CONNECTIONS 2008: Top Industry Innovations Coming from Germany

Berlin (ots) - Germany is Europe's number one market for ICT sales
and it produces the highest number of patents in Europe. The
potential for success in both investments and innovation will feature
at CONNECTIONS 2008, a leading convention for digital lifestyle
solutions, in Santa Clara, California from June 24-26th. Invest in
Germany and the Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz Institute for
Telecommunications (HHI) are appearing together at CONNECTIONS.

The two institutions are sharing a stand featuring an iPoint
Presenter, a human-computer interactive device best known for its
role in films such as "Minority Report." The user stands a short
distance from the device and by pointing at the iPoint Presenter can
move objects on the screen. It is entirely contact-free and will be
making its first appearance in the United States at CONNECTIONS 2008.

To showcase high-tech innovations from Germany and investment
possibilities in the country, the Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz Institute
and Invest in Germany are holding a joint reception on June 25th at
6:00pm (Pacific Time), "Connect with Germany," in Showcase Area
Exhibit Hall A.

In addition, on June 26th at 1:15pm the managing director of HHI,
Dr. Hans-Joachim Grallert will speak on a panel discussing the future
of television: "Eyes on the Prize: The Evolution of Television." The
panel will examine next-generation television technologies and will
focus on the features in new technologies that stand the best chance
of winning future market success.

HHI is a leading institute in telecommunications innovation
engaging in groundbreaking research in areas such as human/machine
interfaces, mobile broadband communications, touchless control
techniques (such as the iPoint Presenter), and ultrafast transmission
via optical networks (HHI holds the world record in this area).

HHI is one example of Germany's stellar R&D landscape that is a
significant reason for companies to invest in the country. The entire
network of Fraunhofer Institutes in Germany makes up Europe's largest
research institute in the ICT industry. These institutes are
contributing to the strength of Germany's ICT industry, an industry
that in 2007 earned E146 billion in total turnover, making Germany
Europe's largest ICT market.

Invest in Germany is the inward investment promotion agency of the
Federal Republic of Germany. It provides investors with comprehensive
support from site selection to the implementation of investment
decisions. Invest in Germany will be in booth 506.

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Eva Henkel
Invest in Germany
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