The
CeBIT 2000 exhibit in Hannover
Tuesday, February 29, 2000 - Hilbert Hagedoorn
Once a year there is this huge IT
exhibit in Germany. Almost every manufacturer, dealer or reseller has
a booth on the CeBIT. So, reason enough to grab the good ol' digital
camera and take a few snapshot off the hottest items eh ?
Before I start I need to tell you
something about online-press being banned from the CeBIT. For some
weird reason the CEBIT managers decided not to give away press-cards
for online editors. Ridiculous, If we want entry we can buy it for 60
DM (~ $30-35 US). What was that about ? Why is Online press not
taken seriously compared to print-press ? Do I not work 7 days a week
to keep this site up-to-date and filled with the latest information
and updates ? I've heard some people shouting, aaah ... you earn some
funds with your site, so stop being such an @$$ and pay up that money.
Okay, let me get something straight,
the money is not the object here ! It's the press-card what it's all
about. Without that card we cannot enter product-presentations and
press-rooms thus we will not get all the information, and therefore
cannot bring you the latest items on information technology. If I had
gotten a press-card and still had to pay $35 you wouldn't hear me
about this matter. So, I really hope that next year the 'online-press'
ban will be removed because it's incredible unprofessional.
Right, this said, the CeBIT coverage
will be mainly focused on new 3D technology, some MP3 items and
diverse interesting hardware. Also, let me warn you, the upcoming
pages are stuffed with pictures, so if you have a slow internet
connection you might want to reconsider reading these pages.
* UPDATE - I just received word that
it is now (days too late) possible to get press-cards. Duh !
Coming up:
Gigabyte
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