CSS Corp announced today that Sid Victor, Vice President & Head Solutions – Tech Support will speak at CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 24-26, in San Francisco. Sid will participate in the session "IoT: Protecting the Consumer Experience" on Tuesday, 24th May at 2.45pm. The interactive panel session, moderated by Patrice Samuels, Research Analyst, Parks Associates, examines how Security and privacy tops the list of consumer concerns with connected products and systems. More than 40% of U.S. broadband households are interested in services that protect privacy and manage online consumer information. This session assesses support service models that address current challenges and align customer experiences with expectations.

Parks Associates research shows nearly 50% of U.S. broadband households plan to buy a smart home product in 2016, and two-thirds already have at least one Internet-connected entertainment device.

We value our relation with Parks Associates. CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference is a key event for us to participate in. In 2016, CSS Corp will broaden its competitive advantages by continuing to invest in disruptive technologies likes IoT, M2M support, self-heal and analytics to deliver superlative Customer Experience, says Raj Reddy, Chief Delivery Officer, CSS Corp.

Parks Associates will host the 20th-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 24-26, at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport in San Francisco, CA. The event brings together 650+ industry leaders and analysts to discuss use cases and emerging business models for new technology products and services that engage consumers in the converging IoT industries—including smart home, connected entertainment, and mobile ecosystems.

At CONNECTIONS™, the Parks Associates research team presents consumer adoption and forecasts of new products and services, evaluates new business strategies, and shares concrete recommendations about technology innovations, strategic partnerships, monetization opportunities, and value-added services.

“The IoT and connected home vision is a complex mix of safety, security, comfort, convenience, entertainment, personalization, and data-backed intelligence, and for two decades, CONNECTIONS™ has explored the best strategies for technologies and businesses to realize this vision for consumers,” said Stuart Sikes, President, Parks Associates. “We look forward to having CSS Corp join this year’s event.”

Information about CONNECTIONS™ is available at http://www.connectionsus.com. Press passes for the event are available at http://www.parksassociates.com/events/connections-us/media/presspass. To speak with an analyst/speaker or request specific research data, please contact Holly Sprague at hsprague@gmail.com or 720.987.6614. Follow the conference on Twitter at @CONNECTIONS_US and #CONNUS16.