Compaq

E20318

computer company defunct company technology company

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.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Compaq canonical	43
Compaq Computer Corporation	9
COMPAQ	1
Compaq Deskpro	1
Compaq laptops	1
HP	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T146455 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Compaq
Context triple: [Zip2, acquiredBy, Compaq]

A. Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard is a pioneering American technology company known for its innovations in computing, printers, and enterprise IT solutions.
B. IBM
IBM is a multinational technology and consulting company known for its pioneering work in computer hardware, software, and enterprise services.
C. Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation is a leading American semiconductor company best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors that power the majority of the world’s personal computers and servers.
D. Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems was a pioneering American technology company best known for developing the Java programming language, the Solaris operating system, and high-performance networked computer systems.
E. IBM PC
The IBM PC is the original 1981 personal computer model from IBM that became a de facto industry standard and helped popularize home and business computing worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Compaq
Target entity description: 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.

A. Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard is a pioneering American technology company known for its innovations in computing, printers, and enterprise IT solutions.
B. IBM
IBM is a multinational technology and consulting company known for its pioneering work in computer hardware, software, and enterprise services.
C. Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation is a leading American semiconductor company best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors that power the majority of the world’s personal computers and servers.
D. Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems was a pioneering American technology company best known for developing the Java programming language, the Solaris operating system, and high-performance networked computer systems.
E. IBM PC
The IBM PC is the original 1981 personal computer model from IBM that became a de facto industry standard and helped popularize home and business computing worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen

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
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
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 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rod Canion → coFounded → Compaq ⓘ

this entity surface form: Compaq Computer Corporation

Rod Canion → employer → Compaq ⓘ

this entity surface form: Compaq Computer Corporation

Rod Canion → hasEmployerHistory → Compaq ⓘ

this entity surface form: Compaq Computer Corporation

Conner Peripherals → majorCustomer → Compaq ⓘ

Compaq Center → sponsoredBy → Compaq ⓘ

Eckhard Pfeiffer → employer → Compaq ⓘ

this entity surface form: Compaq Computer Corporation

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