Gitex Day 3 - When France Sneezes…

All Europe catches a cold. So said Klemens Wenzel von Metternich in 1820. And the sneeze in America is being felt here in its own way. It has slowly dawned on me that several of the really big Gitex stands are simply gone. Sony used to fill a whole hall - gone. Microsoft had the [...]

Gitex day 1

Phew - long day! Gitex is the biggest trade show in the whole Middle East. It is no CEBit but none the less it is big. First day of Gitex is always “fun” first there is the long queue outside the show because of extensive security. Then there is nothing to do from 10pm to [...]

Gitex Day Zero

So this is my first post from Dubai about to go to my company stand - hope to post from there. If you ever get the chance to go to Dubai on a Friday evening. Don’t. The immigration hall was packed, I have never ever seen it so full. And that was nothing when compared [...]