26. A tour in pictures of CeBIT, the world's biggest IT fair, with 4,300 exhibitors from 69 countries Touchmaster The program ’Touchmaster’ looks like something out of Minority Report , but really exists. It is presented at the stand of the company ’Art & Com Technologies’ at the IT and telecommunications trade fair
27. CeBIT 2009 focuses on the topics Green IT, eHealth, IT security and ’Webciety’, with California as this year’s partner state. Around 4,300 exhibitors from 69 countries will present news and developments in IT and telecommunications from March 3-9 2009. (Peter Steffen/EPA)
28. The face of German Chancellor Angela Merkel is reflected in a silicon wafer at Intel’s stand in the CeBIT 2009 trade show in Hanover, Germany. Owing to the global economic crisis, the number of exhibitors at the world’s largest computer trade show has fallen by 25 per cent to only 4,300 companies. This year’s guest of honour is the U.S. state of California.
29. The humanoid robot system Rollin’ Justin mixes a drink at CeBIT in Hanover, central Germany. The fair was opened by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
30. German chancellor Angela Merkel (R) shakes hands with the robot Marvin as California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (C) and Craig Barrett, Chairman of the Board of Intel Corporation, look on.
31. Visitors watch a presentation about cloud computing at the IBM booth at the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover, March 3, 2009.