Strong December sales and continued portable adoption drive EMEA PC sales growth to another solid 19% in the final quarter of the year, says IDC.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-20 January 2006-IDC: Strong December sales and continued portable adoption drive EMEA PC sales growth to another solid 19 in the final quarter of the year, says IDC(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:20012006 LONDON - In line with expectations, the EMEA PC market displayed solid growth in the final quarter of the year, expanding by 18.9 year on year in 4Q05, according to preliminary data released today by IDC.

Boosted by strong consumer sales and the continued momentum in the notebook space, shipments rose to 22.3 million units across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Continued growth in the CEMA region also contributed to a solid year and boosted overall shipments in EMEA to close to 70 million units for 2005. "The final quarter of...