After the failure of Comdex/Europe in Amsterdam, which was aimed at the Benelux countries but foundered on the fact that Belgian users are as conservative and unadventurous as the Dutch are determined to have next year’s new products by last week at the latest, Comdex is trying again, but this time in partnership with a proven success: a Comdex show will be staged under the same roof as the Sicob office communications fair in Paris next year, revealed Comdex sponsor The Interface Group and the French exhibition organisers Comite des Expositions de Paris; the fair is set for the Villepinte exhibition centre from April 24 to 28 and looks to pull in around 100,000 visitors.