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  • Packard Foundation: No to HP-Compaq

    The Packard Foundation, which holds a roughly 10 percent stake in HP, has decided to oppose Hewlett-Packard's proposed US$25 billion takeover of Compaq.

  • Webb McKinney: HP-Compaq's future on his shoulders

    Hewlett-Packard's Webb McKinney is leading the companies' integration planning. His charge: Figure out how to create a new corporate culture--and keep customers happy in the meantime.

  • HP, Compaq: Carly and the gender agenda

    Is Carly Fiorina, chief executive of Hewlett-Packard, being judged by a different standard, simply because she wears a skirt?

  • Vote of confidence for merger: HP holder

    Putnam Investments, a large institutional holder of Hewlett-Packard shares, publicly announced that it will vote in favor of HP's US$22 billion merger with Compaq Computer.

  • Compaq braces for the single life

    Compaq appears to be preparing itself for life on its own as the odds diminish that one of the most hyped and rocky engagements ever will survive.

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  • Can Fiorina sell it?

    With less than a week remaining before the HP shareholder vote on the proposed acquisition of Compaq, CEO Carly Fiorina is making an all-out effort to persuade fence sitters to support the deal.

  • Merging: how will HP, Compaq do it Down Under?

    Following approval by HP shareholders earlier this week for the Compaq Computer acquisition, the question remains as to how this will impact the Australian marketplace.

  • Compaq shareholders approve HP union

    Compaq Computer shareholders have voted 9-to-1 in favour of a deal which may see Hewlett-Packard acquire Compaq, however, the struggle is not over, with the Hewlett family continuing to campaign vigorously against any merger.

Reviews (5)

  • Handheld vendors look ahead

    Hewlett-Packard and Compaq's merger plans raise questions about which firm's handheld range will survive in the long term, but both are likely to continue for the present.

  • HP-Compaq: One company, two brands? Forget it!

    Major computer retailers who offer both Compaq Presarios and Hewlett-Packard Pavilion desktops should drop one line or the other.

  • HP and Compaq: A train wreck in slow motion?

    ACQUISITIONS: Hewlett-Packard and Compaq today announced a multi-billion dollar stock-swap deal that'll meld the two companies into one. A good move? I think not. Here's why.

  • HP aims at Dell with PCs, servers

    The "new HP" is in the midst of sweeping change as it begins sorting out its PC and server product lines, but one thing is constant: the threat posed by Dell Computer.

  • The great PDA debate begins: editorial

    Finding himself at the centre of a heated debate on PDA reliability, David Berlind responds to critics who contest his view that the handheld is not ready for mission critical tasks.

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