Monday, March 18, 2002		Focus on CeBIT

Computer fair in Hanover from March 13 till 20

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder smiles at the World-Wide-Web booth of the German government "www.bundesregierung.de" during his opening tour at the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover on Wednesday. The world's largest technology and communications fair will remain open till March 20 amid industry hopes that it could spark a recovery in a sector hard hit by an economic slump. 

A model displays the latest Nokia 9210i communicator

A combination of two pictures shows Panasonic's GPRS high-speed mobile phone GD 51 with its integrated digital camera at the computer fair.

A model displays the latest Motorola ultra-light V70 mobile phone, which works with the new GPRS high-speed connection network as world premier at the Fair.

Simone Doerrlinger displays the SX45 smartphone by Siemens at the computer fair.

— Reuters photos