Hewlett-Packard

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HP today

In 2002, Hewlett-Packard merged with Compaq, a highly controversial move intended to make the company the leader in the personal computing space. The merger opposition was led by Walter Hewlett, son of original founder William Hewlett.

Related Topics:
Compaq - Walter Hewlett

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Hewlett-Packard is a supporter of Open Source and Linux. Some HP employees, such as Linux CTO and former Debian Project Leader Bdale Garbee actively contribute – a few have official Open Source job responsibilities. Many others participate in the Open Source community as unpaid volunteers.

Related Topics:
Open Source - Linux - Debian

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Hewlett-Packard also partners extensively with Microsoft. Given the size and scope of HP operations, HP leverages technology from most major software and hardware vendors.

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Other HP products/technologies include:

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• Inkjet and LaserJet printers, consumables and related products.
• the HP-UX and Tru64 operating systems (two UNIX implementations, the second from DEC)
• the OpenVMS large-scale, highly-available server operating system (from DEC)
• the NonStop high-reliability architecture and operating system (from Tandem Computers)
• the PA-RISC processor architecture
• the IA64 processor architecture (with Intel)
• the Alpha processor architecture (from DEC)
• the HP 9000 line of servers and workstations
• the ProLiant line of x86 based servers (from Compaq)
• the UDC (Utility Data Center)
• the OpenView family of management software
• the ProCurve http://www.hp.com/rnd/index.htm family of network switches, wireless access points, and routers.
• the Indigo_Digital_Press

HP has a successful line of printers, scanners, calculators, PDAs, servers, workstations, and home-small business computers. Until recently HP even offered a re-branded version of Apple's famous iPod. HP today promotes itself as not just being a hardware and software company, but also one that offers a full range of services to architect, implement and support today's IT infrastructure.

Related Topics:
Apple's - IPod

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In 2003, HP had 140,000 employees world wide. From July 1999 to February 9, 2005, the chairman and CEO was Carly Fiorina, the first woman ever to serve as CEO of a company included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Amid controversy over her performance and threats of reductions in her responsibilities by the HP Board of Directors, Fiorina was eventually forced to resign. The current non-executive chairman is Patricia C. Dunn. She was given this (later fixed) responsibility in February 2005 after Ms. Fiorina left the company.

Related Topics:
2003 - Employee - February 9 - 2005 - CEO - Carly Fiorina - Dow Jones Industrial Average

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Unlike previous CEOs, Mark Hurd the new CEO of HP does not hold the position of Chairman.

Related Topics:
Mark Hurd - Chairman

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