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Compaq boss confirms direct sales move
News We will do for the network what we did for the PC in the 1980s," Pfeiffer said. Pfeiffer confirmed its long-rumoured intention to build PCs to order and sell direct in a copycat move that lays down the gauntlet to its Texan neighbour perennial...
[April 10, 1997, 14:24]
Compaq boss in UK tomorrow
News Hot on the heels of today's announcement that Compaq has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Digital, Pfeiffer is due to fly into London tonight to host a 9.30am press conference in the Landmark Hotel on Marylebone Road.
[January 26, 1998, 15:26]
Compaq appoints CEO for Internet future
News Ironically, it was his predecessor Pfeiffer who actually laid the foundations for the company's restructure towards an ebusiness model. Capellas, who joined Compaq in June as COO from Oracle, received a glowing appraisal from Compaq chairman Ben...
[July 23, 1999, 15:00]
Tech Stocks Tumble - No consensus on cause
News Compaq's recent dismal performance coupled with the resignation of the company's CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer are behind the worldwide drop in tech shares according to experts. But others are asking whether Internet stocks are worth the paper they are...
[April 20, 1999, 12:05]
Compaq, Digital bosses claim end-to-end coverage
News Eckhard Pfeiffer, chairman and CEO of Compaq, said the purchase gave his company "a huge customer base, a global customer services and support organisation, and total solutions capability". Pfeiffer also noted that Digital's strength in Unix and...
[January 26, 1998, 12:59]
Compaq cuts record quarter
News These results reflect record performance for Compaq, our customers and shareholders," CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer said in a release. Pfeiffer added that the company is expecting a strong fourth quarter, and has a "healthy outlook" for 1998.
[October 16, 1997, 15:15]
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas Trailer
Downloads It's never a good thing when Eris, the goddess of chaos (Michelle Pfeiffer), has it out for you, and Eris lives up to her name--dispatching both monstrous creatures and the elements to do battle with Sinbad along his way.
[June 3, 2003, 5:52]
Gates: Windows 98 delay would be a disaster
News In addition to Gates, speakers included Compaq CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer, CompUSA president and CEO Jim Halpin, Storm Technology president and CEO Bill Krause, Visio chief technology officer Ted Johnson and N.
[May 6, 1998, 9:17]
Fanfare for new search launch
News Accoona recently named Eckhard Pfeiffer, former Compaq Computer CEO, as chairman. Pfeiffer co-founded Accoona early in 2004. A Web search upstart is cutting the ribbon on a new service with the celebrity muscle of Bill Clinton, a sure sign that dot...
[December 7, 2004, 12:55]
Leaner Compaq serves a fresh start
News About 13 months ago, Compaq warned of a first-quarter earnings shortfall, prompting the acrimonious departure of Eckhard Pfeiffer and the firm's chief financial officer. Financially, Compaq has stood still since then, with $9.5bn (£6.01bn...
[April 26, 2000, 14:48]
US Report: Microsoft to stage Windows 98 rally, warns Wall Street
News Sources said Microsoft Chairman and CEO Bill Gates, Compaq CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer, CompUSA's President and CEO Jim Halpin, and several other executives will take the stage at 2 p.m.in Manhattan. The rally is designed to garner public support and pre...
[May 5, 1998, 10:07]
Compaq Q4 up 23 per cent
News We're confident Compaq will be well positioned to continue to accelerate market-share gains and improve profitability," CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer said in a release. Although the company expressed some concern about Asia, officials said they are looking...
[January 21, 1998, 17:14]
This Week on PC Daily News
News While the Texans have swept the board in desktops and made a flying start in workstations, Toshiba, IBM and others have wiped the floor with Echard Pfeiffer's boys in notebooks. Get the skinny on Compaq's attempt at a mobile computing comeback.
[April 7, 1997, 12:24]
CeBIT 98: The Hannover experience
News Joining Gerstner will be VIPs such as Compaq president and CEO, Eckhard Pfeiffer, Netscape senior VP for products, Marc Andreessen and Iomega president and CEO, Kim Edwards as well as the chiefs from European powerhouses Groupe Bull, Olivetti...
[March 18, 1998, 13:19]
US Report: Compaq drops axe on Digital
News Compaq CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer is expected to spell out the details of the merger, including product strategy and who stays and who goes, in his PC Expo keynote speech the following week. As part of its integration plans with Compaq, Digital will lay...
[May 7, 1998, 9:03]
Compaq to spin off AltaVista
News By establishing AltaVista as a separate company, it can better focus on providing the best user experience on the Internet, from search, to commerce, to communication and community," Compaq CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer said in a release.
[January 26, 1999, 14:23]
Healthy Q1 for PC makers say analysts
News Compaq recently ousted long-time CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer, just days before becoming the only PC maker to announce a poor first quarter. "Many end users decided to go with other vendors," said Christine Arrington, analyst with market researcher...
[April 27, 1999, 6:53]
US Report: Digital CEO Palmer steps down
News Enrico Pesatori, who had been president of Tandem, will become senior vice president of marketing, and will report to Compaq's Pfeiffer and to Michael Heil, Compaq senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing.
[June 11, 1998, 7:33]
From high-tech to blue collar
News My daughter came home yesterday with a group homework assignment and I had to write a paragraph about what I do for a living," said Cavazos, who has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University and a master's of business...
[February 8, 2002, 14:07]
Intel, Compaq gun for 3Com
News Intel and Compaq haven't always had a harmonious relationship; Compaq CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer lashed out at Intel's treatment of top-tier PC vendors in a widely publicised row in 1994. The high-powered pair will co-operate in developing and joint...
[September 19, 1997, 15:20]
