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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?

Intel resumes second generation SSD shipments after issuing a firmware upgrade to correct a password protection bug

New SSD drives are poised to deliver better performance along with higher reliability and capacities

Intel has re-jigged its top tier of management in Egypt after splitting the wider North African region into separate territories

Industry insiders say Intel could release the new line of 34nm NAND-based Solid State Disks within two weeks

The record books have been re-written with Intel receiving a US$1.45 billion fine from the European Commission. Unsurprisingly AMD were quick to trumpet their approval in the pair's latest skirmish. ACN reports.

Windows Middle East’s Senior Technical Editor Jason Saundalkar details subtle changes he’d like to see on future motherboards so that they’re easier to work with.

Broadens the Intel Teach program in collaboration with Ministry of Education in Palestine

Record number of students from the Arab world to attend Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

Mark Sutton spoke to Paul Otellini, president and chief executive officer for processor manufacturer Intel, during his recent visit to the Middle East about the firm's ambitious plans for the region.

Intel had the IT channel dreaming about the prospect of a market ‘recovery’ this week by suggesting that PC sales have fallen as low as they are going to get

Intel has dared to suggest that the PC sector has fallen as low as it can get after its earnings for the first quarter came in ahead of expectations

AMD fights back saying Intel is trying to divert attention away from its antitrust violations

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. will now manufacture custom Atom processors

Claims agreement does not extend to Intel’s next-generation Nehalem products

Intel Capital fund makes three more investments in Middle East companies

They are ultra-portable and some people think that plugging them into the ‘cloud' is a great idea. Windows investigates as to whether cloud computing is about to revolutionise the way many of us work and compute.

Sales of graphics processors drop from third quarter for first time since 2000

Up to 6,000 jobs cut as Intel shuts older production facilities in the US, Malaysia and the Philippines

Will produce even more energy-efficient, denser and higher performing transistors

Intel launches performance Core i7 processors for high end consumers

Intel chairman to meet with government, education and business leaders in Egypt

As part of the World Ahead Program, Skoool.com.eg will be rolled out across schools in the country

Intel Capital and Dubai Silicon Oasis announce joint investment to grow network management start-up Sphere

Global GPU shipments show strongest quarterly growth in six years

Last year, the WinLabs crew worked overtime to construct Dream PC 07 and judging by the response from you, our loyal readers, the feature and machine itself was a rip-roaring success. Therefore, we’ve brought back the feature this year and, once again, the WinLabs team was drafted into action.

GITEX: Technology giants open high performance computing centre in Dubai.

Research processor provides insight into next-generation personal computing.

Mobile computing has been the proverbial tidal wave as far as the Middle East consumer IT sector is concerned

Intel’s showcase of some its R&D projects that will shape the next 40 years of computing

Intel core logic chipset to include native support for nVidia's multi-GPU technology

Initiatives with Yahoo! and DreamWorks to take Intel into internet-enabled TV and 3D movie technology

Intel chairman asks developers to create solutions for economic and social growth; challenge launched to find new ideas

Next generation chips based on new microarchitecture to be branded as Intel Core processors.

HP, Intel and Yahoo are pooling their strengths to set up an extended research test bed for cloud-computing

European Commission issues new allegations accusing Intel of anti-competitive practices against rival AMD

Intel has announced a range of key educational and digital initiatives in Palestine

First phase of educational initiative complete

Intel shows off car safety, power consumption and speech recognition technologies at showcase

AMD and nVidia jointly develop USB 3.0 controller, claiming Intel is refusing to share specifications.

Intel hit with $25 million fine by South Korean Trade Commission for offering rebates to manufacturers to stop using AMD

Brocade and Intel will be working together as they look to deliver next-generation servers for evolving datacentre networks. The partnership will see Intel's 10 Gigabit enhanced Ethernet server adapter hardware combined with Brocade's storage networking software technology and expertise.

While software firms would have you believe all EMR implementations proceed smoothly on schedule, the truth is that many sink without trace in their first year of use. MT learns how IT training can dictate whether you survive or succumb to digital care.

Senior executives from Intel recently gathered MEA partners in Rome to deliver their latest updates and advice for the channel. The verdict? Notebooks are the future, desktops shouldn't be ignored and differentiation counts.

Intel's chairman says the world's number one chip maker intends to invest its way out of the US recession.

Intel launches new partner programme to provide online awards for channel at Intel Solution Summit

Intel chairman announces new education initiatives in Arab world including teacher training and staff volunteer program

Intel Anti-Theft Technology will help to protect data in case notebooks are lost or stolen

Today’s ultra high-end components command outlandish price tags and, in some cases, offer basic results. So, is there a point to their existence? Our WinLabs Editor certainly thinks so…

Regional demand for WiMAX is steadily building, but other regions are not so keen - can the Middle East secure the future for WiMAX?

Intel and smart home specialist e-Home AUTOMATION to collaborate on integrated lifestyle solutions

All of Intel's quad-core CPUs use the LGA775 socket, which dual-core chips and even the older Pentium 4's used.

Besides benefits such as faster overall performance and user-friendly features, there is another very real reason to upgrade to a newer PC, says Jason Saundalkar

New Atom and Atom Centrino chips designed for low-power computing and mobile devices

Intel's Munich office and two of its retailers receive unnannounced inspections from European Commission anti-trust investigators

Intel purchases Renewable Energy Certificates to back environment-friendly energy production

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

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.

New 45-nanometer processors will offer 38% performance boost says Intel

We explore tomorrow's technologies today.

The UAE's Arab Science and Technology Foundation is hoping to bring technological innovation back to the region.

"It is called the personal computer, and yet there is a lot of concern about whether technology actually alienates people, that virtual worlds are not real," says Intel's director of marketing for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Mark Brailey.

Intel is showing examples of its Digital Communities solutions this GITEX.

Intel hosts daily games tournament powered by extreme processors.

How the Arab world needs to grasp communications and technology to take its place at the table of leading nations.

Chip giant joins forces with Arab Science & Technology Foundation on business initiative.

Intel has indicated that it will persist with a policy of using just three authorised regional distributors in the GCC market after scrutinising its strategy following Tech Data's exit from the Middle East earlier this year.

Chip giant Intel and search engine Google have teamed up with a host of other IT companies, including Dell, HP, IBM, Lenovo and Microsoft, in a bid to reduce harm to the environment through computer usage.

In the first in a new series, Medical Times pitches your questions to our panel of experts.

The decision of Ericsson to stop developing mobile WiMax has raised questions over the technology's future.

Since 2001, the Middle East has recorded the largest growth in internet users among the major world regions, as the number of citizens accessing the internet has soared by more than 600%.

Glen Koskela, director of technology strategy at Fujitsu Siemens, on how the region can benefit from innovative IT implementation.

Chip heavyweight Intel launched its latest mobile platform in the Middle East this week, claiming it would have a "profound" impact on notebook mobility.

Middle East arm of components distributor shows its pedigree by growing faster than worldwide operation.

With the rise of equality in the region an increasing number of women executives are finding their way to the forefront of their fields.

Despite a global trend which is seeing enterprises move off their Unix-based servers, developing regions are balancing out the market with their Unix spends. Colin Edwards asks why there is such a conservative approach.

Intel has announced the availability of Vpro techonology on laptops as well.

The company outlines more than 20 initiatives set to enhance technology and the web.

AMD's ongoing price war with Intel is taking its toll; the chipmaker is restructuring its operations and freezing recruitment as Q1 revenues fell below expectations.

Linux distributor Debian has finally released the fourth version of its GNU/Linux OS, codenamed Etch.

Intel is extending its vPro management platform to laptops in the second quarter under the Centrino Pro brand, it announced last week.

Chairman comments on Intel's lack of progress in venture capital schemes in tech sector.

AMD has not minced its words in the long-running multi core technology battle with Intel, and Henri Richard, executive vice president and chief sales and marketing officer at AMD, has been more vocal than most. Sherief Younis drops by his hotel suite and finds the AMD talisman in pragmatic mood.

Chip giant Intel continued its quad-core rollout last week with the unveiling of two 50-watt processors.

Intel's announcement earlier this year that it is switching from silicon to hafnium for some parts of its chip development has been heralded as the biggest breakthrough in transistor design for 40 years. Sean Maloney talks about what this means for the industry.

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.

Riyadh is moving closer to being the region's first ‘smart city' with the launch of a WiFi access zone.

Sun Microsystems is to begin using Intel processors during the first half of 2007 as part of a strategic alliance formed between the vendors last week.

Intel and Sun Microsystems have struck a wide-ranging endorsement deal. The agreement centres on Intel's endorsement of the Solaris operating system and Sun's delivery of enterprise and telecoms servers and workstations based on Intel Xeon processors

Several members of the Dubai Internet Community joined forces last month to establish the Dubai IT Association. Channel Middle East hears how the reseller channel - not to mention the wider market - stands to benefit.

Intel has predicted that WiMax will achieve unprecedented growth in 2007 due to advances in wireless broadband technologies as well as the emergence of innovative applications and business models

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.

Jabir Walji has worked with a string of top firms, developing a range of new products. Tamara Walid reports on his innovative, strategic approach.

Craig Barrett, chairman of Intel, is a prolific traveller as he seeks to spread the word about the benefits of digital technology. We caught up with him as he touches down in the Middle East.

Dubai Internet City and partners have founded an IT Association in an effort to develop the industry in the emirate.

Intel and Samsung take the number one and two positions again as Gartner report shows DRAM demand is key to semiconductor rise

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

DTK Computer Middle East has released the latest addition to its FliNote series of notebook PCs in the Middle East with the launch of the Z21 and Z31 models

Intel chairman Craig Barrett believes that we should all be focusing on giving people in rural communities better access to internet lines than good old-fashioned reel-and-line: a case of give a man the means to phish for a day perhaps?

Intel boss: technology can help emerging nations develop

Despite softer than anticipated sales as a result of persistent inventory concerns in October, Gartner believes that results for the final two months of the year will show that the market has regained ground.

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WiMAX is at a critical juncture - the technology is ready, but it needs spectrum. Intel is currently on a drive to lay out its WiMAX vision to regulators around the world, and its first stop was in Cairo to talk to regulators in the Middle East and Africa. Eliot Beer was there to sit in on the discussions.

The successful conclusion of yet another GITEX exhibition has reaffirmed the sophistication of the Middle East marketplace and, just as importantly, its significance to the global ICT industry. While other technology trade shows have scaled back in recent years, GITEX 2006 hosted a larger number of exhibitors than ever before to celebrate its 26th birthday in style. Consequently, the show experienced an unprecedented level of news and announcements from the mass of exhibitors on display. Fear not, for Channel Middle East was there to bring you all the major talking points from GITEX 2006.

The achievements of firms — both local and international — and individuals were celebrated at the second IT Weekly Middle East Arab Technology Awards

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Chip manufacturer reveals plans to increase relationships with independent software vendors by launching a dedicated partner scheme stacked with commercial features

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Giant freezes payment, status on Intel Inside programme

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Marketing and IT departments will bear the brunt

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If you’re confused about whether to go the AMD or Intel route, as both companies have now released a new line of processors, read on as Windows explains it all...

Intel and Tech Data will support the forum through a number of activities aimed at building the knowledge base of attendees about technologies and emerging market trends.

Intel is set to release research that proves that Moore's Law, that concerns processor power, will hold true for the next five to ten years, meaning processor speeds of up to 10GHz in the coming decade.

Haroun Multimedia (HMM) and Intel have signed an agreement that will allow HMM to expand its services and improve customer satisfaction.

Pentium 4 is here, and Intel is promising the new chip will deliver a new generation of performance when delivering video and audio.

Intel's executive vice-president, Paul Ottelini, says the company will ramp-up production of Pentium 4 faster than for any previous processor roll-out.

Intel's latest range of microprocessors for the notebook market feature the unique SpeedStep technology to extend battery life for mobile computing.

Intel expects peer-to-peer capabilities to allow companies to make current applications more efficient and enable entirely new applications in the future.

Intel unveil an industry first that it believes will benefit an overwhelming percentage of e-companies and service providers in running their e-businesses on Intel-based servers.