After closing the controversial merger with Compaq engineered last year by CEO Carly Fiorina, HP has become one of the world’s largest technology companies, with $71.8 billion in annual sales. But does HP really lead the world in any new technology fields, and does it have the right technology strategy to sustain it through the coming years? Or has the company simply become a monolith, moving forward on the momentum generated by the merger?
Beyond the Acquisition: HP’s Next Steps
Posted by: Gene J. Koprowski October 31, 2003 04:21 AMAfter closing the controversial merger with Compaq engineered last year by CEO Carly Fiorina, HP has become one of the world’s largest technology companies, with $71.8 billion in annual sales. But does HP really lead the world in any new technology fields, and does it have the right technology strategy to sustain it through the coming years? Or has the company simply become a monolith, moving forward on the momentum generated by the merger?