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Hewlett-Packard was founded in 1939 by Bill Hewlett and David Packard, who both graduated with degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 1935. The company started off in the HP Garage in Palo Alto, California. On November 1, 2015, Hewlett-Packard was split into two companies.
The Hewlett-Packard Company, commonly shortened to Hewlett-Packard (/ ˈhjuːlɪtˈpækərd / HYEW-lit PAK-ərd) or HP, was an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California. HP developed and provided a wide variety of hardware components, as well as software and related services to consumers, small ...
The Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) is an American multinational information technology company based in Spring, Texas. HPE was founded on November 1, 2015, in Palo Alto, California, as part of the splitting of the Hewlett-Packard company. [2] It is a business-focused organization which works in servers, storage, networking ...
This List of Hewlett-Packard executive leadership includes chairmen, presidents and CEOs of Hewlett-Packard. Co-founder: David Packard (President: 1947; Chairman: 1964–1969; Chairman 1971–1993) Co-founder: William Hewlett (Vice President: 1947; Executive Vice President: 1957; President: 1964; CEO: 1969; Chairman of the Executive Committee ...
As of 2012, Hewlett-Packard has made a total of 129 acquisitions since 1986. [a] [3] Its first acquisition was the F.L. Moseley Company in 1958. This move enabled HP to enter the plotter business, which was the predecessor to its printer business of today. [4] In 1989, HP purchased Apollo Computer for US$476 million, [5][6] enabling HP to ...
Electronic Data Systems (EDS) Electronic Data Systems (EDS) was an American multinational information technology equipment and services company headquartered in Plano, Texas, which was founded in 1962 by Ross Perot. The company was a subsidiary of General Motors from 1984 until it was spun off in 1996. EDS was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2008.
Hewlett Packard has confirmed it will continue to pursue Mike Lynch’s family for up to $4 billion as it seeks to conclude a 13-year legal battle. The Silicon Valley–based tech group has been ...
Hewlett was a Director for Hexcel Products Incorporated (became Hexcel, founded by his wife Flora's brother in law Roscoe "Bud" Hughes) from 1956 to 1965, and worked on their executive committee. Hewlett was a Director of Chase Manhattan Bank (became JPMorgan Chase) from 1969 to 1980. Hewlett was also elected to the board of directors for ...