Falling Producer Prices for Services
Producer prices for services mostly declined in the third quarter of 2009 against the third quarter of 2008. Steep price falls were recorded for sea transport: The prices of services in sea and coastal water transport were markedly down by 27.5% compared with one year earlier. Read more
CeBIT 2009 Sparks New Optimism
“A majority of the 4,300 companies from 69 countries drew fresh optimism from being here at CeBIT,” commented Ernst Raue, the Deutsche Messe Managing Board member in charge of CeBIT, on Sunday in Hannover. “A huge number of exhibitors and visitors are now leaving Hannover with a renewed sense of buoyancy as well as bulging order books and a solid foundation for new business.” The show had lived up to their expectations, he added.
HD Video Conferencing on the Mobile Desktop
The provider Tandberg announced with Microsoft the PrecisionHD USB Camera, the first ever webcam to offer 720p high definition with 30 frames per second for business-quality live video communications. Read more
160,000 Business Customers for T-Home
Deutsche Telekom continues to restructure the group. In the future, the division T-Home, Sales&Service Germany, will be responsible for servicing the roughly 160,000 business customers of Deutsche Telekom. T-Systems will fully focus on the ICT solution business comprising around 400 national and international major Telekom customers, and is also the contact point for public authorities and the health system. Read more
Time over for Systems in Munich
After almost 40 years, time is over for the Systems. The IT trade fair is taking place for the last time this week (21 to 24 October). The “Messe München GmbH” announces two new events, among them a security fair in summer 2009. Read more



