"We give you choices" is Compaq Computer's motto, but in the past two weeks people have been more interested in answers. Why was CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer, who transformed the company into the largest PC ...

Compaq Computer Corp. and the U.S. Marshals Service have seized a large quantity of what they say are counterfeit computer components from reseller Hardware 4 Less Inc. In a statement issued yesterday ...

The top computer maker's stock is up and it's expected to report earnings of 37 cents a share tomorrow, but competitive challenges remain. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...

Compaq Computer Corp. introduced a new line of portable computers today that feature interchangeable wireless modules, allowing users to quickly and easily switch from a corporate or public access ...

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 ...

Walk into any computer or electronics store and there are ghosts in the aisles. All were once important and formidable names in the retail PC business. Now they're gone, withdrawn from a cutthroat ...

Citing weakness in the PC market, J.P. Morgan Chase analyst Walter Winnitzki cut estimates on Compaq Computer, saying it could be difficult for the company to meet earnings forecasts for its June ...

A new microprocessor released by Intel this month eventually might mean more competition to Compaq Computer Corp.'s most powerful machines. The Itanium, a microprocessor with twice the data crunching ...

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 ...

PALO ALTO, CA and HOUSTON, TX – Hewlett-Packard Company and Compaq Computer Corporation announced a merger agreement to create an $87 billion global technology leader. The new HP will offer the ...

Compaq Computer is getting aggressive in the giveaway game. On Tuesday, the PC maker launched a new promotion: Buy an Evo notebook, an Evo desktop or an Armada notebook and get a Compaq iPaq 3650 ...