Parks Associates, a research firm based here, released a report that outlines how the smart home market and its products are changing and what companies are doing about overcoming barriers, entitled “Evolution of Smart Home Products and Services.”
“The smart home really just hasn’t taken off as many of the industry players—or even some of the analysts—initially thought it would,” Patrice Samuels, senior analyst at Parks Associates and author of the report, told Security Systems News. The report, in part, looks at some of the technical and business model challenges in market.
From the article "Parks Associates looks at smart home market, company tactics" by Spencer Ives.
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