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| Intel Chairman Craig Barrett (L-R), German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Lower Saxony Premier Christian Wulff and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger cut the ribbon with robot Marvin during the opening ceremony of the CeBIT computer fair in the northern German town of Hanover March 2, 2009. The world's biggest IT fair CeBIT with 4300 exhibitors from 69 countries opens its doors to the public on March 3, and runs through March 8, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) |
"A huge number of exhibitors and visitors are now leaving Hanover with a renewed sense of buoyancy as well as bulging order books and a solid foundation for new business," he said, adding that the show had lived up to their expectations.
The percentage of visitors from abroad remained steady at 20 percent. A decrease in attendance from Asia was offset by increased attendance from the Americas and the Middle East, according to a press release from Deutsche Messe.
CeBit 2009 was declared open on March 2 by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Arnold Schwarzenegger, governor of the U.S. state of California, partner of this year's CeBit.
This year's event focused on energy-efficient IT applications, dubbed "green IT," and the continued development of the Internet, as epitomized by the buzzword "Webciety."
