IT interest Rising oil prices are expected to increase the Gulf's growing appetite for state-of-the-art information technology and accelerate Compaq's regional sales growth to more than 20 per cent, Samer Chaar, the Dubai based general manager for the giant US computer maker's Gulf and Levant unit, has said.

Compaq Computer Middle East has announced an agreement with Swiss logistics solutions provider Danzas AEi Intercontinental and air express network DHL to provide a comprehensive delivery and distribution services for the region.