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We are happy to announce that CeBIT Australia has come on board and is the major sponsor for the Australian Startups Carnival 2008. We would like to thank CeBIT Australia and Transaction 2.0. Our special thanks to Mr Gilad Greenbaum Director(IT) of Hannover Fairs, for supporting us in this initiative.

All the prizes are sponsored by CeBIT Australia 2008.

The first prize is valued at $2,650 + GST, which consists of:2nd and 3rd prizes are valued at 200 dollars each.
  • We are giving 200 dollar discount on tickets for Transaction 2.0 conference at CeBIT Australia, 2008, priced at 595 + GST
We are delighted to have CEBIT Australia 2008 coming on board for this online Startups Carnival. Winners of the competition will be declared on Sunday, March 16, 2008.
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