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CONNECTIONS™ 2001 to Feature Microsoft Keynote and Universal Plug
and Play Partner Pavilion 2001
Parks Associates
and CABA announced today that Microsoft's John Frederiksen, General
Manager, Windows PC Experience division, will deliver the keynote address
for CONNECTIONS™ 2001
on Wednesday, May 9, 2001. Mr. Frederiksen
will discuss the expanding role of the PC in the home and the exciting new
connected home experiences enabled through Windows XP.
"Microsoft's software solutions will enable the home network to
extend beyond the PC to information appliances, home controls, and
entertainment applications," says
Tricia Parks, President of Parks
Associates. "In this way, the value of the home network will be
extended."
"CONNECTIONS™ 2001 is a great opportunity to demonstrate to
industry leaders how Windows XP capabilities will create real connected
home solutions," said John Frederiksen, General Manager, Microsoft.
"Windows XP personal computers will be the hub of the connected
home."
With 11 companies participating, the Universal Plug and Play forum will
be an integral part of the Showcase at CONNECTIONS™ 2001. As part of its
diamond sponsorship, Microsoft will be the anchor for the pavilion, with
other companies including Home Director, 2Wire Inc., BeAtHome™ Inc.,
Broadcom Corporation, Homeportal, Inc., HOMEX Network Solutions, Inc., NEC
Electronics, NET TV, Premise Systems, Qubit Technology, and Vicinium
Systems Inc. The Showcase will open at 6 p.m. on May 9.
"Universal Plug and Play is a major industry group actively
promoting the need for an interoperable environment," says Ron Zimmer, CABA's President & CEO. "CONNECTIONS™ is delighted to
have both Microsoft and UPnP as major contributors to this year's
event."
CABA and Parks Associates will co-host CONNECTIONS™ 2001: The
International Home Networking & Gateways Showcase at the
Washington State Convention Center in Seattle from late afternoon, May 9,
through the afternoon of May 11. With an expected record-breaking
attendance, CONNECTIONS™ 2001 will provide attendees with a full
schedule of sessions related to home networks and gateways, and its
Showcase will offer industry players the opportunity to learn about
current and pending products and technologies pertinent to these markets.
CONNECTIONS™ 2001: The International Home Networking and Gateways
Showcase, hosted by CABA and Parks Associates, is scheduled for May
9-11, 2001 in Seattle. For more information about the event, please visit,
http://www.connectionsconference.com
or call CABA at 888.798.2222 or Parks Associates at 972.490.1113.
About Universal Plug and Play (UPnP): Consumer interest in home
networking is increasing as PCs, information appliances and the Internet
play a larger role in day-to-day activities such as entertainment,
communication, education and shopping. The UPnP Forum is more than 330
companies driving the development of UPnP, which makes connecting multiple
devices easier by building on existing Internet standards and
technologies. UPnP is network-media-independent and encompasses all types
of networked and traditional peripheral devices, including PCs, home
entertainment systems, new smart appliances, home automation systems,
networked peripherals and Web-based services, without the need for a
centralized server to manage the devices.
The UPnP Forum was formed in June 1999 to help define interconnectivity
standards to simplify the networking of intelligent devices. The forum is
achieving this goal by defining and publishing UPnP device and service
control protocols. Visit www.upnp.org
for more information.
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