Stacy Cowley

Consolidation was the theme of the day at a Dell Computer Corp. press conference held Wednesday in New York, which focused on unveiling several new enterprise tools and servers

Although the final outcome of last week's Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) shareholder vote on the acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp. has not yet been certified, HP is steaming ahead with plans to close the deal and launch the merged company within the next two months.

As Hewlett-Packard Co. nears next week's shareholder vote on its planned US$22 billion acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp., the finish line may be receding: The closer the vote, the less likely it is an outcome will be immediately available.

Technology executives are just as conflicted as shareholders about Hewlett-Packard Co.'s (HP) planned acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp., according to a Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. survey released Monday.

Four class-action law firms say they have filed lawsuits against Computer Associates International Inc. (CA), accusing the company of misrepresenting its sales and adopting its new business model solely to conceal dwindling revenue.

Four class-action law firms say they have filed lawsuits against Computer Associates International Inc. (CA), accusing the company of misrepresenting its sales and adopting its new business model solely to conceal dwindling revenue.

Institutional investor advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) is recommending a vote for Hewlett-Packard Co.'s (HP) planned acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp., a verdict that could swing the shareholder vote's outcome.

IBM and Microsoft are among the nine companies that last month founded the Web Services Interoperability Organization, an initiative intended to promote reliable interoperability and offer implementation guidance.