Sheltering from the storm.
Discusses the merger between Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Compaq. Comment by executives Carly Fiorina and Michael Capellas that they had planned for the integration of the companies; Problems which have faced the companies, including a slump in information technology, competition, and the shift of hard...
| Published in: | Economist Vol. 360; no. 8238; pp. 63 - 65 |
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| Format: | Article |
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Economist Newspaper Limited
9/8/2001
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| Summary: | Discusses the merger between Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Compaq. Comment by executives Carly Fiorina and Michael Capellas that they had planned for the integration of the companies; Problems which have faced the companies, including a slump in information technology, competition, and the shift of hardware into a commodity; Hopes of the firms that the merger will enable the companies to offer more to customers. |
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