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Sep 8, 2011 · Many solution providers were against the HP-Compaq merger. But 10 years later, partners reflect on the historic deal and how it changed HP -- for the better.
Jun 1, 2007 · In 2001, when Hewlett-Packard’s then-CEO Carly Fiorina announced that the technology giant proposed to merge with Compaq Computer Corp., she set off a firestorm of controversy. Michael Dell, CEO of rival Dell Computer, famously called it “the dumbest deal of the decade,” and Walter Hewlett, the son of one of the company’s founders ...
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May 3, 2002 · Hewlett-Packard Co. on Friday officially closed its $19 billion buyout of rival Compaq Computer Corp., bringing to a close one of the most divisive merger battles in recent memory.
Mar 10, 2002 · Hewlett-Packard plans to buy Compaq Computer in a stock swap worth about $25 billion, creating a technology company second in revenue only to IBM.
Date: 2002. In 2002, Hewlett-Packard completed the acquisition of Compaq for approximately $25 billion. The merger made Hewlett-Packard the largest personal computer manufacturer in the world and brought several thriving enterprise computing brands to the company, including ProLiant, Nonstop and StorageWorks.
Dec 18, 2020 · After one of the harshest and closest proxy fights in American business history, Hewlett-Packard Co. officially closed its $19 billion acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp. on Friday. (AP...
Oct 20, 2004 · October 20, 2004 • 10 min read. Two years after Hewlett Packard's merger with Compaq, people are still asking some hard questions about the company's prospects. The reason, say experts at Wharton and elsewhere, is that the reconfigured H-P remains a work in progress.
