Feb. 24--FUJITSU SIEMENS SEES HIGH GROWTH FOR NOTEBOOKS: Fujitsu Siemens Computers' notebook business posted growth across the Middle East in the fourth quarter of 2008, despite the economic slowdown, including a 242 percent jump in year-on-year sales in Egypt, the company said in a statement. Fujitsu Siemens Computers also continued its presence in the region's desktop market posting a 46 percent YoY growth in Saudi Arabia while the market there grew at a mere six per cent, and 65 percent in other Middle East markets.

US CHIP MAKERS CUT STAFF: US-based Spansion Inc, one of the world's largest makers of flash memory chips, said yesterday it will trim its global work force by 35 percent, affecting about 3,000 employees, mostly at manufacturing sites, AP has reported. The news comes the same day that fellow chip maker Micron Technology announced it will slash as many as 2,000 workers by the end of August and phase out certain manufacturing operations at its Boise, Idaho facility.

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