The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has decided not to intervene in the proposed merger between HP and Compaq.
The acquisition may be complicated and poorly timed, but some experts say undoing the deal could be disastrous for both companies.
HP CEO Carly Fiorina on why much of the commentary about the company's planned merger with Compaq has missed the point by a country mile.
Microsoft last week launched a hostile US$44.6bn takeover bid to buy Web giant Yahoo. If the deal goes ahead it will be the latest in a line of multibillion-dollar mergers and acquisitions the tech sector has witnessed in recent years.
News of this IT super-merger has sent shockwaves throughout the world, with its full impact likely to be felt throughout the industry for some time. This ZDNet Australia Special Report examines the local and international implications of the union through comprehensive analysis, the latest news and an interview with HP's Carly Fiorina.
When rumours of a possible buyout of Mercury Interactive by HP started doing the rounds back in May, I described the prospective deal as "a bit whiffy".
Over the next two days, 350 of Australia's more senior IT types will gather in Melbourne for Mercury Interactive's annual local user conference.
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Advisor John Morris believes the forthcoming HP-Compaq merger heralds substantial benefits for both company's customers if things are handled right.
HP believes that retaining executive talent is what will make the Compaq merger succeed. But history shows that heroes with lofty resumes aren't always enough to turn things around.
OK. So anti-trust lawyers would have a field day but consider this -- the software giant is on an official spending spree and this is the best time to spread its wings ... to become the Coca-Cola of the IT industry.
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.
Hewlett-Packard has made its first new product introductions since merging with Compaq Computer.
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.
Major computer retailers who offer both Compaq Presarios and Hewlett-Packard Pavilion desktops should drop one line or the other.
The Compaq name is getting pushed further aside in the no-longer-so-new Hewlett-Packard.
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