The Packard Foundation, which holds a roughly 10 percent stake in HP, has decided to oppose Hewlett-Packard's proposed US$25 billion takeover of Compaq.
Following approval by HP shareholders earlier this week for the Compaq Computer acquisition, the question remains as to how this will impact the Australian marketplace.
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Following approval by HP shareholders earlier this week for the Compaq Computer acquisition, the question remains as to how this will impact the Australian marketplace.
With less than a week remaining before the HP shareholder vote on the proposed acquisition of Compaq, CEO Carly Fiorina is making an all-out effort to persuade fence sitters to support the deal.
Compaq Computer shareholders have voted 9-to-1 in favour of a deal which may see Hewlett-Packard acquire Compaq, however, the struggle is not over, with the Hewlett family continuing to campaign vigorously against any merger.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation plans to integrate Intel's Itanium family of processors into its IT department -- despite a general lack of popularity for the platform.
The release to manufacture date for the seven flavours of Microsoft's latest server operating system means gold code should be just weeks away.
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Major computer retailers who offer both Compaq Presarios and Hewlett-Packard Pavilion desktops should drop one line or the other.
Hewlett-Packard and Compaq's merger plans raise questions about which firm's handheld range will survive in the long term, but both are likely to continue for the present.
AMD has introduced the 850MHz Duron Chip, with manufacturers, such as Compaq and Hewlett Packard, already offering systems based on the processor.
Come Thursday in the US, a slew of new PDAs based on Microsoft's Pocket PC 2002 will be unveiled--and they'll be nipping at the iPaq's heels with zeal as the playing field gets leveled. Here's why I think iPaq's position at the top of the Pocket PC heap is going to be a thing of the past.
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