Compaq
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Compaq was a major American computer company best known for its popular line of personal computers and for being one of the largest PC manufacturers before its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| COMPAQ | 0 | 1 |
| Compaq Deskpro | 0 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer company
→
defunct company → technology company → |
| acquiredBy | Hewlett-Packard → |
| acquisitionDate | 2002 → |
| acquisitionValue | approximately $25 billion → |
| brandDiscontinuationApproxDate | 2013 → |
| brandDiscontinuedBy | Hewlett-Packard → |
| brandOwnerAfterAcquisition | Hewlett-Packard → |
| competitiveWith |
Apple Inc.
→
surface form:
Apple Computer
Dell → Gateway → IBM → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| foundedBy |
Bill Murto
→
Jim Harris → Rod Canion → |
| foundedDate | 1982 → |
| foundedPlace |
Houston
→
surface form:
Houston, Texas, United States
|
| headquartersLocation |
Houston
→
surface form:
Houston, Texas, United States
|
| industry |
computer hardware
→
information technology → |
| keyPerson |
Eckhard Pfeiffer
→
Michael Capellas → Rod Canion → |
| knownFor |
IBM PC compatible computers
→
being one of the largest PC manufacturers in the 1990s → portable IBM PC compatible → |
| logoText |
Compaq
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
COMPAQ
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| marketPosition | one of the largest PC manufacturers worldwide in the 1990s → |
| mergedInto | Hewlett-Packard → |
| notableEvent |
introduced one of the first successful IBM PC compatible portables
→
merger with Hewlett-Packard completed in 2002 → rapid growth in PC market during 1980s and 1990s → |
| notableProduct |
Armada laptop series
→
Compaq self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
Compaq Deskpro
Compaq Portable → Compaq Presario → HP ProLiant servers →
surface form:
ProLiant servers
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| parentCompanyAfter2002 | Hewlett-Packard → |
| productType |
desktop computers
→
laptops → personal computers → servers → workstations → |
| stockExchangeListing | New York Stock Exchange → |
| successor |
HP Pavilion PCs
→
surface form:
HP personal computer division
|
| tickerSymbol | CPQ → |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Compaq Deskpro