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The CeBIT exhibition has always been instrumental in bringing together business and research. Thus, the Innovation Relay Centre (IRC) Future Match is the perfect solution to companies and research institutes specifically looking for technical co-operations in Europe. In the course of the CeBIT exhibition this forum will enable people to make first personal contacts with each other. +++

Bad times for bad guys: a penchant for corruption, theft and fraud at the workplace can be measured according to the Department of Forensic Psychology at the Technical University in Darmstadt. This is the finding of several tests carried out in co-operation with the University of Regensburg and the »Team Psychologie & Sicherheit» consulting firm which sponsored this research project. +++

As soon as 30 years ago Asset Backed Securities (ABS) were introduced in the USA as financial instruments. As late as 1998 they also appeared on the financial markets in Germany. The fact that ABS open up new opportunities for financing which does not depend on banks has recently been recognized in particular by housebuilding enterprises. But the potential of ABS is huge. An article on the MittelstandsWiki describes these financial instruments and their pros and cons.

The market for computer and video games and paddles hit a new record high in 2006. In Germany turnover increased to 1.77 billion Euros which is 13% more than in 2005 (1.57 billion Euros). This is the finding of the »Digital games in Germany – trends and perspectives for 2007» study conducted jointly by the German Association for Information Management, Telecommunications and New Media (BITKOM) and the Ernst & Young consulting firm. +++