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There is no part of the Western world that IT doesn't touch. It isn't an optional luxury; it is an essential element of today's environment and the status of IT products as a necessity is reflected in the sales stats.

Gang accused of creating the worlds largest botnet, with 1.9 million computers infected

Money saved will be used to invest in new jobs and technology, and unify brand

Analysis: GfK investigates the impact falling sales of routers are having on the comms sector

Software sales and a weak dollar make up for hardware losses

Quarterly sales drop by 21 per cent

Plans to open first Best Buy stores and website by date ? confirms 30 ? 40 stores by year end

Koch's portal for independent retailers receives positive response after launching today

IDC figures show recession having varied impact; Western Europe sees only 0.5 per cent decline compared to 41 per cent in CEE

Cites John Lewis as its main competition, not DSGi ? feels UK can support 130 stores at most

Britain's biggest retailer posts ten per cent jump over past year

Roger Humm talks to Steve Gould of The Zoo in Bewdley