H-P's bid for 3Par highlights tech-sector action By: MarketWatch August 23, 2010 at 10:30 AM EDT Shares of 3Par surge after Hewlett-Packard throws down the gauntlet to one of its top rivals, Dell, with a $1.6 billion bid for 3Par. Read More >> Related Stocks: Apple Broadcom Corp Google, Inc. Hewlett-Packard Macy's Micron Technology Microsoft