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Week ahead: It's CeBit time

Tech heads will get their fill of new products and services this week as CeBit, the world's largest trade show, rolls into Hannover, Germany.

Dawn Kawamoto Former Staff writer, CNET News

Dawn Kawamoto covered enterprise security and financial news relating to technology for CNET News.

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Dawn Kawamoto

March 10, 2003 1:23 p.m. PT

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Following are some of the notable tech-related events scheduled for the week of March 9.

Tech heads will get their fill of new products and services this week as CeBit, one of the world's largest trade shows, rolls into Hannover, Germany.

Also on tap are several other wireless conferences and expositions and a few earnings announcements from the likes of Net2Phone and WebMD.

The information was gathered from First Call, Hoover's Online, CCBN's StreetEvents and CNET Investor.

Events scheduled this week:

	Tech Events

Monday, March 10

European information technology professionals interested in learning more about Web services and customer relationship management software will descend on Gartner's ITxpo, March 10-12 in Florence, Italy.

Seminars on software test automation, including effective testing and saving money, will take place in San Francisco during the Software Test Automation Conference & Expo, March 10-13.

Tuesday, March 11

Tips on integrating next-generation applications will be covered at Application Integration and Web Services: The Next Generation Software Infrastructure Emerges, March 11-12, Mexico City.

Wednesday, March 12

Tech companies and investors will be chomping at the bit to see what unfolds at CeBit, the world's largest IT trade show, March 12-19, Hannover, Germany.

Thursday, March 13

IT managers will converge to learn the art of implementing and managing wireless devices and applications for businesses at the Future Forum 2003: Wireless Strategies for the Enterprise, March 13, New York.

Friday, March 14

802.11-related technologies, trends, standards and case studies will be the focus at the 802.11 Planet Conference & Expo Japan 2003 Preview, March 14, Tokyo.

	Earnings

Monday, March 10

Net2Phone provides Internet telephony services. The company is expected to report a second-quarter loss of 11 cents a share.

Tuesday, March 11

Wire One Technologies makes voice, video and data equipment. The company is expected to report a fourth-quarter loss of 15 cents a share.

Wednesday, March 12

Comverse Technology designs and makes computer and telecommunications equipment and software. The company is expected to report a fourth-quarter loss of 11 cents a share.

Thursday, March 13

WebMD provides connectivity and services to the health care industry. The company is expected to report a fourth-quarter profit of 9 cents a share.

	Economic Reports

Thursday, March 13

Retail Sales measures total receipts from U.S. stores. The decline for February is expected to shrink to 0.2 percent from 0.9 percent the previous month. Excluding auto sales, growth is expected to be flat.

Friday, March 14

Business Inventories summarizes total sales and inventory for the retail, wholesale and manufacturing sectors. January growth is expected to fall to 0.2 percent from 0.6 percent in the previous period.

Producer Price Index is a broad measure of the price of goods at the wholesale level. February growth is expected to drop to 0.7 percent from 1.6 percent the previous month.