and the remainder coming from logistical improvements. But while ...

European regulators on Thursday approved the pending mega-merger between Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer, leaving industry watchers to ponder whether U.S. regulators will follow suit. After only ...

In tech-land, the big post-Labor Day news — that computer maker Hewlett Packard had made firm plans to purchase alter-ego Compaq for $25 billion in stock (only the regulators stand in the way, and ...