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1982–1993 1993–2007 2007–2013
1982–1993 1993–2007 2007–2013

1982–1993

Compaq logo old

The name "COMPAQ" was said to be derived from "Compatibility and Quality" but this explanation was an afterthought. The name was chosen from many suggested by Ogilvy and Mather; it being the name least rejected.

1993–2007

Compaq-Logo

On September 3, 2001, HP announced that an agreement had been reached with Compaq to merge the two companies.[1] In May 2002, after passing a shareholder vote, HP officially merged with Compaq. Prior to this, plans had been in place to consolidate the companies' product teams and product lines.[2] The merger occurred after a proxy fight with Bill Hewlett's son Walter, who objected to the merger. Compaq itself had bought Tandem Computers in 1997 (which had been started by ex-HP employees), and Digital Equipment Corporation in 1998. After HP merged with Compaq, HP's new ticker symbol became "HPQ", a combination of the two previous symbols, "HWP" and "CPQ", to show the significance of the alliance and also key letters from the two companies Hewlett-Packard and Compaq (the latter company being famous for its "Q" logo on all of its products).

2007–2013

Compaq logo new

In May 2007, HP announced in a press release a new logo for their Compaq Division to be placed on the new model Compaq Presarios.[3] Notebooks under the Compaq brand was no longer produced since mid-2013, when it was re-branded as HP 2000 series notebooks (which happened back in 2010). This took effect until 2012, when Compaq was fully merged with and discontinued by HP in mid-2013. The brand is currently active outside the U.S. today.

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