CONNECTIONS™ tracks feature over 75 industry speakers and are interactive in nature, providing attendees with the opportunity to hear the opinions and thoughts of the speakers and the audience. In addition, attendees will receive Status of Digital Networks and Applications, a new research report produced by Parks Associates and CEA based on a national Internet survey, fielded in April, of consumer purchase plans and behaviors.

Tracks include: Entertainment at Home, Wireless Connectivity, The Visionaries, Home and Hearth, and Distribution.

Keynote Speakers for the event include: Louis J. Burns and Kevin Corbett from Intel Corp., Kevin Eagan from Microsoft Corp., and Henry Juszkiewicz from Gibson Labs.

“We are excited about CONNECTIONS™ this year,” said Tricia Parks, President of Parks Associates. “The speakers all represent various parts of the digital value chain. They provide attendees will valuable insight into business models, marketing efforts, distribution, and consumer demand for digital home products and services.”

In addition to the session tracks, attendees also will network with the sponsors of the event in the Showcase Area. Sponsors include:

Platinum Sponsors: Gibson Labs; Global Inventures Connected Circle (HomePlug Powerline Alliance®, The UPnP™ Implementers Coporation, OSGi™ Alliance, WiMedia™ Alliance, ZigBee™ Alliance); Intel Corporation; Microsoft Windows eHome

Gold Sponsors: 2Wire Inc.; Fluke Networks; IBM; Motorola; NETGEAR

Silver Sponsors: Agilent Technologies; AMX; Belden; CABA; Digital 5, Inc.; Entropic Communications; FutureSmart; Gyration; Hewlett-Packard Company; Home Director; Internet Home Alliance; Intersil Corporation; Intrigue Technologies’ Harmony Remote; ITRAN Communications Ltd.; Oak Technology, Inc.; Panasonic; Philips; Renesas Technology America; Toshiba; Universal Electronics, Inc.; Zensys

Innovator's Corner: Global Caché; GLOOLABS; Newnex; VIA Technologies

Internet Café: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Breakfast Sponsors: Core Networks Inc.; MACWORLD

Reception Sponsor: Best Buy

Promotional Sponsor: Jungo Software Technologies

Supporting Organizations: ATM Forum; Interactive Television Alliance; LONMARK Interoperability Association; LONMARK Spring 2003 General Meeting; TeleChoice; Wi-Fi Technology Forum

For information on attending CONNECTIONS, please visit www.connectionsconference.com, email info@parksassociates.com, or call 972-490-1113.

About CONNECTIONS™
CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Home Conference and Showcase, produced by Parks Associates in partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association, is an international executive conference for digital home technologies. Market areas include broadband-related infrastructure and services, residential gateways, home networks, digital entertainment and home management. Speakers, panelists, and attendees see innovations, address technical challenges, network with peers, hear consumer research and business model presentations, and participate in industry discussions. www.connectionsconference.com