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Digital Living Room: The smart home

June 24, 1999

Tricia Parks, another speaker at the conference and president of Parks Associates, a research company that studies the residential market, can understand Kirsch's predicament but sees hope on the horizon - even for those who aren't tech tycoons. Companies are racing to simplify the set-up process by setting standards and providing set-up services, she says. In fact, IBM is bringing together a group of companies that will visit your home and set up your network.

From the article, "Digital Living Room: The smart home," by Eric Pfeiffer, Forbes ASAP.

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