New South Wales’ Tech Leaders Head to CeBIT Australia 2009

SYDNEY, Australia – 28 April 2009: New South Wales Premier Nathan Rees will support an outstanding roster of NSW technology innovators when he officially opens CeBIT Australia 2009, the region’s largest business technology trade event.

CeBIT Australia 2009 event runs from May 12 – 14 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, and has enjoyed long-time support from the NSW Government through the Department of State and Regional Development since it was first held in 2002.

Mr Rees, an enthusiastic supporter of the state’s ICT sector, will cut the ribbon at the special CeBIT Australia 2009 opening ceremony with Federal Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy.

The DSRD will host a special State Pavilion showcasing 18 innovative NSW start-up technology companies, including firms operating in such areas as digital media, financial services, government services and security.

The DSRD’s NSW Pavilion will exhibit alongside stands from highly-regarded, successful and innovative NSW companies in their own right, including:

• Altech Computers, one of the country’s fastest growing IT distribution companies. For more information visit www.altech.com.au

• Ansarada, a virtual data room specialist counting some of the country’s largest companies and State and Federal Government departments as its clients. See www.ansarada.com for more information.

• AusOptic International, a specialist supplier of fibre-optic and industrial equipment for the telecommunications, mining and FTTH sectors. For further details go to www.ausoptic.com

• Consensus, for 10 years a company that has identified and rewarded the most innovative software designed in Australia and New Zealand. The Consensus pavilion showcases winners of its prestigious software awards and their world-class solutions. See www.consensus.com.au .

• Enersus, Australia’s only provider of true unified communications infrastructure. See www.enersus.com details.

• Exstream Vision, a Sydney company which will use CeBIT Australia to showcase new pocket-sized projector and computer equipment for the business person on the go. Visit www.exstreamvision.com.au

• Harbour MSP, a data centre provider specialising in high-availability fully-integrated managed services offerings. See www.harbourmsp.com for details.

• Hiive Systems, based in Wollongong and a partner with CeBIT Australia 2009 in its “Webciety” multimedia display of a “walk-through” internet, is a provider of web-based systems to help managers track the progress and performance of their business. See www.hiivesystems.com.

• Holocentric, the developer of the “Modelpedia” knowledgebase, enabling organisations to produced comprehensive web-based models of the people, systems and processes. See www.holocentric.com for more information.

• IVP Digital Signage, a total digital signage hardware provider and designer. See www.icpdigitalsignage.com.au for more information.

• Mobbieexpress, a seller of technology that turns a PDA phone and a micro-printer into a mobile cash register, connecting people securely to their company’s back-office payment system. Visit www.mobbieexpress.com.

• MyNetPhone, specialises in cost-effective business telecommunications systems for small and medium-sized enterprises. For more information see www.mynetphone.com.au

• Sydney Talent, a new venture of the University of Sydney that seeks to match students’ expertise with the needs of industry and individual businesses. Sydney Talent is a CeBIT Australia partner, providing exhibitors’ staffing requirements for the event. Visit www.sydneytalent.com.au

• Tegatech Australia, an Australian supplier of innovative and high-quality tablet PCs and mobile PCs. It is one of the few companies in the world able to sell all Origami UMPC devices from one location. See www.tegatech.com.au.

• Ultra Serve Internet, a leading local managed IT hosting and Cloud hosting firm which this year will use CeBIT to launch its next generation Cloud Hosting service. For more information visit www.ultraserve.com.au

Media registration for CeBIT Australia 2009 has now opened, offering print and electronic media journalists, bloggers and analysts access to the latest insider information and demonstrations on technology trends and techniques.

Media are encouraged to register for the show now at: http://www.cebit.com.au/press/media-registration.html

Media access includes free entry to the exhibition, access by accredited representatives of media organisations to the full Global Conference Series, and use of the Media Centre facilities, including a blogging zone and interview area, on the show floor.

CeBIT Australia is the largest business technology exhibition and conference event in the region. CeBIT Australia 2009 will be held from May 12-14 2009 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre at Darling Harbour. For more information on CeBIT Australia, please visit www.cebit.com.au.

CeBIT Australia is organised by Hannover Fairs Australia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the global trade group company Deutsche Messe AG. Hannover Fairs Australia also assists Australian companies in attending other international events organised by Deutsche Messe AG across the world. For information about other please visit www.hannoverfairs.com.au.