Hewlett-Packard may seek deal for consultants

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Hewlett-Packard appears to be the leading contender in the bidding for PricewaterhouseCoopers consulting unit. The deal comes as the SEC increasingly raises a conflict of interest flag for auditing firms operating consulting businesses. Hewlett-Packard would create a full service computer services company, much along the model that has served IBM so successfully. $20 bil is the rumored price for the acquisition. Any agreement would be subject to approval by the SEC and PricewaterhouseCoopers' 10,000 worldwide partners. The list of other businesses considering acquiring the PricewaterhouseCoopers unit included GE, Siemens, Microsoft and IBM.

Management consulting services, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services, Statistical Data Included, Business consultants, Management consultants, Consulting services, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting.

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Hewletts vow to oppose Hewlett-Pacard merger with Compaq

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The Hewlett family announced that it would vote against the proposed merger between Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer Corp. This decision could pose as a huge embarassment for Hewlett-Packard and could possibly break the deal.

Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Hewlett, William

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A Sector Where 'Merger' Can Mean The Start of Something Ugly

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Mergers in the computer and software industry are not necessarily profitable when both companies involved are struggling, as exemplified by Hewlett-Packard and Compaq, and Symantec and Veritas.

Prepackaged software, Management dynamics, Executive changes & profiles, Analysis, Management, Officials and employees, Computer software industry, Software industry, Economic aspects, Finance, Microcomputer industry, Acquisitions and mergers, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Company business management, Symantec Corp., SYMC, Company financing, Fiorina, Carly, VERITAS Software Corp., VRTS, HPQ

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