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CONNECTIONS™
2000 to Commence the New Era in Home Networks and Gateways CONNECTIONS™ 2000, the premier conference
and showcase for home networks and gateways, will be held May 3-5, 2000 in San Diego at
the Sheraton Harbor Island. Its co-hosts, CABA and Parks Associates, will offer
pre-conference workshops and this two-day event with speakers and a showcase of products.
CONNECTIONS 2000 explores the business, marketing, and technical issues facing residential
gateways, home networks, and key ensuing applications. Now in its fourth year, CONNECTIONS
2000 will feature presentations from manufacturers of network components and attached
products, standards bearers, and services providers. Examples of presenters include AMD,
Coactive Networks, Electrolux, Ericsson, First Mile, Home Director, Home RF, Intel,
Invensys, Microsoft, OnQ, RadioShack, and 2Wire among others.
"The idea of home networks offering new consumer benefits is taking hold,"
states Tricia Parks, president of Parks Associates. Recent announcements from giants such
as GE, Whirlpool, and Sunbeam add to the hue and cry coming from the entertainment and
Internet players. "CONNECTIONS has experienced great growth," adds Ron Zimmer,
executive director of CABA. "We're seeing even more growth this year. The showcase
promises to be both exciting and provocative."
CABA and Parks Associates anticipate an attendance of between 400 and 500 industry
players at this year's event as well as displays for 50+ sponsors. For more information or
to view a preliminary agenda, call Parks Associates at 800-727-5711 or
visit the CONNECTIONS web site at www.parksassociates.com
or www.caba.org.
About Parks Associates: Parks Associates is an
internationally recognized market research and consulting company specializing
in emerging consumer technology products and services. Founded in 1986, Parks
Associates creates research capital for companies ranging from Fortune 500 to
small start-ups through market reports, primary studies, consumer research,
custom research, workshops, executive conferences, and annual service
subscriptions.
The company's expertise includes new media, digital
entertainment and gaming, home networks, Internet and television services,
digital health, mobile applications and services, consumer electronics, and home
control systems and security.
Each year, Parks Associates hosts executive thought
leadership conferences CONNECTIONS™, with support from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA®), and CONNECTIONS™ Europe. In addition, Parks
Associates produces the online publication Industry Insights in
conjunction with the CONNECTIONS™ Conference series.
http://www.parksassociates.com |
http://www.connectionsconference.com |
http://www.connectionseurope.com
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http://www.connectionsindustryinsights.com
About CABA: CABA is a not-for-profit industry association that
promotes advanced technologies for the automation of homes and buildings in North America.
CABA's mission is to encourage the development, promotion and pursuit of this automation
through initiatives and collaborations like the CONNECTIONS conference, work with
standards and protocol groups, and being a source of information for the industry and the
public. CABA's flagship publication is the Home & Building Automation QUARTERLY - 60
pages of news, views and new products. Other publications include Event Reports and
Information (research) Series, as well as special industry reports.
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