COMMENTARY--Like many others, the announcement that Hewlett Packard and Compaq intended to merge initially caught me by surprise. As a member of the technical advisory committees for both HP and ...

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 ...

But should the deal go through, it seems to make sense in at least one area: consolidating the two companies' respective server designs and strategies. Both companies are moving to a single mainstream ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

With a shareholder vote two weeks away, Hewlett-Packard Co. got a crucial endorsement for its $22 billion acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp., increasing the companies' chances of completing the ...

Federal regulators on Wednesday approved the proposed $22 billion merger of Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp. The merger would be the biggest in high-tech history but faces a tough ...

After all, HP didn't get to be a notebook market share leader for nothing. It has remained a reliable provider and has managed to avoid some of the same nasty publicity on issues like overheating that ...

The HP Compaq LE2202x ($179 list) is a 21.5-inch LED-backlit, LCD monitor that comes with a contrast ratio in the millions, a 1,920 by 1,080 resolution and an anti-glare screen. The display also packs ...

Cost-conscious consumers and small business owners will find the HP Compaq nx6125 laptop ($1,249 as tested) very appealing not only for its price, but for its solid performance and ample features. At ...