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Early Sponsors Announced for CONNECTIONS™: The
Digital Living Conference and Showcase
Parks Associates and CEA today announced the
early sponsors
for CONNECTIONS™: The
Digital Living Conference and Showcase, to be held at the Santa
Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif., on May 1-3, 2007.
CONNECTIONS™,
the leading conference and showcase for the “digital living” markets,
provides a venue for learning and networking among high-level industry
executives and a showcase area featuring demonstrations of the latest
digital technologies.
These technologies have captured the interest of U.S. households and
will have strong growth in sales both now and in the coming years,
according to Parks Associates research. Over 16 million U.S. broadband
households have strong interest in connected home entertainment
applications such as whole-house DVR solutions. In addition, 39% of
broadband households with a data network and 37% of broadband households
without a data network consider multimedia networking applications highly
valuable.
“The disruptive power of today’s digital living technologies cannot be
underestimated,” said
Stuart Sikes, president of Parks Associates. “Given consumer interest
in advanced TV features, the introduction of these services into the home
will transform the set-top box into a complete service platform that
integrates entertainment, information, communications, and
commerce-related applications. At CONNECTIONS™, we will discuss the
implications of these technologies, for the short and long term, for both
consumer and for the digital living industries.”
Early sponsors
for CONNECTIONS™ 2007 include the following companies:
Diamond:
Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA™); Pulse~LINK, Inc.
Silver:
Allegro Software Development Corporation; Armchair Media; Nero; INSTEON™,
a SmartLabs Technology; Jungo; Staccatto Communications; Streamload
Platinum
Supporting Organizations: NOC; Wi-Fi Alliance
Supporting
Organizations: Broadband Services Forum; Home Gateway Initiative;
iHollywood Forum; ISMA (Internet Streaming Media Alliance); JETRO; KNX
Association; LonMark International; UHAPI Forum; Wi-Fi Technology Forum
Supporting Media: Antenna Systems & Technology; Broadband Daily; BPL
Today; Casadomo; Connect-World; Converge Network
Digest, HiddenWires; Home Toys; IPTV Industry; Media Business Corp.: The
Bridge, SkyReport, Telco Media News; Screen Digest; TVover.net; Ultimate
Home Design; VTECH; World Telemedia Magazine
CONNECTIONS™
will also feature these early sponsors at
2007 International
CES, where it will host nine sessions from January 8-10, 2007. These
panel session, featuring over 60 industry executives. will address topics
including the digital home, content creation and distribution, home
controls, and home networking. For more information on attending the
CONNECTIONS™ session at CES, please visit
www.CESWEB.org.
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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