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HP EMEA sales fall, but indicators point upwards

HP shares rose after PC sales only fell 2% yr/yr in FQ4 and its enterprise group sales bounced back. EMEA fourth-quarter revenue of $10.3bn was down 4% year-over-year, or down 5% in constant currency.

New cloud partnership in EMEA

Easynet Global Services, managed cloud infrastructure provider, has announced a partnership agreement with Zscaler, security cloud for the mobile enterprise specialist.

Strong month for ITE Awards entries

The judges of the European IT & Software Excellence Awards report that entries are flowing in, and more are on their way. The deadline is 17th January, with the final in March 2014, but since customer testimonials are an important driver in the selection process, many are keen to get this done before the Xmas/New Year break.

Europe's software firms build for long term

While total revenues for Europe's main software firms were up by 10% for 2012 at €41.1bn, (€37.2bn in 2011 and €30.9bn in 2010) profitability fell as they grew investment, moving to SaaS and mobile/cloud.

Main European software clusters identified

European software clusters are unique: they have clearly distinguishable profiles when it comes to R&D activities, specialisation, and economic success. This is according to the “EU Software Cluster Benchmark 2013” published today by the German Software-Cluster.

Europe's software firms build for long term

While total revenues for Europe's main software firms were up by 10% for 2012 at €41.1bn, ( €37.2bn in 2011 and €30.9bn in 2010) profitability fell as they grew investment, moving to SaaS and mobile/cloud.

European IT R&D lags US

Europe is lagging the US in software R&D, but there may be some rising stars among small EU companies.