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CeBIT 2009: End-of-show report

By On March 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment

CeBIT 2009 got off to a powerful start and ended on a successful note, boosting optimism in the world ICT industry. A majority of the 4,300 companies from 69 countries drew fresh optimism from being here at CeBIT. A huge number of exhibitors and visitors are now leaving Hannover with a renewed sense of buoyancy as well as bulging order books and a solid foundation for new business. The show had lived up to their expectations.

More than 400,000 visitors – a drop [...]

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CeBIT 2009: The event in images

By On March 9, 2009 · 1 Comment

Raw images from CeBIT 2009 in Hanover. Below you can find a series of photos from what I saw interesting at CeBIT. I spent 2 full days there and I tried to see everything but, even so, the time was quite limited. In my personal opinion the event was a success, with plenty of visitors and exhibitors (about 4300 companies from 69 countries), despite all the rumors about it being compromised by economical crisis (as this is my fist year when I was present to [...]

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CeBIT 2009: Justin, the robot tea preparer

By On March 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Meet Justin, the product of some of the best minds in the German space program. Its mission: to go where no robot has gone before, and make the tea.

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CeBIT 2009: Arnold promotes California tech

By On March 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger opened the 2009 CeBIT trade show with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Hannover, Germany, on Monday.

“Losers whine but winners move forward in a strong and powerful way, and I know that everyone who is here at the CeBIT is a winner“, Schwarzenegger said during his keynote at the Hannover Congress Centrum. He’s speech end with the famous Terminator movie phrase: ” I’ll be back. Hasta la vista, baby!”

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CeBIT 2009: Internet radio to your car via 3G

By On March 4, 2009 · 2 Comments

Blaupunkt has a new car radio that can stream Internet stations over 3G, which allow users to tune in to any of about 16,000 stations from around the world.

The “New Jersey 600i” and “Hamburg 600i” radios, which are the first such in the world according to the company, are on show at this week’s Cebit trade fair in Hanover, Germany. By connecting over Bluetooth to a cell phone, the radios access a 3G Internet service and then stream almost any station that’s [...]

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Cebit 2009 prepares for lower attendance

By On March 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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