Tue 18 - Thu 20 November 2008 - Frankfurt am Main, Exhibition Grounds, Hall 5.1
E.B.I.F. 2008 gets off to successful start
IT solutions for banks and insurance companies - Networking a key success factor in financial crisis
Frankfurt, 18 November 2008 – IT services and solutions for the current challenges faced by the financial sector are being presented at the 11th European Banking and Insurance Fair (E.B.I.F.). This morning, this firmly established trade fair opened its doors in Hall 5.1 of the Frankfurt trade fair grounds. Until Thursday, specialised IT providers will be presenting innovative applications and services on topics such as risk management/compliance, payment transactions and flat tax. Bank controlling and multi-channel management will also be among the key areas.
The E.B.I.F. is where prominent manufacturers of software and hardware and IT service providers for banks and insurance companies meet decision-makers and users from the financial sector. The trade fair offers visitors an ideal platform to find out about the latest developments in the sector and to interact with other players.
As with last year, new standards in hands-on knowledge will be set by the Business Solutions Forum, which has once again been organised together with the Maleki Group. On all three days, renowned IT service providers will be presenting concrete best practice solutions here together with their customers from banks and insurance companies. “Combining theory and practice” is the order of the day, and the programme includes presentations by Siemens, Oracle, Sybase and Cognizant.
Thomas Schütz, Managing Director of Messe Frankfurt Ausstellungen GmbH, comments: “Exhibitors at this year’s E.B.I.F. once again include outstanding companies that are eager to present their products and services to a highly specialised audience. In light of the financial crisis, this year’s event is smaller, but many topics are now of even more relevance than before.” Among the exhibitors giving brief presentations of innovative solutions at the new demonstration points is WM Datenservice, with a presentation entitled “Focus on transparency – flat tax, risk management and financial information portal” and Swedish software company QlikTech GmbH with “Business Intelligence for IT Controlling”.
“We are a global software company focused exclusively on the financial sector. Having entered the German market in spring 2007, it was only natural for us to exhibit at the only sector-specific trade fair in existence. This year, in view of the massive changes in the banking and insurance sector, we are particularly looking forward to interacting extensively with other players at the E.B.I.F. and to forging many new contacts with financial decision-makers”, says Kay Luhle, Managing Director of the German subsidiary of Swiss company Temenos AG.
With trade visitors from the financial sector accounting for approximately 97% of visitors, the trade fair is focused firmly on its target group: 77.4% of visitors are involved in procurement decision-making in their respective companies. In 2008, the E.B.I.F. will once again take place during Euro Finance Week, the high-powered industry gathering of the European finance and insurance sectors.
E.B.I.F. – The European Market Place for Financial Services Solutions
Dates for 2008:
11TH EURO FINANCE WEEK 17 – 21 November 2008
E.B.I.F. Trade Fair 18 – 20 November 2008
