GREEN LIGHT FOR HEWLETT PACKARD TO ACQUIRE SYNSTAR.

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The European Commission gave its stamp of approval, on September 9, for Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) of the United States to acquire the UK information technology service provider Synstar Plc, which is mainly active in Western Europe, through a public cash offer. The acquisition will expand HP's offer of IT services, but this does not give rise to any competition...