Dates: 10-16, 2005

This year's CeBIT generated positive impulses for growth, triggering a distinctly optimistic mood within the industry. Exhibitors and organizers alike were very pleased with the outcome of CeBIT 2005, which registered more trade visitors, more decision-makers, higher visitor traffic at the stands, increased international participation and attendance, and more SMEs and retailers at the show. The rise in exhibitor numbers to 6,270 (compared with 6,109 last year) and projected industry growth of 4.3 percent worldwide are sure signs of an anticipated turnaround in the global ICT market.