Personal computer (including notebooks) shipments in Europe, Middle East and Africa rose 27% to over 27.8 million units in the third quarter of this year, compared to the same period last year, according to data released by analyst firm International Data Corporation. IDC statistics show Acer reached the first position in the EMEA PC market (Desk-based PC, Mobile-PCs and X-86 servers) with 21.3%, attaining first position for the first time. The EMEA PC market performance was driven by strong demand on notebook solutions; in addition, the introduction of the new Mobile Internet Devices line up (netbook), produced significant movements in the top five vendor positions, the report said.