HOUSTON—Compaq Computer Corp. said its shareholders approved the company's merger with Hewlett-Packard Co. yesterday in a vote carried by a nine-to-one margin."At the end of the day, this merger is about market leadership," said Michael Capellas, chairman and chief executive officer. "We are ready...
PALO ALTO, Calif.—Hewlett-Packard Co.'s board of directors said Tuesday it believes it has received a sufficient number of votes to approve its recently proposed merger with Compaq Computer Corp., but the official vote has not yet been tallied. "We look forward to Compaq's shareowner...
MURRAY HILL, New Jersey, United States—Compaq Computer signed an agreement with Lucent Technologies to collaborate in speeding up wireless capabilities in Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC and Compaq Evo notebooks, which will provide access to corporate applications to workers and traveling employees.Under the agreement, the...
NEW YORK—Cue Corp., which provides FM subcarrier messaging and data services throughout North American, said it has partnered with Sensoria Corp. to broadcast real-time traffic information to car radios and to Compaq iPAQ handheld computers.The traffic information is delivered to Sensoria's mGate over CUE's...
LONDON—Short message service (SMS) company Logica said it scored two multimedia messaging contracts and is trialing the product with five additional wireless carriers. The company did not name its customers.Analysts have questioned whether Logica, which controls a vast amount of the SMS industry, can...
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.—The market for wireless enterprise services continues to heat up today, with several companies positioning themselves to give mobile workers access to corporate information.The most notable announcement came from software giant Oracle Corp. and Japanese wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo. The two companies...
NEW YORK—Barely three weeks to voting day, the tension between the Hewlett-Packard Co. and the founding family has heightened as the executives of the company continue to pitch the merits of a merger with computer maker Compaq.While Walter Hewlett, son of one of the...
CANNES, France—Among the slew of announcements made here at the 3GSM World Congress last week, location services seemed to move farther up on the radar screens of both operators and vendors, with predictions for commercial availability of substantial offerings later this year.From the large...
HOUSTON—Compaq Computer Corp. said it has rolled out new access and infrastructure solutions for Microsoft mobile information server 2002 on cellular and WiFi wireless networks."Utilizing the Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC with MIS, customers will now be able to access their inbox, calendar and contacts...
HOUSTON—Compaq Computer Corp. and SignalSoft Corp. announced the Compaq Discovery Location Services solution, which allows GSM carriers to identify the physical location of a mobile customer and deliver location-based services to the customer's wireless handset.Compaq said the Discovery Location Services solution is available on...
CANNES, France—Starfish Software will demonstrate managed mobility solutions for Pocket PC 2002 at the 3GSM World Congress being held in France.Starfish executives including Tom O'Brien, Scott Schnaars and Bruce Garofalo will be in the Motorola stand at the show demonstrating Starfish's Over-The-Air SyncML-based data...
NEW YORK—Under the terms of a service bureau agreement announced Feb. 7, Convergys' Geneva Active Revenue Management software is providing billing and customer care support for Compaq Computer Corp. iPAQ and iPAQ BlackBerry devices.The Geneva ARM software provides real-time, transaction-based rating and billing, and...
PALO ALTO, California, United States—After about a one-month review, the European Commission approved the merger between Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer.U.S. regulators will now review the merger, which faces opposition from a group led by Walter Hewlett."We are extremely pleased with the EU's decision," said...
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp. both set days in late March for their shareholders to vote on the proposed merger between the two companies.HP's stockholder vote will be held March 19, while Compaq's shareholders will vote March 20.The deal recently received...
PALO ALTO, Calif.—After about a one-month review, the European Commission approved the merger between Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp.U.S. regulators will now review the merger, which faces opposition from a group led by Walter Hewlett."We are extremely pleased with the EU's decision," said...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Internet giant Yahoo announced it is working to bring the wireless Internet to the nation's oldest form of mass transit—the train.Under a deal between Yahoo and Amtrak, three trains sporting a Yahoo paintjob will offer passengers wireless access through Compaq Computer Corp.'s popular...
NEW YORK—Emblaze Systems said it has concluded successfully an MPEG4 compliance interoperability test with Samsung Electronics.The companies conducted the trial to determine whether Emblaze's wireless media platform is interoperable with Samsung's cdma2000 1x network, thereby allowing it to transmit multimedia content.Emblaze said it supplied...
WASHINGTON—A pocket-sized wireless electrocardiogram (ECG) machine that promises easier, faster heart measurements, has been approved by the FDA.PocketView ECG, created by MicroMedical Industries, is made from a Compaq PDA embedded with miniaturized versions of the software and hardware used in full-sized EKG machines. The...
PALO ALTO, Calif.—Hewlett-Packard Co. introduced two new wireless notebooks, offering embedded 802.11b or Bluetooth connectivity and digital home networking features.HP's Pavilion zt1000 notebook comes embedded with 802.11b connectivity and optional integrated Bluetooth capabilities, while the company's ze1110 notebook starts at just over $1,000. HP...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-In an effort to debunk criticism of the move and rally stakeholders, Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp. released a detailed, 50-page document outlining the benefits of the proposed merger between the two companies.The companies' release comes about a week after Walter...
PALO ALTO, California, United States—In an effort to debunk criticism of the move and rally stakeholders, Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer released a detailed, 50-page document outlining the benefits of the proposed merger between the two companies.The companies' release comes about a week after Walter...
PALO ALTO, Calif.—In an effort to debunk criticism of the move and rally stakeholders, Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp. released a detailed, 50-page document outlining the benefits of the proposed merger between the two companies.The companies' release comes about a week after Walter...
PALO ALTO, Calif.—Walter Hewlett, a board member of Hewlett-Packard Co., filed a letter with the Securities and Exchange Commission warning of "enormous unhappiness" about the proposed merger between HP and Compaq Computer Corp."I think that it is critically important to bring to your attention...
SAN FRANCISCO—Hewlett-Packard Co. says the Packard family foundation is meeting Friday to deliberate on the merits and demerits of supporting the company's merger with Compaq Computer Corp.The family's decision could determine if the merger succeeds since it owns 10 percent share of HP stock.
