Secluded behind the security-coded doors of Compaq Computer Corp.’s design studio, Randall Martin opens what appears to be a typical black laptop, snaps out the keyboard and mouse, and adjusts the ...

NEW YORK – Hewlett-Packard is buying fellow computer maker Compaq Computer for an estimated $25 billion in stock, a deal meant to bolster two companies that have been saddled with sagging profits and ...

Sometime this quarter, Dell Computer will likely surpass Compaq Computer as the world's largest computer company, according to a recent study. Round Rock, Texas-based Dell is expected to ship ...

Compaq Computer on Tuesday squeaked past diminished expectations for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2000. But a massive write-off on investments sideswiped what otherwise would have been a ...

Compaq Computer Corp. plans to slash up to 8,000 jobs, or 12 percent of its work force, as it struggles to cut costs amid a $184 million loss, or 10 cents a share, in the second quarter, brought on by ...

From a December 2000 low of $14.30, shares of Compaq Computer have enjoyed a 64% bounce. But with all the gloom surrounding the PC industry, can the Houston computer manufacturer's shares continue to ...

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 ...

A Compaq 7000 series laptop computer worth $3,100 was reported stolen Monday from a home in the 1000 block of Crabtree Lane, Libertyville police said. The computer was taken sometime over the weekend ...

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 ...