Today he leads dialogues rather than immediately putting his stake in the ground a positive switch, says Bryan Kitchen, business operations director at the unit run by Mr. Henning.

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"Alienware continues to be the leader in performance laptops and we appreciate that its customers are used to getting the best gaming experience possible, " said Mike Cubbage, director of business development, networking business unit, Qualcomm Atheros.

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"Cisco's Linksys products set the standard for great home networking experiences with their ease of use and outstanding performance, " said Scott Kabat, director of marketing, Cisco Home Networking business unit.

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The implications for the Kenyan economy are huge, Patriba Thaker, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) regional director for Africa told BBC's World Business Report.

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