Hewlett-Packard
American information technology company (1939–2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Company type | Public |
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NYSE: HPQ | |
Industry | Computer hardware Computer software IT services IT consulting |
Founded | January 1, 1939; 85 years ago (1939-01-01) |
Founders |
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Defunct | November 1, 2015 (2015-11-01) (main company) (For Hewlett Packard Enterprise). Now operating as HP Inc. |
Fate | Corporate split; renamed as HP Inc. |
Successors | HP Inc. Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | See list of HP products. |
Revenue | 2,000,000,000 United States dollar (2015) |
Subsidiaries | List of subsidiaries |
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Hewlett Packard (HP) is a computer technology company. It was created in 1939 by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard, in a garage in California. It is based in Palo Alto, California. They are best known for making computers and computer hardware such as inkjet printers, laser printers, all-in-one printers, scanners and digital cameras.
In 2002, HP bought Compaq and re-branded together as one company that is stylized as hp. The letters in the latest logo are lower case.