CeBIT‘93

In the face of the mixed and, to some extent, dampened view of the business activity to be expected in the information and communications sector, CeBIT’93, with 660 000 visitors (previous year: 648 900), was given top marks by the leading industrial associations involved with the event. The Trade Association for Information Technology within the VDMA (Association of German Machinery Manufacturers) and‐the ZVEI (Central Association of the Electrical Industry) sums up the situation for its exhibitors as ‘positive in every respect’. The competence and professionalism of the visitors was especially highlighted. Moreover, the BVB (Federal Association for Office and Information Systems) has established that ‘it became clear through discussions during the Fair that there was an unexpectedly high willingness to invest on the part of the users’.