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The IT fair CeBIT presents all the relevant topics of the IT economy - big data, cloud applications, mobile, social business, IT security and application examples from the Internet of Things.

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Women startup founders still a minority

Why are the numbers of women startup founders in Germany so low? We met a female entrepreneur who wants to change that.
BusinessJune 13, 201801:33 min
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Cebit technology fair floating fresh ideas

The Cebit trade fair in Hanover has seen the tide of visitors die down, but now it's paddling for a new wave.
BusinessJune 12, 201802:20 min
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Cebit: From trade fair to fun fair

The Cebit digital trade fair in Hanover is reinventing itself - less of a trade fair, and more of a technology fun fair.
BusinessJune 11, 201801:41 min
CeBit opening 2017

The 'Rising Sun' in Hanover

Japan is this year's official partner country at the Cebit consumer electronics trade fair. Motto: "Society 5.0."
BusinessMarch 21, 20178 images
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Merkel and Abe supporting free trade

BusinessMarch 20, 201700:27 min
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Cebit: 3D scanning opens up new digital world

3-D scanning specialist botspot can scan any object onto its servers.
March 16, 201602:15 min
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Latest drones zip around CeBIT computer fair

The flying machines perform an ever increasing range of tasks. At CeBIT, drones show their full range of potential.
March 15, 201602:08 min
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CeBIT all about digitization of economy

The CeBIT fair in Hanover is once again focusing on how to interconnect devices and digitize business workflows
March 14, 201602:22 min
Cebit 2016

Cebit kicks off in Hanover

The world's leading fair for the digitization of the economy has started in Hanover, Germany.
March 14, 2016

The Robochop installation

Meet "Robochop" - a robot that creates individualized designer pieces and furniture on the spot.
ScienceMarch 22, 201504:49 min
Edward Snowden auf der CeBIT in Hannover

'You are under attack,' Snowden tells CeBIT-goers

Two years after Edward Snowden's revelations, security has become a big issue in the technology industry.
March 19, 2015
Symbol of Industry 4.0 at CeBIT 2015 IT industry trade fair in Hanover

CeBIT 2015: Industry 4.0

How is German industry coping with Industry 4.0 - the digitization of nearly everything?
March 16, 2015
Glasfaserkabel

Billions for broadband in Germany

Alexander Dobrindt announces a 10-billion-euro public-private plan to invest in broadband Internet provision.
March 16, 2015
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Hanover's Cebit Computer Fair is Open

The world's biggest computer fair is brimming with ideas from the share economy to data mining. This year's partner country is Poland.
March 6, 201301:25 min
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Cebit Eyes Cyberthreat

The world's largest computer fair the Cebit has opened in Hanover. Security is at center stage this year as well, with growing awareness of how vulnerable public infrastructure is to hack attacks.
March 5, 201301:27 min
Thomas Enders, EADS, Angela Merkel, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, German education minister Johanna Wanka, Premier Stephan Weil und Dieter Kempf, president of Bitkom, at the opening of CeBIT in Hanover. Photo: Jochen Lübke/dpa +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

Merkel, Tusk open CeBIT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has officially opened the world’s biggest annual high-tech trade fair. She was joined by her counterpart from Poland, which is this year’s partner country at CeBIT.
March 4, 2013
The entrance to the CeBIT fair in Hanover

Focus on 'shareconomy'

Around 4,100 companies from 70 countries are showing the digital world's latest trends at CeBIT.
March 4, 2013
Visitor leaves CeBIT fair grounds

Strikes hit CeBIT tech fair

Service sector union ver.di is continuing a week of strikes demanding better pay for public sector workers, with visitors to the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover forced to forgo public transit.
March 8, 2012
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IT fair opens

Europe’s biggest consumer tech fair CeBIT welcomes 4,200 exhibitors from Tuesday on.
March 6, 2012
Merkel and guests open the CeBIT 2012 festivities on Monday

Merkel opens CeBIT tech fair

A day before the Hanover venue opens to the public, Chancellor Angela Merkel has officially started the annual CeBIT fair. Merkel said Germany's goal in high-tech industries should be the same as any other, top quality.
March 5, 2012
A robot with a human videoconferencing on the monitor that is its head

CeBIT's robots

Engineers are showcasing the latest in AI and robotics for in both practical and fun applications.
March 4, 2011
A computer screen shows the Turkish flag at CeBIT

CeBIT at a glance

At this year's CeBIT in Germany, partner country Turkey is also offering a few highlights.
March 1, 2011
CeBIT 2011 trade fair Hanover (Photo: Deutsche Messe AG)

CeBIT fair

Exhibitor numbers are up and big names are back. Has the CeBIT technology fair turned the corner?
February 24, 2011
A model walks down the runway wearing a dress made entirely of paper.

The end of paper?

Corporate culture is dominated by paper. A German trade group is trying to change this.
March 5, 2010

Dossier: CeBIT 2010

March 5, 2010
A woman walks along the Spanish booth at the CeBIT computer trade fair in Hannover, northern Germany

CeBIT Spanish-style

Spain is the official partner nation at CeBIT 2010. Not least because of its Latin connections.
March 3, 2010
A VW logo in 2000 mounted to the old TV tower in Hanover

Cows, cars and more

A "state of cows and cars" is the cliche about Lower Saxony. But in truth, there is much more.
BusinessNovember 18, 2009
Schwarzenegger speaks at CeBIT

Arnie's Tech Pep Talk

Arnold Schwarzenegger is bringing his brash style of politics to Germany's high-tech fair.
March 3, 2009
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

Governor Schwarzenegger to Open German Tech Fair

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has tentatively accepted an invitation to open one of Germany's largest technology fairs, the 2009 CeBIT in Hanover.
October 3, 2008
A wall of flat-screens at the IFA

Customs Agents Swarm Berlin Electronics Trade Fair

220 German customs agents swarmed through the IFA consumer-electronics fair, hunting for non-payers of royalties, shortly after the expo opened Friday in the German capital of Berlin.
August 29, 2008

Little New at CeBit

DW's Peter Philipp said the world's largest computer fair was mainly smoke and mirrors.
March 21, 2007

Mobile Ticket Pay Scheme

Deutsche Bahn and Vodafone reveal a new mobile pay scheme to be tested on German train services.
March 19, 2007

CeBIT Battles Decline

The world's largest IT trade fair, CeBIT, struggles to halt a decline in exhibitor numbers.
March 14, 2007

A singing and dancing robot is causing quite a stir at the giant CeBIT fair in Hanover, Germany.

Papero is 30 cm high and his designers at the Japanese electronics group Nec say he could be your new best friend.He recognises you and responds to pats on the head.
March 13, 2006

World's Biggest High-Tech Fair Opens in Germany

The world's biggest high-tech fair, CeBIT, opens Thursday, showcasing the latest in robotics, computers and consumer electronics to make gadget fans' hearts beat faster.
March 9, 2006

RFID Chips: the Future of Security?

Radio Frequency Identification may very well be the basis of security and ID systems in the years to come, according to the technology's pioneers. Despite some problems, RFID looks set to become part of all our lives.
March 14, 2005

Schröder to Outline Next Phase of Reform

At an event to mark the opening of the CeBIT technology fair on Wednesday night, Gerhard Schröder revealed his plans to meet with opposition leaders in a bid to tackle the sluggish economy and spiralling unemployment.
March 10, 2005

Chancellor Opens CeBIT Fair in Hanover

March 9, 2005

The World's Biggest IT Fair Comes to Town

CeBIT, the trade fair that delivers the latest in technological innovation to an increasingly hungry public, opens this week in Hanover. After a number of lean years, exhibitors are gradually returning in numbers.
March 8, 2005

Microsoft Questions CeBIT Participation

September 30, 2004

High-Tech Heaven Comes to Hanover

CeBIT, the world's biggest technology trade fair, will be a leaner affair this year, but that isn't stopping industry experts from predicting growth and an end to the downturn of the past three years.
March 19, 2004

New Mobile "Smartphones" at Europe's Biggest Tech Show

The world's largest global information and communication exhibition, CeBIT, begins in Hanover this week, inviting companies and visitors to take a glimpse at the future.
March 11, 2003

Cautious Optimism Sets the Tone for CeBit

Chancellor Schröder officially opened CeBit 2002 on Tuesday. After a year in which the IT sector's growth declined, the industry hopes CeBit 2002 will turn the tide.
March 13, 2002

The Future Starts Now

The world's largest consumer electronics fair is under way in Las Vegas. Some 2000 exhibitors from all over the world are showing the newest communication, entertainment, computer and networking products.
January 9, 2002