CeBIT is the world's largest trade fair showcasing digital IT and telecommunications solutions for home and work environments. The key target groups are users from industry, the wholesale/retail sector, skilled trades, banks, the services sector, government agencies, science and all users passionate about technology. CeBIT offers an international platform for comparing notes on current industry trends, networking, and product presentations.

Deutsche Messe AG has organized CeBIT in Hannover each spring since 1986. Over 6,100 exhibitors from around 70 countries and some 480,000 visitors from all over the world attended the last CeBIT in 2007.