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CEDIA (the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association) has appointed international market research company Parks Associates to conduct significant and unique industry research on the residential custom installation market in key territories within the UK, Europe and Africa.

This extensive research project, commissioned by CEDIA Region 1 - ...read more

Over 50% of U.S. users of Apple iPhone 4S are “very satisfied” with the Siri voice-command feature, according to new consumer research from the international research firm Parks Associates. The survey, featured in Apple iPhone Siri Users, finds an additional 21% are “satisfied,” leaving a small number of dissatisfied users. Thirty-seven percent of - ...read more

The main driver for cloud-based services today is data safekeeping, but as content libraries grow, so will demand, both explicit and implicit, for solutions to organise, manage, and retrieve data, files, and media.

Additionally, allowing consumers easier ways to share content with friends and family as well as across multiple devices can be - ...read more

Governments, energy providers, and technology developers in many countries around the world are actively participating in the development of smart grids. In its most complex form, a smart grid consists of two-way communicating meters, measuring devices, communication networks, energy data management systems, home area networking (HAN) platforms, and energy - ...read more

Parks Associates projects the percentage of U.S. households with professionally monitored services will expand to 30% by 2020, with consumer demand for remote monitoring, coupled with the expanding presence of broadband service providers, driving growth in the security - ...read more

Parks Associates announced the 6th annual CONNECTIONS™ Europe: Cloud Services, CE & Service Provider Strategies will be held November 8-9 at the Mövenpick in Amsterdam. The executive summit, with sponsors PacketVideo, Siemens, and Technicolor, focuses on the expansion - ...read more

Today's television services throughout the world are provided with at least a non-interactive EPG (Electronic Programme Guide), consisting of a menu of information on scheduled linear TV programming. Operators or broadcasters deliver these menus as a dedicated channel, - ...read more

Parks Associates today announced the agendas for three research workshops, focusing on cloud-based innovations, smart energy, and monetization strategies for mobile technologies. The research firm will host these workshops on June 28, prior to the start of CONNECTIONS™: The - ...read more

Parks Associates today announced it will host a complimentary industry webcast, "Consumer Cloud Products and Services," featuring CONNECTIONS™ event sponsors and Parks Associates’ research and analysis on the market for cloud-based solutions. The international research firm forecasts there will be more than seven billion consumer and - ...read more

Parks Associates' 2009 Residential Energy Management Survey determined the average expenditures for electricity among U.S. households are over USD170 per month during high-cost periods and over USD75 per month during low-cost periods. It is not surprising based on these facts - ...read more