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			<title>Damaged goods</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Managing the return of faulty products is an issue that often leaves the channel divided — nowhere more so than in the Middle East, as vendors and partners jostle to define their roles in a process that is too important to be ignored.]]></description>
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			<title>Seeing through the storm</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The days of soaring growth in the Middle East PC market finally look to be over following the persistent stormy conditions that have plagued the sector all year. So how have the leading PC and components brands in the region been coping with the changing circumstances they face?]]></description>
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			<title>Hard knocks</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The hard disk drive market has witnessed consolidation of an unprecedented level in recent years, leaving just a handful of manufacturers to slug it out in search of glory. Channel Middle East takes a look at the go-to-market strategies of the major players here in the region.]]></description>
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			<title>Western Digital opens RMA hub in Riyadh</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Western Digital has mirrored an earlier move by arch rival Seagate to open a collection centre in Riyadh ]]></description>
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			<title>Inspecting gadgets</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  ACN rounds up the latest and greatest executive gadgets, from the latest eight megapixel snapper to the newest network storage units.]]></description>
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			<title>Western Digital release 2TB external drives</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Latest editions to My Book range of external drives offer largest single disk capacity in the market]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
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			<title>Get to know: Khwaja Saifuddin</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As a veteran of the vendor and channel scene, Khwaja Saifuddin is a well-known face in the regional IT market -he's also just completed his first full year in the WD Middle East hotseat.]]></description>
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			<title>WD takes channel partners for a spin</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Race day at Dubai Autodrome hosted by Western Digital to build channel relationships]]></description>
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			<title>WD loses regional sales VP </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Peter Edinger, the firm’s VP of sales for the EMEA region, has tended his resignation]]></description>
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			<title>The secret to channel development</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hafeez Khawaja, founder of channel development consultancy HK Consulting, explains why the Middle East represents a good investment opportunity for channel-hungry outfits struggling for growth elsewhere.]]></description>
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			<title>WD backs fast and simple solutions</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Storage specialist Western Digital has one key message for visitors to its booth this year - back up all your important data.]]></description>
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			<title>WD has new storage option</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Storage giant Western Digital (WD) has unveiled its latest soldier in the war against limited storage capacity - the WD ShareSpace.  ]]></description>
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			<title>WD makes a show</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Western Digital is a veteran of GITEX Technology Week, having appeared alongside partners at previous shows, but the hard drive vendor is preparing to set a company first this year — by exhibiting at its own stand in the Sheikh Rashid Hall.]]></description>
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			<title>WD hits 334GB per platter</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[High density hard drive platters to be used in one terabyte Caviar drives  ]]></description>
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			<title>Western Digital unleash world's fastest SATA hard drive</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[WD VelociRaptor is 3.5 inches, 300GB and 35% faster than the previous performance king]]></description>
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			<title>Vendors takes steps to add Iraqi partners</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Forecasts that the value of the Iraqi IT sector will reach more than US$1 billion by the end of 2008 is forcing vendors to sit up and take notice of a market that has been off limits to many until recently.]]></description>
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			<title>Flash not ready, claims WD</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Flash memory not yet a cost-effective alternative to hard disk technology  ]]></description>
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			<title>New Middle East chief takes reins at WD</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Western Digital appoints new senior sales manager for region following departure of MD  ]]></description>
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			<title>Western Digital loses Middle East chief</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hafeez Khawaja parts company with Western Digital]]></description>
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			<title>The producers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Channel Middle East explores the ways in which system builders in the Gulf can prosper from an activity that has ruthlessly defeated many of their counterparts around the world.]]></description>
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			<title>Scorpio gets a bigger sting</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Western Digital launches its largest ever capacity notebook drive with the introduction of the 320GB Scorpio  ]]></description>
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			<title>On the home straight</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Expectations in the market are beginning to rise as the fourth quarter gets into full swing, says Andrew Seymour.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Hard drive vendor considers new Middle East unit</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Western Digital is exploring the possibility of setting up a dedicated unit for its fast-growing branded products in the Middle East, according to the executive in charge of that business for the EMEA region.    ]]></description>
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			<title>WD claims intimacy is key to prosperity</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Hard drive vendor Western Digital is taking steps to localise its operation in opportunity markets in the Middle  East. Peter Edinger, VP sales EMEA, stopped by to explain how its intimate approach will inspire channel loyalty in a market threatened by corroding margins.]]></description>
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			<title>Dream PC</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The WinLabs crew takes the challenge of building the beefiest performance desktop possible with the choicest components currently on the market. Capable of ripping through video editing jobs, and dealing with the most demanding new games, your chance to win this tower of power follows our guide...  ]]></description>
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			<title>WD talks about terabytes </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Global hard drive manufacturer Western Digital will be talking up its latest super-sized disk solutions at this September's show.]]></description>
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			<title>Western Digital drives green agenda</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Storage vendor Western Digital (WD) has detailed a new environmentally friendly hard disk drive technology, called GreenPower, which it claims can lead to power savings of up to 40%.]]></description>
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			<title>WD partners lend their ear</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Channel partners of Western Digital flock to the UAE to hear the hard drive vendor lay down its plans for growth.]]></description>
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			<title>eSys brings in new EMEA VP as Gupta elects to focus on Middle East role</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Former Western Digital veteran makes jump from vendor to distributor by agreeing to join eSys as existing EMEA chief Pavan Gupta fixes his sights firmly on Middle East.]]></description>
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			<title>Western Digital holds partner summit in RAK</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Hard drive vendor Western Digital (WD) outlined its latest products to distributors and resellers at its annual MEA partner conference in Ras Al Khaimah last week.]]></description>
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