1 the 24th middle east s premier information technology and communications event 3 7 october 2004 dubai international exhibition centre halls 8 sheikh rashid hall pavilion united arab emirates copyright world trade po box 9292 tel 971 4 3321000 fax 3312173 email info dwtc com 2 contents page gitex at a glance visitor statistics 5 feedback 6 developments proposals pr advertising promotion 9 in words pictures it market 000 10 15 20 25 30 2002 615 500 34 16 19 170 2003 774 703 41 22 985 939 428 21 27 504 increase 43 0 11 exhibitors companies countries represented number of pavilions m2 total no country bangladesh belgium canada china egypt france germany hong kong india iran jordan korea lebanon malaysia morocco pakistan palestine south africa syria taiwan uk