Compaq Computer lived the Hank Williams life. It lived hard, became famous and died before its time. (See full coverage on the acquisition: "HP-Compaq: What happens now?") The PC giant, like many ...

The proposed take-over of Compaq by Hewlett-Packard must be the biggest reorganisation in the history of the IT industry. These are changing times and both H-P and Compaq are to some extent being left ...