PC Makers Announce Online Parts Market.Compaq (Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX, www.compaq.com) Compaq was the leading PC manufacturer when it was acquired by HP in 2002. Founded in 1982 by Rod Canion, Jim Harris and Bill Murto, one year later the company shipped 53,000 PC-compatible COMPAQ Portables, resulting in $111 Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard See HP. Hewlett-Packard - (HP) Hewlett-Packard designs, manufactures and services electronic products and systems for measurement, computation and communications. The company's products and services are used in industry, business, engineering, science, medicine and Co., Gateway Inc. and nine suppliers of computer parts said recently that they will speed up their fast-moving supply chains by creating an Internet marketplace See vertical portal and Web hub. for electronics and computer components. The exchange will let participants buy and sell chips, hard drives and other parts by listing them in online catalogues and through auctions. The companies said they expect the exchange to reduce their costs and inventories and speed deliveries. |
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