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 ...

Hewlett-Packard Co., the fabled Silicon Valley computer maker, announced last night that it will purchase rival Compaq Computer Corp. for $25 billion in stock, as the two companies struggle to survive ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

AS CORPORATE cliffhangers go, the proposed $21 billion takeover of Compaq Computer by Hewlett-Packard has been hard to beat. Championing the bid is Carly Fiorina, HP's boss and one of America's most ...

Computer giant Hewlett-Packard Co. announced that it would acquire rival Compaq Computer Corp.--a deal that would create the world’s largest PC company. Experts heralded the move as the beginning of a ...

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 ...

It wasn't until recently that Compaq Computer Corp. co-founder Rod Canion realized the full scope of the impact his company had in molding and shaping the emerging technology industry. Canion, who ...

HP has pushed out a new Compaq-branded all-in-one desktop computer, the Presario CQ1-1020. Equipped with Intel's lightweight Atom D410, there's no denying that the 18.5-inch system is intended for ...

Three years ago, the wedding of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer would have had guests on both side of the aisle looking on with raw jealousy. Yesterday, the thought was that both the bride and ...

• HP is acquiring Compaq Computer in a stock swap valued around $25 billion, one of the largest deals in technology history. Compaq shareholders will receive 0.6325 shares of newly issued HP stock for ...