A recent report says that Dell is likely to become the world's largest computer company sometime this quarter, overtaking Compaq. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers ...

In the PC market, profits are withering as the cost of many desktop systems have fallen below $1,000. Rivals Dell and Gateway, who sell directly to customers over the telephone and the Internet, are ...

Compaq Computer's future has less to do with the boring gray box it was built upon and more with the powerful machines in a customer's back room or small devices in his jacket pocket, executives said ...

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 ...

Hewlett-Packard Co. announced Tuesday several products developed by the former Compaq Computer Corp., whose acquisition by HP was finalized May 7. New versions of the AlphaServer family were announced ...

DENIALS OF WARRANTY service by computer manufacturers are standard fare on The Gripe Line, but we may have touched bottom during Compaq’s last months as an independent company. Let’s hope so. Readers ...

Compaq Computer took another step toward simplicity this week by consolidating a number of its commercial products under a new brand name -- Evo. This new brand name, short for Evolution, will replace ...

Hewlett-Packard is buying Compaq Computer for $25 billion, a pairing that brings together two of the largest makers of personal computers. The move comes at a time of deep retrenchment in the computer ...

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 ...