abstract:GITEX (Gulf Information Technology Exhibition) is an annual consumer computer and electronics trade show, exhibition and conference which takes place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its exhibitions in the Middle East have included 138,000 participants at one event and 150,019 in particular at Gitex 2009 where Microsoft released Windows 7.
The seven-storey home of Gitex contains around 20, 000 square metres (215, 000 square feet) of office space, mainly let to technology firms and call centres.