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Nearly 20 years after Compaq-HP deal, HPE makes Houston home
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Electricians change the Compaq Computer sign at the company s campus in Houston, Saturday, May 4, 2002. After one of the harshest and closest proxy fights in American business history, Hewlett-Packard Co. officially closed its $19 billion acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp. on Friday. (AP Photo/Michael Stravato)MICHAEL STRAVATO, STR / APShow MoreShow Less
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Hewlett-Packard Chairwoman and Chief Executive Carly Fiorina and Compaq s Chairman and Chief Executive Michael Capellas bump fists at the start of an investors meeting in New York Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001. High-tech giant Hewlett-Packard Co. bought Compaq Computer Corp. for about $25 billion.SUZANNE PLUNKETT, STF / APShow MoreShow Less