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 ...

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 ...

With its new line of Compaq Computer Presario notebooks, Hewlett-Packard is looking for road warriors who enjoy the freedom of movement, but prefer to stay plugged in at home. The Presario 1500 is a ...

HP and Compaq have rolled out some new computer systems for shoppers on a budget. One line is aimed at business users looking to upgrade machines on the cheap. The new line of computers includes the ...

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 ...

The biggest merger in high-tech history may be a financial success for Hewlett-Packard Co. and the former Compaq Computer Corp., but it hasn’t made buyers any happier. Both brands picked up terrible ...

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 ...

Compaq Computer's announcement on Monday to license its Alpha chip technology to Intel signals the end of the line for the chip--once hailed as the fastest on the planet. Intel will begin channeling ...

In 1981, engineer Rod Canion left Texas Instruments and co-founded Compaq, which created the first IBM-compatible personal computer. This opened the door to an entire industry of PCs that could run ...

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 ...

NEW YORK - Computer makers are being drawn into the battle raging between rivals Microsoft Corp. and AOL Time Warner as both companies pitch deals to PC makers to gain prominent placement of their ...

Compaq is the first major PC manufacturer to break the 650-MHz barrier by announcing new computers based on its Alpha chip technology. Brooke Crothers writes about mobile computer systems, including ...