RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
Title: Message If I ever have issues with our HP stuff, I'll just call you. -Original Message-From: Whitten, Gary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 4:19 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Ugh, nothing like taking some time off and coming back to a few thousand messages. Anyhow, FWIW, here's my take on the situation: trust HP more than Compaq many times over. I use them for all my major servers and printers. HP support, after youblow through the 'We assume you're an idiot so here are 40 hoops to jump through' part, is pretty decent generally. Late last year, they goofed and sent me two CPUs that had different voltages for the same NetServer and that caused some internal damage. After immediately acknowledging the mistake, they really stepped to the plate and ended up sending me every internal part to rebuild the server and a tech to do it. Would they have done it without my having a full, on-site warranty? Not sure. I do, however, remember calling tech support once and telling THEM that a new model of laptop had shipped the month before then hung up, since if I knew that much more, they couldn't tell me how to fix it... Bottom line/Summary: Most support can use some major bolstering, but until they're willing to pay a bit more for the frontline staff and internal communication, you're going to get some major headaches from talking to people whose primary job qualification was having a pulse Thus concludes my tale and cynicism for the day Gary WhittenSystems AdministratorEprise CorporationV508 661 5234F508 661 5400 http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
Title: Message Too funny! -Original Message- From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 10:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal If I ever have issues with our HP stuff, I'll just call you. -Original Message- From: Whitten, Gary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 4:19 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Ugh, nothing like taking some time off and coming back to a few thousand messages. Anyhow, FWIW, here's my take on the situation: trust HP more than Compaq many times over. I use them for all my major servers and printers. HP support, after youblow through the 'We assume you're an idiot so here are 40 hoops to jump through' part, is pretty decent generally. Late last year, they goofed and sent me two CPUs that had different voltages for the same NetServer and that caused some internal damage. After immediately acknowledging the mistake, they really stepped to the plate and ended up sending me every internal part to rebuild the server and a tech to do it. Would they have done it without my having a full, on-site warranty? Not sure. I do, however, remember calling tech support once and telling THEM that a new model of laptop had shipped the month before then hung up, since if I knew that much more, they couldn't tell me how to fix it... Bottom line/Summary: Most support can use some major bolstering, but until they're willing to pay a bit more for the frontline staff and internal communication, you're going to get some major headaches from talking to people whose primary job qualification was having a pulse Thus concludes my tale and cynicism for the day Gary Whitten Systems Administrator Eprise Corporation V508 661 5234 F508 661 5400 http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
Title: Message Not to mention the UK and Ireland. Times must be reallytough for them. -Original Message-From: Greg Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Wednesday, 5 September 2001 07:07To: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: Re: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal This is probably why they have dropped out of the Australian market. Regards... Greg - Original Message - From: Don Ely To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 4:49 AM Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Over my dead body! Gateway is the KMart of the PC market... -Original Message-From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:47 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Ok... spare the Gory details. Will Dell merge with Gateway? -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:40 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal h, oooh, I know. He finds them on the internet, which he invented along with pants. -Original Message-From: Bill Higgins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:38 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal William (1) Where do you find these things? (1) Hi William http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
Title: Message kind of late on this From the horse's mouth http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/04sep01a.htm Gene C. aka C.E. Gene ConnorGene's Custom PC Service since 1989Serving the U.S., Canada London,England -Original Message-From: C.E. GENE CONNOR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 2:41 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal The combined entity, which will take the Hewlett-Packard name http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5096522,00.html?chkpt=zdnnt090401ts Gene C. aka C.E. Gene ConnorGene's Custom PC Service since 1989Serving the U.S., Canada London,England -Original Message-From: Andrew Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 1:45 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Agreed. - ASB -Original Message-From: xylog [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 1:44 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal I have been through several mergers of large/Fortune 100 corperations (Union Bank of Switzerland and Swiss Bank/Paine Webber and Kitter Peabody) and can speak from experience when I say that ther will be large cuts in the workforce of both companies to eliminate redundant functions. It is just common sense to cut costs by combining, wherever possible, duplicated functions. Where these cuts will occur is a matter of speculation, but you can be sure since HP has controlling interests they will generally get preferential treatment. xylog -Original Message-From: David James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 1:25 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal It's not a merger? You'd better learn big business. It's a merger, and don't expect to see too many changes too quickly. Compaq was already making big time changes in it's product line before this even happened. HP was planning on getting out of the PC business anyways. A name change could happen, but who knows? I don't appreciate the naive comment anyhoo... You saying it's not a merger is naive... -Original Message-From: xylog [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 12:03 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Except its not a merger. HP purchsed compaq. HP's management now controls the Compaq's destiny. What this means is that HP will, in order to cut costs, eliminate all possible redundant functions.I agree it is a good merger, but it is very naïve to expect nothing to change. xylog -Original Message-From: David James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 12:48 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal I don't think there will be duplicate positions. I expect them to continue to function as 2 seperate companies. Compaq's name is much bigger than HP, especially in the server market. I think HP just wanted a bigger piece of the PC and Server pie, and Compaq wanted the financial backing of HP's dominance in the peripheral and printer market. It's a good merger. -Original Message-From: Jim Underwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:32 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Interesting articles at www.infoworld.com: 1. HP, Compaq target enterprise, services markets in $25 billion acquisition 2. Merger highlights role of HP's Fiorina While the merger may not guarantee an improvement in sales/performance, does anyone see a downside to the merger (other than HP/Compaq employees who will lose their job when duplicate positions are eliminated)? Do you expect the merger to provide better products and services? Best Regards, JMU http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htmhttp://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
Re: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
.. it's a merger, not an acquisition. Kent Compaq/HP Computers B~) --- Jim Underwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In case you haven't heard, HP will announce on Tue 9/4 that they will acquire Compaq in a $25B deal. According to the NY Times, both boards have approved the deal. Here's the story reported by the NY times: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/technology/04DEAL.html http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/technology/04DEAL.html Best Regards, JMU Jim Underwood Apollo Information Systems, Inc. Houston, TX 77058 EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
Will they become Compaqard? :-) -Original Message- From: Kent Spencer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 4 September 2001 11:27 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal .. it's a merger, not an acquisition. Kent Compaq/HP Computers B~) --- Jim Underwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In case you haven't heard, HP will announce on Tue 9/4 that they will acquire Compaq in a $25B deal. According to the NY Times, both boards have approved the deal. Here's the story reported by the NY times: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/technology/04DEAL.html http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/technology/04DEAL.html Best Regards, JMU Jim Underwood Apollo Information Systems, Inc. Houston, TX 77058 EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
.. That's better than HP. LOL. It's funny it's called a merger but we'll be called HP. Let's see now, I've worked at 2 of the largest computer makers Digital and Compaq and they've both disappeared.. hmmm. Kent --- Phillips, Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Will they become Compaqard? :-) -Original Message- From: Kent Spencer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 4 September 2001 11:27 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal .. it's a merger, not an acquisition. Kent Compaq/HP Computers B~) --- Jim Underwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In case you haven't heard, HP will announce on Tue 9/4 that they will acquire Compaq in a $25B deal. According to the NY Times, both boards have approved the deal. Here's the story reported by the NY times: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/technology/04DEAL.html http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/technology/04DEAL.html Best Regards, JMU Jim Underwood Apollo Information Systems, Inc. Houston, TX 77058 EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
HeheheR Want to work for AOL for a couple months? :) == ASB - http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/?File=~MoreInfo.TXT == If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. -- Carl Sagan. ~~~ Keystrokes are an Endangered Species: http://www.shortkeys.com/ ~~~ -Original Message- From: Kent Spencer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 6:56 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal .. That's better than HP. LOL. It's funny it's called a merger but we'll be called HP. Let's see now, I've worked at 2 of the largest computer makers Digital and Compaq and they've both disappeared.. hmmm. Kent --- Phillips, Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Will they become Compaqard? :-) -Original Message- From: Kent Spencer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 4 September 2001 11:27 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal .. it's a merger, not an acquisition. Kent Compaq/HP Computers B~) --- Jim Underwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In case you haven't heard, HP will announce on Tue 9/4 that they will acquire Compaq in a $25B deal. According to the NY Times, both boards have approved the deal. Here's the story reported by the NY times: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/technology/04DEAL.html http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/technology/04DEAL.html Best Regards, JMU Jim Underwood Apollo Information Systems, Inc. Houston, TX 77058 EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
Hewlett Compackard = HC or Hewcom Paquard = still HP Merger more likely - they can consolidate a most of their stuff. Erich -Original Message- From: Phillips, Glen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 12:32 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Will they become Compaqard? :-) -Original Message- From: Kent Spencer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 4 September 2001 11:27 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal .. it's a merger, not an acquisition. Kent Compaq/HP Computers B~) --- Jim Underwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In case you haven't heard, HP will announce on Tue 9/4 that they will acquire Compaq in a $25B deal. According to the NY Times, both boards have approved the deal. Here's the story reported by the NY times: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/technology/04DEAL.html http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/technology/04DEAL.html Best Regards, JMU Jim Underwood Apollo Information Systems, Inc. Houston, TX 77058 EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
Isn't HP the company that forced everyone to take unpaid time off 'coz they were short of money??? Kinda makes sense now. -Original Message- From: Bryann Thomas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 4 September 2001 13:04 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal A friend of mine worked for a small company that was taken over. That company was then taken over by Digital.Who became Compaqwho are about to become HP. You wouldn't believe the stocks of old Business cards she has. -Original Message- From: Kent Spencer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 04 September 2001 10:56 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal .. That's better than HP. LOL. It's funny it's called a merger but we'll be called HP. Let's see now, I've worked at 2 of the largest computer makers Digital and Compaq and they've both disappeared.. hmmm. Kent --- Phillips, Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Will they become Compaqard? :-) -Original Message- From: Kent Spencer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 4 September 2001 11:27 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal .. it's a merger, not an acquisition. Kent Compaq/HP Computers B~) --- Jim Underwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In case you haven't heard, HP will announce on Tue 9/4 that they will acquire Compaq in a $25B deal. According to the NY Times, both boards have approved the deal. Here's the story reported by the NY times: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/technology/04DEAL.html http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/technology/04DEAL.html Best Regards, JMU Jim Underwood Apollo Information Systems, Inc. Houston, TX 77058 EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Channel Four Television Corporation unless specifically stated. This email and any files transmitted are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
.. That's funny Andrew. I applied to AOL when Digital was going under and they wouldn't hire me!! Maybe they'd heard about my reputation.. Kent --- Andrew S. Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HeheheR Want to work for AOL for a couple months? :) == ASB - http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/?File=~MoreInfo.TXT == If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. -- Carl Sagan. ~~~ Keystrokes are an Endangered Species: http://www.shortkeys.com/ ~~~ -Original Message- From: Kent Spencer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 6:56 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal .. That's better than HP. LOL. It's funny it's called a merger but we'll be called HP. Let's see now, I've worked at 2 of the largest computer makers Digital and Compaq and they've both disappeared.. hmmm. Kent --- Phillips, Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Will they become Compaqard? :-) -Original Message- From: Kent Spencer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 4 September 2001 11:27 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal .. it's a merger, not an acquisition. Kent Compaq/HP Computers B~) --- Jim Underwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In case you haven't heard, HP will announce on Tue 9/4 that they will acquire Compaq in a $25B deal. According to the NY Times, both boards have approved the deal. Here's the story reported by the NY times: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/technology/04DEAL.html http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/technology/04DEAL.html Best Regards, JMU Jim Underwood Apollo Information Systems, Inc. Houston, TX 77058 EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
.. Actually, Compaq did that to limit their exposure financially. It is all starting to make sense now. Kent --- Phillips, Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isn't HP the company that forced everyone to take unpaid time off 'coz they were short of money??? Kinda makes sense now. -Original Message- From: Bryann Thomas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 4 September 2001 13:04 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal A friend of mine worked for a small company that was taken over. That company was then taken over by Digital.Who became Compaqwho are about to become HP. You wouldn't believe the stocks of old Business cards she has. -Original Message- From: Kent Spencer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 04 September 2001 10:56 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal .. That's better than HP. LOL. It's funny it's called a merger but we'll be called HP. Let's see now, I've worked at 2 of the largest computer makers Digital and Compaq and they've both disappeared.. hmmm. Kent --- Phillips, Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Will they become Compaqard? :-) -Original Message- From: Kent Spencer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 4 September 2001 11:27 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal .. it's a merger, not an acquisition. Kent Compaq/HP Computers B~) --- Jim Underwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In case you haven't heard, HP will announce on Tue 9/4 that they will acquire Compaq in a $25B deal. According to the NY Times, both boards have approved the deal. Here's the story reported by the NY times: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/technology/04DEAL.html http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/technology/04DEAL.html Best Regards, JMU Jim Underwood Apollo Information Systems, Inc. Houston, TX 77058 EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Channel Four Television Corporation unless specifically stated. This email and any files transmitted are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
.. That's another ironic topic as Compaq bought Digital for their Customer Service business and then went and outsourced to third parties. Kent --- Bryann Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hewlaq. Pronounced 'you lack'. As in 'you lack any decent customer service.' -Original Message- From: Phillips, Glen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 04 September 2001 10:32 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Will they become Compaqard? :-) -Original Message- From: Kent Spencer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 4 September 2001 11:27 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal .. it's a merger, not an acquisition. Kent Compaq/HP Computers B~) --- Jim Underwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In case you haven't heard, HP will announce on Tue 9/4 that they will acquire Compaq in a $25B deal. According to the NY Times, both boards have approved the deal. Here's the story reported by the NY times: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/technology/04DEAL.html http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/technology/04DEAL.html Best Regards, JMU Jim Underwood Apollo Information Systems, Inc. Houston, TX 77058 EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Channel Four Television Corporation unless specifically stated. This email and any files transmitted are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
I guess this means the end of Compaq v HP arguements.wonder what Dell is making of this. Maybe they could merge with Apple :-p -Original Message- From: Kent Spencer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 4 September 2001 12:30 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal .. That's another ironic topic as Compaq bought Digital for their Customer Service business and then went and outsourced to third parties. Kent --- Bryann Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hewlaq. Pronounced 'you lack'. As in 'you lack any decent customer service.' -Original Message- From: Phillips, Glen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 04 September 2001 10:32 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Will they become Compaqard? :-) -Original Message- From: Kent Spencer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 4 September 2001 11:27 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal .. it's a merger, not an acquisition. Kent Compaq/HP Computers B~) --- Jim Underwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In case you haven't heard, HP will announce on Tue 9/4 that they will acquire Compaq in a $25B deal. According to the NY Times, both boards have approved the deal. Here's the story reported by the NY times: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/technology/04DEAL.html http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/technology/04DEAL.html Best Regards, JMU Jim Underwood Apollo Information Systems, Inc. Houston, TX 77058 EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Channel Four Television Corporation unless specifically stated. This email and any files transmitted are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
Re: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
Maybe then they can all merge with everyone and just make one big corporation called: Ibapplem Della hewcompackard (sounds like a law firm eh?) running Winix X on fruity pebble looking machines surfing around using scapeaol explorer hmm now i think i should go to sleep before i hurt myself. I guess this means the end of Compaq v HP arguements.wonder what Dell is making of this. Maybe they could merge with Apple :-p http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
HP has posted a press release on their web site, calling it a merger: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/04sep01a.htm JMU -Original Message-From: Jim Underwood Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 11:36 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal In case you haven't heard, HP will announce on Tue 9/4 that they will acquire Compaq in a $25B deal. According to the NY Times, both boards have approved the deal. Here's the story reported by the NY times: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/technology/04DEAL.html Best Regards, JMU Jim UnderwoodApollo Information Systems, Inc.Houston, TX 77058 EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
LOL, is it pick on happy clowns day today? Funnily enough, I had thought of saying Dell and Sun and not long after in an anaysis of the whole thing, Theregister.co.uk suggested that would be a better 'merger' due to the different strengths and markets each one works in. I am NOT suggesting that is going to happen tho. -Original Message- From: Larry Nail [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 4 September 2001 15:50 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal There could be some merit to that suggestion, Dell did just drop their support for Linux MAC OS-X is just FreeBSD with a happy clown suit on it - Original Message - From: Phillips, Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NT System Admin Issues [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 6:31 AM Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal : I guess this means the end of Compaq v HP arguements.wonder what Dell is : making of this. Maybe they could merge with Apple :-p : : : : -Original Message- : From: Kent Spencer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] : Sent: Tuesday, 4 September 2001 12:30 : To: NT System Admin Issues : Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal : : : .. That's another ironic topic as Compaq bought Digital for :their Customer Service business and then went and outsourced :to third parties. : Kent : : --- Bryann Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: : Hewlaq. : Pronounced 'you lack'. As in 'you lack any decent customer service.' : : -Original Message- : From: Phillips, Glen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] : Sent: 04 September 2001 10:32 : To: NT System Admin Issues : Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal : : : Will they become Compaqard? :-) : : : : -Original Message- : From: Kent Spencer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] : Sent: Tuesday, 4 September 2001 11:27 : To: NT System Admin Issues : Subject: Re: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal : : : .. it's a merger, not an acquisition. : Kent : Compaq/HP Computers B~) : : --- Jim Underwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: : In case you haven't heard, HP will announce on Tue 9/4 that they : will : acquire Compaq in a $25B deal. : : According to the NY Times, both boards have approved the deal. : : Here's the story reported by the NY times: : http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/technology/04DEAL.html : http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/technology/04DEAL.html : Best Regards, : JMU : : : Jim Underwood : Apollo Information Systems, Inc. : Houston, TX 77058 : : EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : : : : : : http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm : : : : : __ : Do You Yahoo!? : Get email alerts NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! : Messenger : http://im.yahoo.com : : http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm : : http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm : : : Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not : necessarily : represent those of Channel Four Television Corporation unless : specifically : stated. This email and any files transmitted are confidential and : intended : solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are : addressed. : If you have received this email in error, please notify : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : : : : http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm : : : : __ : Do You Yahoo!? : Get email alerts NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger : http://im.yahoo.com : : http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm : : http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm : http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
Interesting articles at www.infoworld.com: HP, Compaq target enterprise, services markets in $25 billion acquisition Merger highlights role of HP's Fiorina While the merger may not guarantee an improvement in sales/performance, does anyone see a downside to the merger (other than HP/Compaq employees who will lose their job when duplicate positions are eliminated)? Do you expect the merger to provide better products and services? Best Regards, JMU http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
Title: Message I don't think there will be duplicate positions. I expect them to continue to function as 2 seperate companies. Compaq's name is much bigger than HP, especially in the server market. I think HP just wanted a bigger piece of the PC and Server pie, and Compaq wanted the financial backing of HP's dominance in the peripheral and printer market. It's a good merger. -Original Message-From: Jim Underwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:32 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Interesting articles at www.infoworld.com: HP, Compaq target enterprise, services markets in $25 billion acquisition Merger highlights role of HP's Fiorina While the merger may not guarantee an improvement in sales/performance, does anyone see a downside to the merger (other than HP/Compaq employees who will lose their job when duplicate positions are eliminated)? Do you expect the merger to provide better products and services? Best Regards, JMU http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
Title: Message OK I got some mis-information and I blame yahoo news which posted the story Hewlett-Packard to Buy Compaq in $25B Deal However I since HP has majority controlling interest in the merger I stick by my assertion that there will be changes as redundant functions are eliminated. xylog -Original Message- From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 1:10 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal It's really a merger. The merged company will operate out of Palo Alto, CA. Many Compaq executives will be retained, such as the Compaq CEO, who will become president of the merged company. William -Original Message- From: xylog [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 10:03 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Except its not a merger. HP purchsed compaq. HP's management now controls the Compaq's destiny. What this means is that HP will, in order to cut costs, eliminate all possible redundant functions.I agree it is a good merger, but it is very naïve to expect nothing to change. xylog -Original Message- From: David James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 12:48 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal I don't think there will be duplicate positions. I expect them to continue to function as 2 seperate companies. Compaq's name is much bigger than HP, especially in the server market. I think HP just wanted a bigger piece of the PC and Server pie, and Compaq wanted the financial backing of HP's dominance in the peripheral and printer market. It's a good merger. -Original Message- From: Jim Underwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:32 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Interesting articles at www.infoworld.com: 1. HP, Compaq target enterprise, services markets in $25 billion acquisition 2. Merger highlights role of HP's Fiorina While the merger may not guarantee an improvement in sales/performance, does anyone see a downside to the merger (other than HP/Compaq employees who will lose their job when duplicate positions are eliminated)? Do you expect the merger to provide better products and services? Best Regards, JMU http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
Title: Message Of course. 15,000 jobs eliminated for example. -Original Message-From: xylog [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 10:16 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal OK I got some mis-information and I blame yahoo news which posted the story "Hewlett-Packard to Buy Compaq in $25B Deal" However I since HP has majority controlling interest in the merger I stick by my assertion that there will be changes as redundant functions are eliminated. xylog -Original Message-From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 1:10 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal It's really a merger. The merged company will operate out of Palo Alto, CA. Many Compaq executives will be retained, such as the Compaq CEO, who will become president of the merged company. William -Original Message-From: xylog [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 10:03 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Except its not a merger. HP purchsed compaq. HP's management now controls the Compaq's destiny. What this means is that HP will, in order to cut costs, eliminate all possible redundant functions.I agree it is a good merger, but it is very naïve to expect nothing to change. xylog -Original Message-From: David James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 12:48 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal I don't think there will be duplicate positions. I expect them to continue to function as 2 seperate companies. Compaq's name is much bigger than HP, especially in the server market. I think HP just wanted a bigger piece of the PC and Server pie, and Compaq wanted the financial backing of HP's dominance in the peripheral and printer market. It's a good merger. -Original Message-From: Jim Underwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:32 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Interesting articles at www.infoworld.com: 1. HP, Compaq target enterprise, services markets in $25 billion acquisition 2. Merger highlights role of HP's Fiorina While the merger may not guarantee an improvement in sales/performance, does anyone see a downside to the merger (other than HP/Compaq employees who will lose their job when duplicate positions are eliminated)? Do you expect the merger to provide better products and services? Best Regards, JMU http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htmhttp://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htmhttp://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htmhttp://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
How many mergers have ever really resulted in better service? - ASB -Original Message-From: Jim Underwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 12:32 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Interesting articles at www.infoworld.com: HP, Compaq target enterprise, services markets in $25 billion acquisition Merger highlights role of HP's Fiorina While the merger may not guarantee an improvement in sales/performance, does anyone see a downside to the merger (other than HP/Compaq employees who will lose their job when duplicate positions are eliminated)? Do you expect the merger to provide better products and services? Best Regards, JMU http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
Title: Message 1 - There's more to the world than just PCs. 2 - There's no point in a merger if you keep everything. There is huge overlap in the low-end and into the server space. At the high-end, their products and services diverge somewhat. Makes you wonder what will happen to Tandem and Alpha - ASB -Original Message-From: David James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 12:48 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal I don't think there will be duplicate positions. I expect them to continue to function as 2 seperate companies. Compaq's name is much bigger than HP, especially in the server market. I think HP just wanted a bigger piece of the PC and Server pie, and Compaq wanted the financial backing of HP's dominance in the peripheral and printer market. It's a good merger. -Original Message-From: Jim Underwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:32 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Interesting articles at www.infoworld.com: HP, Compaq target enterprise, services markets in $25 billion acquisition Merger highlights role of HP's Fiorina While the merger may not guarantee an improvement in sales/performance, does anyone see a downside to the merger (other than HP/Compaq employees who will lose their job when duplicate positions are eliminated)? Do you expect the merger to provide better products and services? Best Regards, JMU http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
Title: Message Here's my informal Merger vs. Acquisition guide: If you really want to tell if it's a merger, then check the makeup of the board, and where the former CEOs end up. If one is Chairman and one is CEO, then you havean equal merger. Anything else, and Igenerally view it as an Acquisition. In any event, it won't be successful or useful if all the positions are retained. - ASB -Original Message-From: David James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 1:25 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal It's not a merger? You'd better learn big business. It's a merger, and don't expect to see too many changes too quickly. Compaq was already making big time changes in it's product line before this even happened. HP was planning on getting out of the PC business anyways. A name change could happen, but who knows? I don't appreciate the naive comment anyhoo... You saying it's not a merger is naive... -Original Message-From: xylog [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 12:03 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Except its not a merger. HP purchsed compaq. HP's management now controls the Compaq's destiny. What this means is that HP will, in order to cut costs, eliminate all possible redundant functions.I agree it is a good merger, but it is very naïve to expect nothing to change. xylog -Original Message-From: David James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 12:48 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal I don't think there will be duplicate positions. I expect them to continue to function as 2 seperate companies. Compaq's name is much bigger than HP, especially in the server market. I think HP just wanted a bigger piece of the PC and Server pie, and Compaq wanted the financial backing of HP's dominance in the peripheral and printer market. It's a good merger. -Original Message-From: Jim Underwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:32 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Interesting articles at www.infoworld.com: · HP, Compaq target enterprise, services markets in $25 billion acquisition · Merger highlights role of HP's Fiorina While the merger may not guarantee an improvement in sales/performance, does anyone see a downside to the merger (other than HP/Compaq employees who will lose their job when duplicate positions are eliminated)? Do you expect the merger to provide better products and services? Best Regards, JMU http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
Title: Message I have been through several mergers of large/Fortune 100 corperations (Union Bank of Switzerland and Swiss Bank/Paine Webber and Kitter Peabody) and can speak from experience when I say that ther will be large cuts in the workforce of both companies to eliminate redundant functions. It is just common sense to cut costs by combining, wherever possible, duplicated functions. Where these cuts will occur is a matter of speculation, but you can be sure since HP has controlling interests they will generally get preferential treatment. xylog -Original Message- From: David James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 1:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal It's not a merger? You'd better learn big business. It's a merger, and don't expect to see too many changes too quickly. Compaq was already making big time changes in it's product line before this even happened. HP was planning on getting out of the PC business anyways. A name change could happen, but who knows? I don't appreciate the naive comment anyhoo... You saying it's not a merger is naive... -Original Message- From: xylog [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 12:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Except its not a merger. HP purchsed compaq. HP's management now controls the Compaq's destiny. What this means is that HP will, in order to cut costs, eliminate all possible redundant functions.I agree it is a good merger, but it is very naïve to expect nothing to change. xylog -Original Message- From: David James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 12:48 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal I don't think there will be duplicate positions. I expect them to continue to function as 2 seperate companies. Compaq's name is much bigger than HP, especially in the server market. I think HP just wanted a bigger piece of the PC and Server pie, and Compaq wanted the financial backing of HP's dominance in the peripheral and printer market. It's a good merger. -Original Message- From: Jim Underwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:32 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Interesting articles at www.infoworld.com: 1. HP, Compaq target enterprise, services markets in $25 billion acquisition 2. Merger highlights role of HP's Fiorina While the merger may not guarantee an improvement in sales/performance, does anyone see a downside to the merger (other than HP/Compaq employees who will lose their job when duplicate positions are eliminated)? Do you expect the merger to provide better products and services? Best Regards, JMU http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
Title: Message Agreed. - ASB -Original Message-From: xylog [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 1:44 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal I have been through several mergers of large/Fortune 100 corperations (Union Bank of Switzerland and Swiss Bank/Paine Webber and Kitter Peabody) and can speak from experience when I say that ther will be large cuts in the workforce of both companies to eliminate redundant functions. It is just common sense to cut costs by combining, wherever possible, duplicated functions. Where these cuts will occur is a matter of speculation, but you can be sure since HP has controlling interests they will generally get preferential treatment. xylog -Original Message-From: David James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 1:25 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal It's not a merger? You'd better learn big business. It's a merger, and don't expect to see too many changes too quickly. Compaq was already making big time changes in it's product line before this even happened. HP was planning on getting out of the PC business anyways. A name change could happen, but who knows? I don't appreciate the naive comment anyhoo... You saying it's not a merger is naive... -Original Message-From: xylog [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 12:03 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Except its not a merger. HP purchsed compaq. HP's management now controls the Compaq's destiny. What this means is that HP will, in order to cut costs, eliminate all possible redundant functions.I agree it is a good merger, but it is very naïve to expect nothing to change. xylog -Original Message-From: David James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 12:48 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal I don't think there will be duplicate positions. I expect them to continue to function as 2 seperate companies. Compaq's name is much bigger than HP, especially in the server market. I think HP just wanted a bigger piece of the PC and Server pie, and Compaq wanted the financial backing of HP's dominance in the peripheral and printer market. It's a good merger. -Original Message-From: Jim Underwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:32 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Interesting articles at www.infoworld.com: 1. HP, Compaq target enterprise, services markets in $25 billion acquisition 2. Merger highlights role of HP's Fiorina While the merger may not guarantee an improvement in sales/performance, does anyone see a downside to the merger (other than HP/Compaq employees who will lose their job when duplicate positions are eliminated)? Do you expect the merger to provide better products and services? Best Regards, JMU http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
Title: Message Better service for whom? I used both companies prior to the merger, and I can't say that any great improvement occurred afterwards... - ASB -Original Message-From: David James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 1:46 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Compaq and DEC... -Original Message-From: Andrew Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 12:37 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal How many mergers have ever really resulted in better service? - ASB -Original Message-From: Jim Underwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 12:32 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Interesting articles at www.infoworld.com: HP, Compaq target enterprise, services markets in $25 billion acquisition Merger highlights role of HP's Fiorina While the merger may not guarantee an improvement in sales/performance, does anyone see a downside to the merger (other than HP/Compaq employees who will lose their job when duplicate positions are eliminated)? Do you expect the merger to provide better products and services? Best Regards, JMU http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
Title: Message Yup. Doesn't matter if it's merger, purchase or hostile takeover - heads will roll. Been there, done that. The only people that make out like bandits are the stationary people (letterhead, business cards,etc.) Hopefullythe layoffs won't negatively affect service(it will of course, 'cause the bright sparks will see 30 HP techs and 30 Compaq techs and reason somehow that 35 techs can handle the combined load), and the 15k lives + family members negatively affected willfind gainful employment. -Original Message-From: xylog [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 10:44 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal I have been through several mergers of large/Fortune 100 corperations (Union Bank of Switzerland and Swiss Bank/Paine Webber and Kitter Peabody) and can speak from experience when I say that ther will be large cuts in the workforce of both companies to eliminate redundant functions. It is just common sense to cut costs by combining, wherever possible, duplicated functions. Where these cuts will occur is a matter of speculation, but you can be sure since HP has controlling interests they will generally get preferential treatment. xylog -Original Message-From: David James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 1:25 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal It's not a merger? You'd better learn big business. It's a merger, and don't expect to see too many changes too quickly. Compaq was already making big time changes in it's product line before this even happened. HP was planning on getting out of the PC business anyways. A name change could happen, but who knows? I don't appreciate the naive comment anyhoo... You saying it's not a merger is naive... -Original Message-From: xylog [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 12:03 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Except its not a merger. HP purchsed compaq. HP's management now controls the Compaq's destiny. What this means is that HP will, in order to cut costs, eliminate all possible redundant functions.I agree it is a good merger, but it is very naïve to expect nothing to change. xylog -Original Message-From: David James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 12:48 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal I don't think there will be duplicate positions. I expect them to continue to function as 2 seperate companies. Compaq's name is much bigger than HP, especially in the server market. I think HP just wanted a bigger piece of the PC and Server pie, and Compaq wanted the financial backing of HP's dominance in the peripheral and printer market. It's a good merger. -Original Message-From: Jim Underwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:32 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Interesting articles at www.infoworld.com: 1. HP, Compaq target enterprise, services markets in $25 billion acquisition 2. Merger highlights role of HP's Fiorina While the merger may not guarantee an improvement in sales/performance, does anyone see a downside to the merger (other than HP/Compaq employees who will lose their job when duplicate positions are eliminated)? Do you expect the merger to provide better products and services? Best Regards, JMU http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htmhttp://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htmhttp://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htmhttp://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
Title: Message h, oooh, I know. He finds them on the internet, which he invented along with pants. -Original Message-From: Bill Higgins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:38 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal William (1) Where do you find these things? (1) Hi William -Original Message-From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:32To: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal I hear the new HP Proliants will ship with WindowsRG: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/uploads/27000/27549_winrg2.swf William -Original Message-From: C.E. GENE CONNOR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:41 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal The combined entity, which will take the Hewlett-Packard name http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5096522,00.html?chkpt=zdnnt090401ts Gene C. aka C.E. Gene ConnorGene's Custom PC Service since 1989Serving the U.S., Canada London,England -Original Message-From: Andrew Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 1:45 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Agreed. - ASB -Original Message-From: xylog [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 1:44 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal I have been through several mergers of large/Fortune 100 corperations (Union Bank of Switzerland and Swiss Bank/Paine Webber and Kitter Peabody) and can speak from experience when I say that ther will be large cuts in the workforce of both companies to eliminate redundant functions. It is just common sense to cut costs by combining, wherever possible, duplicated functions. Where these cuts will occur is a matter of speculation, but you can be sure since HP has controlling interests they will generally get preferential treatment. xylog http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htmhttp://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
Title: Message Over my dead body! Gateway is the KMart of the PC market... -Original Message-From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:47 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Ok... spare the Gory details. Will Dell merge with Gateway? -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:40 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal h, oooh, I know. He finds them on the internet, which he invented along with pants. -Original Message-From: Bill Higgins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:38 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal William (1) Where do you find these things? (1) Hi William -Original Message-From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:32To: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal I hear the new HP Proliants will ship with WindowsRG: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/uploads/27000/27549_winrg2.swf William -Original Message-From: C.E. GENE CONNOR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:41 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal The combined entity, which will take the Hewlett-Packard name http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5096522,00.html?chkpt=zdnnt090401ts Gene C. aka C.E. Gene ConnorGene's Custom PC Service since 1989Serving the U.S., Canada London,England -Original Message-From: Andrew Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 1:45 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Agreed. - ASB -Original Message-From: xylog [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 1:44 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal I have been through several mergers of large/Fortune 100 corperations (Union Bank of Switzerland and Swiss Bank/Paine Webber and Kitter Peabody) and can speak from experience when I say that ther will be large cuts in the workforce of both companies to eliminate redundant functions. It is just common sense to cut costs by combining, wherever possible, duplicated functions. Where these cuts will occur is a matter of speculation, but you can be sure since HP has controlling interests they will generally get preferential treatment. xylog http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
Title: Message I was under the impression that was f/the server side of things??and the home users were to convert back to http://www.vorlox.demon.nl/winblows/winblows.htm Gene C. aka C.E. Gene ConnorGene's Custom PC Service since 1989Serving the U.S., Canada London,England -Original Message-From: Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 2:32 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal I hear the new HP Proliants will ship with WindowsRG: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/uploads/27000/27549_winrg2.swf William -Original Message-From: C.E. GENE CONNOR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:41 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal The combined entity, which will take the Hewlett-Packard name http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5096522,00.html?chkpt=zdnnt090401ts Gene C. aka C.E. Gene ConnorGene's Custom PC Service since 1989Serving the U.S., Canada London,England -Original Message-From: Andrew Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 1:45 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Agreed. - ASB -Original Message-From: xylog [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 1:44 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal I have been through several mergers of large/Fortune 100 corperations (Union Bank of Switzerland and Swiss Bank/Paine Webber and Kitter Peabody) and can speak from experience when I say that ther will be large cuts in the workforce of both companies to eliminate redundant functions. It is just common sense to cut costs by combining, wherever possible, duplicated functions. Where these cuts will occur is a matter of speculation, but you can be sure since HP has controlling interests they will generally get preferential treatment. xylog http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
