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  • Dell covets HP-Compaq customers

    Dell Computer will look to capitalise on customer confusion created by the proposed merger of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer, its CEO said.

  • Is a bulked-up HP ready for battle?

    Although Hewlett-Packard is finally getting settled into married life, some analysts say the company still needs to figure out what it wants to be when it grows up.

  • PC makers- consolidate or die

    A key analyst has recommended massive and immediate consolidation of the major American PC vendors. How will investors react to the new 'manifesto?'

  • Dell still tough to beat

    Does the merger of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer scare Dell Computer? Probably not, say analysts.

  • Compaq shaves target, trims more jobs

    The PC maker will axe another 2,000 jobs after reporting quarterly earnings that missed lowered expectations.

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  • Method to IBM's madness

    Big Blue's sale of its PC business is no rash act, says News.com's Charles Cooper. It fits the plan Sam Palmisano began years ago.

  • IBM exit a sign of times

    Big Blue's plan to sell its PC unit to China's Lenovo Group (formerly known as Legend) would be the latest example of a move toward consolidation as the market reaches maturity.

  • HP outlines long-term strategy

    Hewlett-Packard executives are mulling plans to improve over the next 18 months the technology the company uses to manage its direct sales, while it continues with commercial printing efforts and acquisitions of software companies.

  • Are sharks circling HP?

    Competitors will try to use uncertainty to win customers from HP, analysts predict. It's not yet clear whether they will succeed.

  • Australia: SAP vs Oracle

    SAP's Geraldine McBride and Oracle's Leigh Warren, leaders of two of the world's biggest enterprise software companies, go head to head.

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Reviews (3)

  • HP-Compaq: One company, two brands? Forget it!

    Major computer retailers who offer both Compaq Presarios and Hewlett-Packard Pavilion desktops should drop one line or the other.

  • HTC Touch

    While not a iPhone killer, the HTC Touch represents good value for money. If you can do without 3G support or a high-res camera, then the Touch will offer most features you'd require from a smartphone.

  • Getting attached to your network

    We review four network attached storage (NAS) appliances designed to ease the storage load on your servers and the workload on your admins.

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