20th CeBIT special display on security

Milestones

THE SECURE DATA CENTRE ► CENTRE FOR INFORMATION SECURITY

1986 CeBIT, until then part of Hannover Messe Industrie, becomes independent. It develops into the largest fair for information and communication technology in the world.
1987 The importance of security in the context of information technology is recognised and VZM is commissioned by the fair to develop an appropriate concept for a special display, THE SECURE DATA CENTRE.

It is based on the – at that time – unique idea of presenting security technologies in an object-related setting as applied in a data centre.
1988






The special display THE SECURE DATA CENTRE takes place for the first time. The new concept, the condensed presentation of solutions to information security problems supplemented by lectures and guided tours, is trend-setting. Since then, many fair organisers have tried to copy the concept.
1992 IT security becomes an increasingly comprehensive task – no longer just restricted to data centres. THE SECURE DATA CENTRE is revised and adapted in line with the sub-heading ‚Security in information processing‘.
1994 The special display is given the subtitle ‚Forum for information security‘.
1996




The special display moves with the times: IT and communication technology have grown beyond the ‚data centre‘. THE SECURE DATA CENTRE is given the new name CENTRE FOR INFORMATION SECURITY thus taking account of the changing issues. The Meeting Point for Information Security continues to be organised by the VON ZUR MÜHLEN’SCHE GmbH..
2004





Physical security rises to prominence again: under the label THE SECURE DATA CENTRE the aspect of high-availability is taken into account using a unique concept: as the result of collaboration between 15 companies, highly specialised in their particular area, an operational model data centre is created at the fair booth.
2007





20 years of special display on the security of information and communication technology: CENTRE FOR INFORMATION SECURITY – CEFIS. A success story from VZM GmbH    in collaboration with Deutsche Messe AG   .