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.
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 category | Company | Reasons / Notes |
| Enterprise systems | ||
| Intel servers | Compaq | Proliant has larger market share; some HP products, however, will live on |
| RISC servers | Neither company | HP's PA-RISC and Compaq's Alpha servers to migrate to Itanium |
| Itanium servers | HP | Broader product range; will incorporate some Compaq technology |
| Unix | HP | HP-UX has larger market share and broad ISV support |
| Fault-tolerant servers | Compaq | NonStop server family, originally from Tandem, rolls on |
| Storage | Both companies | Product lines complement more than compete |
| Workstations | Both companies | Although Compaq technology adopted here, it's mostly an HP world |
| Personal systems | ||
| Business PCs | Compaq | Market share; will bear Compaq name; nine- to 12-month transition |
| Business notebooks | Compaq | HP's Omnibook to be offered through 2002 |
| Consumer PCs | Both companies | Can serve more customer types and sales regions |
| Handhelds | Compaq | iPaq will live on with HP's Jornada touches |
| Printers | HP | HP has long been dominant in this area |
| Home networking | Compaq | No reason given |
| Source: Hewlett-Packard |