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Sales of Home Media Servers at 50 Million Units by
2010
Demand for media backup, competition among video providers, and
wider accessibility of IP content are driving deployment of media servers
Annual sales of home media servers will reach nearly 50 million units
in the U.S. by the end of 2010, according to Parks Associates’ new report
Media
Servers: Analysis and Forecasts. The report, which defines a media
server as a hard drive-based platform with media sharing software linked
via a home network, finds that demand- and supply-side drivers will spur
the growth of these media centralization platforms over the next five
years.
“Consumers will benefit from the capabilities and features provided by
home media servers, which will enhance their home media experiences and
offer safeguarding and storage for their digital content,” said
Kurt Scherf,
vice president and principal analyst, Parks Associates. “In addition, many
industry players – including technology vendors, equipment manufacturers,
and service providers – will benefit from the development and distribution
of centralized storage platforms to the home.”
According to
Media
Servers: Analysis and Forecasts, the media server’s presence as an
emerging product category will expand the market for hard drive
manufacturers and technology vendors in home networking and storage
silicon. PC and CE manufacturers that incorporate media server
functionality into their platforms will improve their margins and be able
to attach new services and applications – including IP-delivered content –
to their products. Finally, the increasing competition between video
players – including cablecos, satellite operators, and now telcos – will
spur the rise of set-top media servers that allow users to access stored
content and services from multiple locations, both in and outside of the
home. These service-specific platforms will improve customer loyalty and
create new opportunities to build revenue through enhanced services.
Media Servers: Analysis and Forecasts identifies and forecasts key
categories of media server products. It examines the usage scenarios for
each form factor, based on Parks Associates’ primary consumer research.
For more information about
Media
Servers: Analysis and Forecasts, please contact Parks Associates
at 972-490-1113 or
sales@parksassociates.com or visit
http://www.parksassociates.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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