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Jerry Mander |
Does anyone know whether they're still thinking about spinning off Alta Vista in an IPO? |
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Art Vandelay |
This is why I never sell short... now that speculation has expanded from investors to corporations, you never know what ridiculous amount some company is going to be willing to (over)pay for a piece of junk. |
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InvestorGuide Weekly Administrator |
Compaq paid $220 million for Shopping.com, a company that was recently under SEC investigation and has lost $18.9 million over the last nine months on revenue of $4 million. http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles/990111-1a.shtml |
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newsman |
1/6: Amid the hum of home networking announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, Compaq Computer Corp. will demonstrate its new line of home PCs that integrate networking adapters for connecting computers over ordinary home telephone wiring. Full story at http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2183599,00.html |
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newsman |
Compaq CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer revealed some details about his company’s strategy at Comdex. Compaq is planning living room devices, such as TV set-top boxes, and specific appliances for the kitchen. They alluded to a specialized device in the kitchen that could "handle personal finances, home shopping, and home video and voice mail. Pfeiffer also announced new computers based on the AMD K6-2 processor, and a new three-pronged initiative to bring high-speed Internet access to consumers. He also said that Compaq intends to become a company offering web-enabled solutions to any company, of any size, on a global scale. |
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Lee R |
11/17 Compaq announces its direct sales are a success: http://www.techweb.com/wire/finance/story/INV19981117S0004 |
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Mayor of Investorville Administrator |
Compaq Computer Corporation designs, develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of computing products, including desktop computers, portable computers, workstations, communications products and tower PC servers and peripheral products that store and manage data in network environments. Compaq markets its products primarily to business, home, government and education customers, operating in one principal industry segment across geographically diverse markets. (source: annual report) For detailed research on this stock, visit http://www.investorguide.com/cgi-bin/research.cgi?name=CPQ |
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