The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, one of the nation's largest philanthropic organizations, will be a key arbiter in the dispute.

In 1964, the couple founded the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

He died on March 26, 1996 at age 83 in Stanford, California, leaving the bulk of his estate to the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is a private foundation that provides grants to not-for-profit organizations.

But the largest single shareholder, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, with a 10 percent stake in the company, is still studying the deal.

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has assets of $9.8 billion.

Long-term funding from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation allows the institute to take on studies that traditional granting institutions may be reluctant to sponsor.

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the largest shareholder with 10.4 percent, has not said how it will vote.

Glazebrook's and Baldry's work was funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

Over the last decade, computers have become a fixture in many children's lives, says a report to be issued today by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.