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The Networked
Home: From Here to There
To help you understand
the burgeoning home networking industry and many of the dazzling market developments, CABA
and Parks Associates will host the third annual industry conference on May 12-14 in
Vancouver, BC ¾
CONNECTIONS’99: Enabling the
Networked Home. This conference specifically addresses in-home networks and
gateways and is a must-attend for any company that has an existing or potential stake in
networked homes and residential gateways.
While the concept of a centralized, intelligent, and future-proof residential gateway
that terminates all external networks and connects to an in-home network is still
in the early stages of exploration, the term "home networking" is gaining rapid
attention. Numerous home networking solutions, both consortium-based and proprietary, have
suddenly emerged from everywhere to cash in on this new market opportunity. This should
not be a surprise, as the stunning growth of multi-PC households, the proliferation of the
Internet, and the technical/wiring complications of traditional computer networking
solutions have set a perfect stage for the birth of a home networking industry.
Alongside home networking developments, the concept of residential gateways is now
being revisited because gateways are, after all, vital links between external networks and
soon-to-be-prolific in-home networks. Traditional gateways cannot meet the demand of a
networked home; therefore, new gateways must be developed. But what form will they take?
Who are (or should be) developing new gateways? How will they impact industry convergence
and consumers’ digital lifestyle?
CONNECTIONS’99 attendees will have an opportunity to hear
perspectives from key industry players, gather information on various standards and
products that are here or on the way, and seek new business opportunities through visiting
the sponsoring companies’ table-top displays. In addition, two workshops will be held
prior to the conference: The Business of Home Networking and Residential Network
Technology. For more information on sponsoring, attending CONNECTIONS’99,
or attending one of the pre-conference workshops, please call 972-490-1113.
About Parks Associates: Parks Associates is an
internationally recognized market research and consulting company specializing
in emerging consumer technology products and services. Founded in 1986, Parks
Associates creates research capital for companies ranging from Fortune 500 to
small start-ups through market reports, primary studies, consumer research,
custom research, workshops, executive conferences, and annual service
subscriptions.
The company's expertise includes new media, digital
entertainment and gaming, home networks, Internet and television services,
digital health, mobile applications and services, consumer electronics, and home
control systems and security.
Each year, Parks Associates hosts executive thought
leadership conferences CONNECTIONS™, with support from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA®), and CONNECTIONS™ Europe. In addition, Parks
Associates produces the online publication Industry Insights in
conjunction with the CONNECTIONS™ Conference series.
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