HP COMPAQ MERGER

Compaq CEO Michael Capellas answers questions during a news conference after shareholders voted Wednesday, March 20, 2002, in Houston. Compaq Computer Corp. investors gave their approval for Hewlett-Packard Company's $20 billion acquisition of their company, a day after HP claimed victory in its own shareholder vote that was among the most contentious in history. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)