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The new HP: You are what you eat

Analysts and many others have been wondering for a while which product lines would survive the HP-Compaq merger. Here's details of who won, and what brands will live on.

CNET News staff
As Hewlett-Packard digests Compaq Computer, the inevitable questions of redundancy and consolidation have arisen. Analysts and others have been wondering for a while which product lines would survive. In a white paper released Tuesday, the new HP finally belched up the info. Compaq is definitely making its mark.


Product categoryCompanyReasons / Notes
Enterprise systems
Intel serversCompaqProliant has larger market share; some HP products, however, will live on
RISC serversNeither companyHP's PA-RISC and Compaq's Alpha servers to migrate to Itanium
Itanium serversHPBroader product range; will incorporate some Compaq technology
UnixHPHP-UX has larger market share and broad ISV support
Fault-tolerant serversCompaqNonStop server family, originally from Tandem,
rolls on
StorageBoth companiesProduct lines complement more than compete
WorkstationsBoth companiesAlthough Compaq technology adopted here, it's mostly an HP world
Personal systems
Business PCsCompaqMarket share; will bear Compaq name; nine- to 12-month transition
Business notebooksCompaqHP's Omnibook to be offered through 2002
Consumer PCsBoth companiesCan serve more customer types and sales regions
HandheldsCompaqiPaq will live on with HP's Jornada touches
PrintersHPHP has long been dominant in this area
Home networkingCompaqNo reason given
Source: Hewlett-Packard