Corporate market slowdown in Western Europe stunts PC growth in Europe, Middle East, and Africa, IDC says; Leaders affected by corporate investment slowdown, consumer and small business markets remain sustained, notebook sales continue strongly.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-26 April 2000-IDC: Corporate market slowdown in Western Europe stunts PC growth in Europe, Middle East, and Africa, IDC says; Leaders affected by corporate investment slowdown, consumer and small business markets remain sustained, notebook sales continue strongly (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:25042000 LONDON -- As expected, the weakness of corporate sales in the first two months of the year seriously affected most PC vendors' results in EMEA.

According to preliminary data released today by IDC, PC shipments in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) increased only 11.1 in 1Q00 compared with the same period last year. As a result of a post-Y2K investment slowdown among large businesses, PC shipments only rose 8.1 year on year in...