Off for CeBIT: the computer lounge become superfluous

This view is shared Lower Saxony Prime Minister Stephan Weil: "The digital transformation is now taking place everywhere, including all the other fairs CeBIT is therefore a victim of its own success, "said SPD politician. An important chapter of the fairs Hanover ends and it's a pity. "

as well Hanover The hotel industry is expecting a setback. "Yes, we will certainly have a low growth, but this loss can probably be offset by other modules," said Christian Nolte of Hanover Marketing and Tourism Company HMTG,

Nevertheless, "whatever the positive response found by the new concept, it must of course also count on the organizer," said the president of Bitkom. Achim BergThe landscape of markets and trade fairs has changed dramatically in recent decades. "It's a success in the office for the right location Hanover and so for the whole Location of the company Lower Saxony", said the general manager of Niedersachsenmetall, Volker Schmidt: "The CeBIT has been a true figurehead for three decades and has contributed significantly to the reputation of the entire German information and communication sector. "

Beginning with death

Especially since the

Show computer 1986 – 32 years ago – began as a bang: their first was equal to a death eclipsed. The computer entrepreneur Heinz Nixdorf he's collapsed on a dance party on the dance floor with a heart attack and has pbaded away. In 1995, the founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, voted on the CeBIT to the – then – new era of the operating system. A year later was Windows 95 established. But also fair competition has become stronger.

For the

Deutsche Messe AG decreases the importance of CeBIT also in economic terms for years. The company said it was "safe and sound" considering other milestones and the growth of international business Kockler, The brand CeBIT wish to continue using Deutsche Messe abroad. Everything disappears CeBIT no