An innovations-packed corporate IT showcase spanning 14 halls, over 100 top speakers and an unprecedented number of start-up companies: In just under six weeks' time, the gates will open on CeBIT 2014 in Hannover, Germany, as the world's No. 1 trade fair for the digital industries. "The show's 100% B2B focus and its new thematic thrust have met with a very positive worldwide response," said Oliver Frese, the member of Deutsche Messe's Managing Board in charge of CeBIT, at Tuesday's International Press Preview in Hannover.