The CeBIT is as good as over. Most exhibitioners have already packed up or didn’t even show up on Sunday. We had only ¼ of the usual number of visitors at the stand.

But all in all it was a successful conference for us. The CeBIT exceeded all our expectations and we have decided to take part at the Hannover Messe. The Hannover Messe runs from the 20th to the 24th of April – that is shortly after we return from Las Vegas. After that it’s business as usual in Germany and after Hanover we’re off to London.

We’d like to thank all our visitors and we’re looking forward to a next time. So, we’ll be seeing you!

Thursday is CeBIT halftime, so to speak. We had an unusually large number of German visitors today. For the last few days the ratio was approx. 90 (international visitors) to 10 (Germans). Last night MDR Aktuell aired the report. Today we had a visit from Thomas Jurk, the “Saxony State Minister for Economic Affairs and Employment” – my statement to him was short and sweet:

“The State/regulatory authority should not make the same mistake as they did with WiMAX and sell the frequencies to the highest bidder, please and thank you. The “new/old” (UHF) frequencies at 790 and 862 MHz that were to be used for broadband supply would have been better taken care of by several providers.”

And last but not least a picture of our stand – this is how it looked all day long:

The second day at CeBIT began with more visitors, lots of interesting contacts and familiar customers. The second TV team came to the stand – 3sat – Broadcast date: Sunday, March 8 4:30 p.m. M*Donald’s was as good as sold out. Perhaps somebody forgot to tell them that a wee conference would take place next door.

Unfortunately the MDR Aktuell report didn’t air. The politician Herr Althaus story and the tragedy in Cologne – two houses collapsing into a building site – took over all of the airtime. Depending on whether no new catastrophes happen, it should air today (March 4) at 9:30 p.m.