A Reliable Partner At Home And At Work In Compaq
Compaq Computers is one of the companies that have a short but very colorful history before its merger with Hewlett-Packard (HP) which another computer company based in the United States. Founded in 1982 by Rod Canion, Jim Harris and Bill Murto, Compaq was known for its IBM compatible computers. Compaqs portable version of the IBM pc which was then known as the luggable, the equivalent of our present day laptop, became very popular, making Compaq an overnight success story. In the years that follow, Compaq became the largest supplier of computing system until it run into some serious management and financial problems in the late 1990s.
The management problems of the Compaq were so serious at that time that although Compaq at that time was leading the industry, its operations begun to cave-in. Experts say that the management problems of Compaq were one of the most turbulent in the computer industry at that time. The leaders of the company also made a series of bad decisions which led to the financial debacle in the company. In the end, the leaders of the company did not have another other choice but to merge Compaq...