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Steve Jobs quits as Apple chief, hands over to Cook

Jobs, who oversaw the production of the groundbreaking Apple II and the iPhone during his time as chief of Apple, has stepped down, handing over the CEO role to longstanding stand-in Tim Cook Read more

25 August, 2011 by David Meyer

AMD and Gateway: Back in the chips?

...for AMD. The Californian chip maker has only two major Athlon supporters: Compaq and IBM. Both offer consumer-oriented PCs with a range of Athlon... Read more

24 November, 1999 by John G.Spooner

Compaq and IBM seal $1bn storage deal

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26 August, 2000 by Jon Bernstein

Premmia, schlemmia: AST joins single-brand gang

...for brand proliferation is over. AST this week followed market leaders like Compaq and IBM in shrinking the number of lines and reverting to a... Read more

1 August, 1996 by Martin Veitch

HP takes independent approach to storage

Compaq and IBM are working together to develop storage software, but HP would... Read more

12 March, 2001 by Sonia R.Lelii

Mixed responses to Siemens-Fujitsu merger

...in an attempt to leapfrog to a top three position worldwide alongside Compaq and IBM Read more

17 June, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

EMC to focus on software

Storage giant leaves Compaq and IBM behind... it hopes EMC is moving away from its hardware... Read more

30 October, 2001 by Pia Heikkila

HP, Compaq: What's in a name?

...certain brands. The most trusted brand is Dell. You get it with Compaq and IBM. HP for us is at best a neutral." The success... Read more

11 March, 2002 by Michael Kanellos

Sun tries to outshine EMC

...storage companies would have a very difficult time as companies like us, Compaq and IBM got better at storage," said Sun chief operating officer Ed... Read more

7 February, 2002 by Stephen Shankland

Compaq ditches IBM storage product

...to customers on either side," Archibald said. "For the most part, both Compaq and IBM have such a global presence that customers would prefer to... Read more

5 November, 2001 by Stephen Shankland

HP-Compaq merger may complicate Microsoft relations

Deal will bring together two companies that have very different relationships with Microsoft Read more

5 September, 2001 by Joe Wilcox

Linux company looking to be bought?

...Linux's chief competitor is SteelEye Technology. SteelEye, which has partnerships with Compaq and IBM and received $20m in venture funding in July, focuses more... Read more

13 August, 2001 by Stephen Shankland

Dell turns to networking as PC sales slump

...a chance to take market share here." Other analysts are more sceptical. Compaq and IBM have entered and then exited the networking business in past... Read more

26 July, 2001 by Wylie Wong

Compaq, IBM augment server offerings

Compaq and IBM announced dueling dual-processor servers yesterday, with IBM trumpeting its... Read more

27 June, 2001 by Stephen Shankland

New e-minister lacks technology clout

...single most important industrial sector for manufacturing inward investment in Scotland". Both Compaq and IBM have factories close to Paisley South, but in April this... Read more

12 June, 2001 by Graeme Wearden and Matt Loney

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