Japanese earthquake to disrupt IT component supply
In the wake of the 11 March earthquale that struck the north-east coast of Japan, analysts were quick to warn of potentially major disruption to the IT component supply chain.
The 8.9-magnitude quake, which hit roughly 250 miles from the capital Tokyo, unleashed a tsunami as high as 10 metres across the Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures and shut down factories across the country.
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