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Attendee numbers fast approaching 2,000 mark as Dell, Google, Intel and others sign up for keynote addresses

Comment: The giant US retailer is already operating in the UK

Retailer denies slip of European big box store rollout is a sign of weakness, and says UK rivals are ?just trying to plug losses

Offers to invest $550bn in next generation of mobile broadband, but attaches conditions

Vendor to also overhaul Imaging and Personal Systems Group, Commercial and Consumer divisions

Retail chain again attempts to raise several hundred million through rights issue

After heading up the UK division of Dell's PartnerDirect programme since its inception, Andy Dow left the firm earlier this year. Andrew Wooden talks to his replacement Paul Harrison about the future of the programme and its successes so far...

Analyst IDC reports 0.5 per cent drop in Q4 2008

Disklabs heads up regulatory body for sector

Tottenham Court Road-based retailer to offer customers product videos

However, imaging up by a third as vision fails to meet 2008 levels

Coverage approaching critical mass as operator nears break even