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Dell promotes benefits of virtualization with regional roadshow

Dell, VMware and Intel launch Middle East roadshow to show benefits of virtualization to IT organisations

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GEMS consolidates data centres on Dell

Education provider GEMS consolidates data centres on Dell servers and SAN systems

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Goodbye gaming machines?

Numerous tier one computer manufacturers build high-end gaming PCs but is there really a market for these rigs?

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Dell goes Pro with support

Dell offers customers tailored ProSupport packages to meet different requirements

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Dell confident in the wake of HP acquisition announcement

Dell's EMEA director of marketing, James Quarles, has replied to market speculation on how HP's acquisition of EDS could affect the company.

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Tecom in talks with Dell over joint venture

WEFME: Dubai-owned investment firm also expects to make three acquisitions this year.

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Minding the store

Enterprises in the Middle East have several choices of vendors, solutions and architectures for storage virtualisation projects. However, the success of such projects may eventually depend on the organisation itself.

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Dell upgrades PowerEdge servers with AMD Quad-core chipsets

AMD Opteron tech now a feature of the SC1435, 2970, M605 and 6950

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Regional PC sales growth hits 19% in Q108

Quarterly sales growth in the Middle East remains strong while Europe trails at 12.6%

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Dell launch new, redesigned Vostro in EMEA

Feedback from small businesses leads to thinner, lighter, more secure laptop

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Lenovo mulls Middle East acquisitions

World's fourth-largest computer maker looking to expand in region to offset slowdown in US economy.

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Dell, Tecom eye partnership

US computer giant and Dubai technology investment firm 'considering strategic initiatives'.

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Michael Dell says emerging markets are major focus

Dell chairman and CEO says company putting investment and new products into emerging markets during UAE visit

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Michael Dell to make first visit to Middle East

Chairman and CEO of world's second largest PC company to visit UAE next week

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EMEA server shipments up 9% in 2007

HP keeps strong hold on server market, although Fujitsu Siemens closes gap

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Dell pushes first EqualLogic virtualized storage solutions

Dell's storage solution line up expands with first EqualLogic iSCSI SAN array launch

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Using iSCSI

Simplified IT management can be crucial to success for small businesses with limited resources.

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Inspecting gadgets

ACN rounds up the latest and greatest executive gadgets, from unbreakable technology to the newest tablet PC.

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Dell launches energy efficient blades

New PowerEdge M-Series designed to make data centres more energy efficient

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EMEA PC markets show healthy growth in Q4

PC shipments in EMEA rise following strong Q4; Middle East & Africa up 19%

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Your CES click list

After hundreds of gadget unveilings and technical demonstrations galore, CES 2008 last week closed its doors for another year. Windows Middle East explains what was hot and which links you should click to learn more

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Ready for action

As always, the New Year has brought with it fresh hopes and aspirations for a Middle East IT channel that continues to develop in both size and structure. With market experts predicting that 2008 will offer solid double-digit growth, increased commercial spending and opportunities in emerging technology areas, the prospects for the reseller channel look good.

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Smart homes

Lights that go on and off when you enter and leave a room, aircon at home that turns on as your plane touches down, security alarms that alert you by SMS if there's an intruder - welcome to leon beuyukian's brave new world. Diana Milne reports.

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Is tablet too hard to swallow?

Dell is the last major vendor to launch tablet PCs, but the form factor may be a bitter pill to swallow, says Mark Sutton

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Dell dips into tablet market

Tablet PC launch marks first product in the segment for Dell

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Gaining channel mileage

In many respects vendor partner programmes have come to gain the same sort of reputation as the bog standard air mile schemes that every half-decent airline offers its customers the moment they make a booking. They are taken for granted by those who belong to them, there's very little to differentiate one from the other and apart from the conventional method of rewarding volume - or miles travelled in the case of the airlines - they usually fall considerably short of delivering any material benefits.

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Acer chief spells out acquisition rationale

Acer's recent move to acquire two of its PC rivals has shaken up a market that had been relatively calm of late. The man leading the charge, Gianfranco Lanci, discusses the impact of the firm's actions with Channel Middle East.

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Real deal

The notebook market in the Middle East has become synonymous with soaring growth rates during recent years, but that has also brought with it a number of major challenges for resellers, not least the issue of making a healthy margin. Channel Middle East reveals what resellers should be doing to ensure that selling mobile PCs remains a profitable business.

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Dell ups service ante

Dell is giving Middle East customers the same level of service as is being provided in cities such as New York and London reveals Pim Dale, general manager of Dell's emerging market business division.

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Battle of the blades

Blade servers are winning the hype war, but losing when it comes to actual deployments. ACN looks at some of the critical blade issues, and at what regional enterprises really want in a server.

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Dell releases new IT service

After strong growth in 2006, Dell Middle East is presenting its next generation products for the home, small business and large enterprise users at this year's Gitex and Gitex Computer Shopper.

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Michael Collins, Dell

Dell builds to sustain double digit growth.

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Profit rises to $733m for Dell in Q2

PC maker making steady progress in its transformation strategy, says analyst.

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Speed of sound

Dubai's Zinc nightclub showcases an innovative sound reinforcement system.

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Dell brings colour to notebook lineup

Dell features latest range of multi-coloured notebooks along with business hardware at show.

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Dell in talks with Kuwaiti distributor

Dell looking for in-country distributor to handle unique market requirements.

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Saving the world

Symantec's CEO hopes to boost revenue and profits by focusing on emerging markets.

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Horses for courses

The ignominy of having an over-distributed channel remains a curiously sensitive topic in vendor circles, attracting a certain stigma that nobody wants to be saddled with. And regardless of whether it's true or not, all vendors will rigorously deny it is a predicament they face.

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Show of support

For a reseller - and the brands they represent - the availability and quality of pre-sales support can mean the difference between winning a lucrative deal and being edged out by a competitor. It is the responsibility of vendors to provide local partners with the technical and non-technical pre-sales resources they need to enhance their chances of success when submitting a bid or proposal. Channel Middle East asks the region's leading vendors to outline the level of pre-sales support they offer to partners and explain the role they have to play at this vital stage of the sales process.

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Dell names new Middle East distributor

Hardware vendor aims to extend reach to SMB segment through new agreement.

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Former Dell CEO moves to investment firm

Kevin Rollins, former CEO of Dell, has moved to a new role within private equity firm TPG Capital.

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Smashing the silo

Tackling storage bottlenecks is set to become a major headache for regional enterprises that have deployed SAN islands - unless they successfully integrate storage within the overall IT architecture.

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Gulf PC market shrugs off growing pains

Economic growth set to fuel expansion of PC market in the Gulf States, IDC predicts.

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Dell aiming to please with latest array of solutions

Computer giant Dell will be bringing its latest products and service offerings to GITEX Business Solutions in conjunction with its partners.

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Dell unveils feedback inspired product family

Hardware vendor Dell says it has used feedback from customers to help create its new line of notebook and desktop PCs for small business.

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Aliens coming

Dell-owned gaming PC vendor Alienware will start selling its innovative range of desktop and notebook PCs in the Middle East by the end of 2007.

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Computer giants join forces on green initiative

IT companies team up in eco-friendly move to save $5.5 billion in PC energy costs.

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Spotlight on technology

Welcome to the first of a series of supplements that will run alongside CEO Middle East.

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Datacentre gamble

Even as enterprises spend money on datacentre technology, management of the same tends to be left by the wayside, which could lead to an eventual crisis for organisations in the region. In the concluding part of the datacentre series, NME analyses how dire the situation truly is.

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iSCSI: changing the economics of storage

Internet SCSI (iSCSI) technology is changing the face of networked storage, providing a cost-effective and easy-to-manage alternative to Fibre Channel networks, argues Travis Vigil.

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Desktop destiny

There is mounting statistical evidence that indicates the desktop PC sector is coming under intense fire.

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Dell partners with Microsoft-Novell

Hardware giant Dell has joined the Microsoft-Novell interoperability pact, the company said this week.

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Acer recalls battery packs

Taiwanese PC maker Acer is recalling 27,000 notebook battery packs because of problems with overheating.

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Dell: Direct sales 'is not a religion'

The PC giant looks set to ditch its trademark direct sales model to revitalise the firm's fortunes.

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Dell shifts up a gear with services launch

PC vendor to improve its spares availability and offer branded services through new hub.

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Dell launches new tape drives

Dell has developed new tape drives and media based on LTO-4 technology to help customers protect their business-critical data.

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Service with a smile

Dell wants to enhance the quality of its customer care, particularly under its Dell 2.0 initiative. As the computer firm launches a new range of services in the Middle East, Duncan MacRae finds out if it is as good as its word.

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Sariya talks up enterprise storage solutions

Fast-growing Saudi IT distributor Sariya Company is enthused about promoting its winning Equallogic IP storage technology.

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Dell announces Euro tour

IT giant Dell announces its largest ever technology and solutions tour, to take in 18 European countries.

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HP increases lead on Dell in PC market

Dell continued to lose ground on HP in the PC market during the first quarter, with worldwide shipments dropping 6.9% year-on-year, according to IDC.

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Dell boosts tape line

Hardware giant Dell has developed tape drives and media based on LTO-4 technology, it said last week.

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Lenovo planning consumer unit

Chinese PC vendor Lenovo is looking into setting up a consumer business unit to drive global sales.

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Sun goes fishing for customers with code

Sun Microsystems is making available the source code for a number of its storage-related software products in an effort to cut the cost of creating storage solutions.

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Customer focused

Dell 2.0 looked to be on shaky ground following the resignation of former CEO Kevin Rollins. However, news that the vendor has opened a support centre in Dubai seems to show 2.0 is still central to its strategy. IT Weekly assesses its impact on the region.

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Hardware sales show steady growth in 2006

Growing demand for network storage systems helped keep the worldwide external disk storage market buoyant last year, according to research firm IDC.

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Dell opens Dubai service centre

The PC giant is to launch a $5m regional support centre in Jebel Ali, Dubai.

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Something to Dell about

Finally, the words 'Dell' and 'quality support' may be uttered in the same breath.

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Unifying fabric

J. Craig Lowery, Ph.D discusses the criteria for creating a virtual data centre and how 10 Gigabit Ethernet can meet these criteria through its ability to function as a unifying fabric.

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Dell launches low-cost PC in China

Computer giant will sell PCs for $335 in China, its fastest-growing market.

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Linux to come on Dell PCs

Dell has said it is working to certify Linux operating systems on its corporate desktop and notebook PCs.

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EMC and DELL look for SMB growth

Dell has made its first major product announcement since the departure of former CEO Kevin Rollins, joining with EMC to launch an entry-level storage system.

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Intel exec claims all well with Dell

Dell’s decision to stop sourcing its chips exclusively from Intel has not changed relations between the companies, a senior Intel executive claimed last week.

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Shake-up goes on at Dell

Dell is ringing the changes on its executive team, as CEO Michael Dell tries to turn its fortunes around.

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The return of the king

Investors have welcomed Dell's decision to reinstate its founder as chief executive. But as the dust settles questions have begun to be asked about what Michael Dell can bring to the role that outgoing CEO Kevin Rollins could not. IT Weekly assesses Dell's prospects

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Dell to tighten purse strings

Computer giant Dell is axing bonuses and streamlining its management structure in an effort to cut costs, CEO Michael Dell told sAtaff in an internal memo last week.

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XPS 710 H2C

Dell's XPS 710 H2C Edition desktop PC for gamers is powered by Intel's Extreme quad-core processor and features a two-stage cooling system

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Latitude ATG D620

Dell's Latitude ATG (All-Terrain Grade) D620 is its first semi-rugged notebook

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Dell takes reins as Rollins leaves

Michael Dell has taken back control of his troubled company following the resignation of Kevin Rollins.

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Room for improvement

The UAE remains a trailblazer in the evolution of the wider Middle East IT market but as the major IT players flood into the country they are facing many new challenges - a staff shortage, lack of space and extortionate real estate. Duncan MacRae asks how these problems are being dealt with in order to continue the IT revolution.

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Data centre efficiency

Energy efficiency is a top concern as IT managers struggle with rising power bills, cooling problems, or requirements to deploy additional servers without expanding their existing data centres, argue Dr John Pflueger, Ph.D., and Sharon Hanson.

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The Agitator

In between trying to change the world, doing deals with rock stars and expanding his Arab interests, Steve Forbes has taken his media empire to new heights. In an exclusive interview, he speaks to Anil Bhoyrul.

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Dell continues to lose ground in PC market

HP beat Dell to the number one spot in the PC market based on worldwide shipments for a second quarter, according to figures from Gartner released last week.

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HP captures notebook crown from rival Dell

HP has recaptured the lead from Dell in the worldwide notebook PC market during the third quarter of 2006, according to figures from a US market research firm.

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Power play for Dell

Hardware vendor expands server range in EMEA market

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Green computing

While it may not be uppermost in the minds of IT managers and CIOs in the Middle East, there is no getting away from the fact that environmental impact is moving higher on the corporate agenda — and technology systems are in the firing line.

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Best of the best

This year’s Windows Middle East Awards were the most hotly contested to date.

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Buyers wary as result of recall saga

Around one in six notebook buyers will be looking elsewhere to source their hardware

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Smart thinking

Dell has unveiled the ‘energy smart’ PowerEdge 1950 and 2950 servers in Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

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Dell smoothes MS products adoption

Dell is looking to help business customers who want to adopt Microsoft’s Windows Vista, Office 2007 and Exchange Server 2007 products save time and money with a specialist software migration strategy.

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Dell & Microsoft in integrated offering

Dell is teaming up with Microsoft to target businesses of all sizes with an integrated hardware and software storage solution for file and application data at an “affordable” price.

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Dell reclaims lost ground to head shipments table

Dell mounted a comeback in the server market during the third quarter, outperforming the other leading vendors with an increase in worldwide shipments of over 10% year-on-year

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Dell Q307 profits up year-on-year

Dell looks to be turning its fortunes around after its reported 2007 third quarter profits were up 11.7% year-on-year

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Dell to talk energy

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Take gaming seriously

Gaming is now more than just a source of entertainment...

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Dell PowerEdge 1800

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Dell XPS M1710

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Dell drives storage

PC giant seeks to exploit SME storage needs with new device

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Dell delivers Arabic option

Dell is hoping to curry favour with Arabic speaking customers by launching its first bi-lingual website in the Middle East

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Hasoub to build on smart success with Cisco

Total networking solutions provider Hasoub has signed a tier one agreement to become a Cisco partner.

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Global brand building

During his first trip to Dubai as Lenovo CEO and president, ITP spoke to William Amelio about the Middle East market, the integration of IBM’s PC division and, of course, Gitex

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Dell buys UK managed services firm

Purchase will allow PC maker to support clients in application deployment

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Products

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Dell rounds off AMD line with notebooks

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International Vendors

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Desktop PC delight

New Dell desktop PC set to appeal to energy-conscious users

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Dell to host UAE event

PC manufacturer prepares to spell out the benefits of its workstation models at local event for oil and gas clients

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Dell readies new assembly plant

EMEA facility to open in Poland

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Compenent shortages knock compal for six

Notebook manufacturing giant reveals it won’t be able to meet orders during the fourth quarter following shortfall in several component lines

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HP overtakes Dell to become worldwide leader in computer shipments

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Panel beaters

Shift towards LCD adoption boosts market

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HP knocks Dell off the top spot as biggest PC maker

Takes over after global Q3 sales jump by 15%

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Sony recalls 3.5m notebook batteries

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Dell and AMD cement friendship

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Dell to recruit 500

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In Brief

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HP feels the heat as spy saga continues

Perhaps the best bit of news beleaguered HP CEO Mark Hurd got last month was that his company hasn't yet had to initiate a product recall for its notebooks.

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Three more vendors recall Sony lithium-ion batteries

Toshiba, Lenovo and Fujitsu follow Apple and Dell

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Product News

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Dell in Poland push

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Toshiba in heated denial over Sony battery recall

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Dell says 2.0 will help customers

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AMD link is ‘shift in Dell’s strategy’

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Saudi computer firm ready to take on the global giants

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Bazan to lead Dell’s UAE operations

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Sun outshines its rivals in servers

Giant posts positive growth for Q206 as rest of the big four players flounder

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Sony battery saga

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Dell announces AMD powered PCs

A chairman claims firm is doing the right thing for customers

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Products

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Apple to recall 1.8 million Sony lithium-ion batteries

Vendor’s laptop batteries pose a fire risk

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Battery recall Dell’s only August highlight

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Products

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Dell XPS M1710

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Compaq remains most popular PC in Middle East

The last 18 months have been traumatic internationally for Compaq, but its reputation in the Middle East PC market remains unscathed, according to visitors to ITP.net.

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Will businesses buy Linux?

Open source software is gradually making ground in the enterprise market, with Linux leading the way to the hearts & minds of corporate IT managers. But can Linux really scale to the needs of big business, or is it doomed to remain the preserve of web-servers and software fans?

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Dell orders total recall of defective notebook batteries

Middle East customers of Dell's notebooks bought over the summer are being asked to check their batteries. If you are concerned, Dell will replace your battery for free.

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Dell slashed entry-level price on server family

PowerEdge 1400 range now starts at $2375, making it an attractive replacement for companies currently using desktop technology for server applications.

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Dell updates Latitude range

Dell has relaunched its Latitude range of business notebooks, with Intel SpeedStep tehnology and wireless networking as standard

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Red Hat's off with Dell

The latest version of Red Hat Linux, version 7, will ship first on Dell's PowerEdge range of servers.

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Dell launches online retailing in Saudi

Dell’s local partner in Saudi Arabia, Al Alamiah, has brought the country inline with Dell’s strategy for the rest of the world, with the launch of an online configuration and ordering system for the Kingdom.

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