CeBIT Hannover, 18 - 24 March 2004

CeBIT Hannover 18 - 24 March 2004
Against the background of the upturn in the IT industry the world's biggest high technology fair CeBIT started 17.03.2004 evening. More than 6,400 exhibitors from over 60 countries are going to show their latest products and developments.Organ izer Deutsche Messe Inc. is expecting more than 500,000 visitors to attend the fair up to 24th March. The number of exhibitors has gone down by 200 compared to last year. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (SPD) is declaring the CeBIT open officially on Wednesday evening. Attention will be focussing on UMTS, the new mobile radio standard, the Internet,