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Early Sponsors show support of CONNECTIONS™: The
Digital Home Conference and Showcase
Parks Associates announced today the early sponsors for
CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Home Conference and Showcase, which will
take place May 2-4, 2006, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa
Clara, Calif.
Early sponsors for CONNECTIONS™ 2006 include Diamond Sponsors
Accenture LLC and Myrio Corporation, a Siemens Company; Platinum Sponsors
Intel Corp., Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA), and Philips; Gold
Sponsors DivX, Inc. and Nortel; Reception Sponsor Hanley Wood, LLC; Silver
Sponsors Allegro Software Development Corp., Digital 5, Inc., Jungo
Software Technologies, Maxtor Corporation, NDS, Nero Inc., NETGEAR, and
Streamload; Platinum Media Sponsor Fierce Wireless; and Platinum
Supporting Organization Wi-Fi Alliance.
CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Home Conference and Showcase, hosted
by Parks Associates in partnership with CEA, is currently accepting
submissions to speak at the 2006 event. Interested parties can submit to
speak at CONNECTIONS™ 2006 through the
Call For
Papers form at
http://www.connectionsconference.com. Deadline is Jan. 20, 2006.
Topics include the following:
- Digital Entertainment
- Mobile Platforms & Services
- Business Challenges for Digital Home Technologies/Services
- Home Networking and Infrastructure Technology
- Home Management and Digital Health
- Broadband and IP Services
According to Parks Associates, the markets for advanced entertainment
services will see tremendous growth over the next few years. By 2009, the
average revenue per subscriber for video services will be $163 per month,
while revenues from premium VOD (video-on-demand) downloads will total
$530 million. There will also be a correlative increase the number of
advanced products in households. By 2010, 47 million U.S. broadband
households will have a residential gateway (RG), and nearly 10 million
U.S. households will have a networked storage device.
CONNECTIONS™ will host
six sessions
Jan. 5 and 6 at 2006 International CES, featuring Parks Associates’
expertise in digital entertainment and advertising, home networking, and
global consumer research. Each session will include a panel of expert
speakers moderated by an analyst from Parks Associates, the leading market
research firm for digital products and services. In addition, Parks
Associates will be in the South Hall at Booth 25539 throughout CES.
“Digital technologies and services are taking a greater role in
people’s lives, and 2006 will feature an unprecedented level of
integration,” said
Tricia Parks,
CEO of Parks Associates. “At CES, we are examining targeted domains that
will be significant in the next six months, a perfect complement to
CONNECTIONS™ in May, which will feature expert panelists, multiple tracks
on all topics significant to the digital home, and a showcase featuring an
array of products and services from our sponsors.”
CONNECTIONS™ Sessions at 2006 International CES include the following:
- Fun on the Run: Portable Entertainment Devices (Thursday,
January 5, 10:30-11:45 a.m., LVCC South Hall S106-107)
- Reaching the Unreachable Consumer: Advertising in the Digital Age
(Thursday, January 5, 12:00-1:15 p.m., LVCC South Hall S106-107)
- Making Media Meaningful: TV on Consumers’ Terms (Thursday,
January 5, 1:30-2:45 p.m., LVCC South Hall S106-107)
- Next Steps Digital: Enabling a Whole-Home Entertainment
Experience (Thursday, January 5, 2:45-4 p.m., LVCC South Hall
S106-107)
- Making the Network Work (Friday, January 6, 10:30-11:45 a.m.,
LVCC South Hall S106-107)
- Going Global: Understanding Buyer Preferences for Digital
Services (Friday, January 6, 12:00-1:15 p.m., LVCC South Hall
S106-107)
About CONNECTIONS™
CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Living Conference and
Showcase, hosted by leading research firm Parks Associates in
partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA®), is
the premier executive event focused on the market developments
and growth factors for advanced digital lifestyle solutions.
CONNECTIONS™ sessions provide high-level
research, knowledge, and analysis to over 1,000 executives from
the converging industries developing products and services for
consumers. Topics include IPTV and “TV 2.0,” bundled services,
consumer storage, mobile applications and content, social and
digital media, and home and lifestyle management.
For twelve years, the following industries have
participated at CONNECTIONS™: new media, digital entertainment
and gaming, home networks, Internet and television services,
software and middleware, digital health, mobile applications and
services, consumer electronics, and home control systems and
security.
For information about CONNECTIONS™,
contact
sales@parksassociates.com or call 972-490-1113. For information on speaking,
sponsoring, or attending, please visit
www.connectionsconference.com.
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™, in
partnership with 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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