Compaq Computer edges ahead of rivals in the 2001 high-performance computing market, garnering 23 percent of a $5.1 billion market. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

Compaq Computer Corp. reported Monday that its operating profit fell 21% in the first quarter, as it faced a slowdown in PC sales and aggressive pricing by its rivals that saw Compaq lose its top ...

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 ...

Compaq Computer edged ahead of rivals in the 2001 high-performance computing market, garnering 23 percent of a $5.1 billion market for computers used to understand problems such as nuclear explosions, ...

Dataquest on Wednesday said Palm's slice of the global market for PDAs fell, to 38.6 percent in 2001 from 50.4 percent in 2000. In all, Palm shipped 5.1 million units, more than three times that of ...

Compaq Computer and IBM are introducing laptop computers with built-in wireless access that allows users to connect to a corporate network. The rivals plan to introduce the machines today, following ...

Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HWP) and Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ) announced today a definitive merger agreement to create an $87 billion global technology leader. The new HP will offer ...

Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, research and development, start-ups and the tech industry overseas. Research firm IDC has increased its estimate of the ...

Compaq Computer's local job cuts will be double those previously announced, with more likely to come. The Houston computer company said last month it expected 1,400 jobs would be lost here as part of ...