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Consumer-Electronics Leader Panasonic to showcase
its latest Home Networking Technology at CONNECTIONS™
CONNECTIONS™ today announced Panasonic Corporation of North America,
the principal U.S. subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
(NYSE: MC), as a
Diamond
Sponsor for its 2006 event, which will take place at the Santa Clara
Convention Center, May 2-4, 2006.
CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Home Conference and Showcase,
produced by Parks Associates in partnership with the Consumer Electronics
Association, is the largest executive conference and showcase dedicated to
advanced digital lifestyle solutions for residential and mobile
environments. This year’s conference topics include digital entertainment,
mobile platforms & services, home networking & infrastructure, home
management & digital health, and broadband & IP services.
At CONNECTIONS™ 2006,
Panasonic will demonstrate its innovative customer-focused approach to
home networking — HD-PLC (High-Definition Power Line Communication). This
new technology makes it possible to easily establish a powerful, robust,
high-bandwidth network using ordinary household power lines. HD-PLC allows
transmission of digital data, including HDTV video, Internet, and VoIP.
According to Parks Associates, which recently completed the
multinational project
Global
Digital Living™ (GDL), the total number of households worldwide
with a data networking solutions will grow from nearly 100 million at the
end of 2006 to nearly 145 million by the end of 2010.
“The home network is the heart of the digital home, as it creates
linkages for compelling content, information, and resources, and among a
growing array of consumer electronics, communications, and home computing
platforms,” said
Kurt
Scherf, Vice President of Parks Associates. “Panasonic’s expertise in
developing digital products and its consistent focus on consumer ease of
use are significant assets for the emerging Digital Lifestyle markets, and
we are pleased to have them at
CONNECTIONS™.”
CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Living Conference and Showcase is
hosted by leading research firm Parks Associates with support
from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA®) and is the
premier executive event focused on the market developments and
growth factors for advanced digital lifestyle solutions.
This unique research-driven executive conference
and showcase, hosting close to 1,000 attendees each year,
delivers insight and recommendations for new business models and
opportunities in digital media/content, connected consumer
electronics, broadband and value-added services, and home
systems.
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™, 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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