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CONNECTIONS™ Tracks, Special Luncheon, Workshop Focus On Success
Factors for Home Networking’s Future at 2004 CES
Analysts and Industry Execs provide insight and understanding
of latest developments
December 19, 2003 — Parks Associates has announced special
tracks, a luncheon, and a pre-show workshop to be hosted at 2004 CES,
focused on consumer demand and the latest industry developments for
broadband services and home networking. These events will feature industry
executives and analysts sharing their expertise and insight on the future
course for networked products and services in the home.
“The home networking market has reached a critical growth stage,” said
Kurt Scherf,
vice president of research for Parks Associates. “Given the strong growth
of broadband services and the early penetration of data networking
solutions, the industry is coalescing around next-stage development. We
anticipate that it will include nearly 500 million connected multimedia
platforms by year-end 2008.”
CONNECTIONS™ will host
The Digital
Home (and Beyond) Value Chain: Broadband Services and Home Networks
from 1:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. on January 7. Parks Associates’ industry
analysts will provide attendees with the latest trends and developments in
broadband-enabled services, the last mile and hot spots, and on-demand
content as the industry builds toward full connectivity in the home.
Prior to this workshop, a special luncheon,
Whole-Home Entertainment and Multimedia Networking, will discuss
the applications, requirements, and methods for sharing DVR, broadcast
video, gaming, data, and any entertainment content between consumer
devices within the home. The panel will feature the following speakers
discussing their company’s vision and product plans:
- Dave Kummer, Sr. Vice President of Engineering and Systems, EchoStar
Technologies Corporation
- Dave Rossetti, Vice President of Strategic Software Technology,
Cisco Systems
- Ladd Wardani, Vice President Business Development, Entropic
Communications
- Pete Griffin, Counsel, Radio Shack Corporation
- Takashi Kamitake, General Manager - Core Technology Center, Toshiba
Corporation
- Vincent Izzo, Director of Business Development, Motorola, Broadband
Communications Sector
- Yoshiaki Hirao, Vice President, Matsushita Electric (Panasonic)
Additional sessions hosted by CONNECTIONS™ at CES will highlight
primary consumer insight into next-generation networking applications and
the role of the industry in moving broadband, networking, and digital
entertainment applications forward. Sessions include:
Thursday, Jan 8:
Focus on the
Consumer: Home Multimedia Applications
Thursday, Jan 8:
Focus on the
Digital Consumer: Broadband at Home and On the Road
Friday, Jan 9:
The Home
Multimedia Experience: The Value Chain
- Moderator:
Kurt Scherf,
Vice President, Research, Parks Associates
- Michael Stelts , Manager, Standards Coordination , Thomson
Multimedia Inc.
- Paul Reinhardt, Executive Director, Global Inventures, Inc.
- Tony Barra, Chief Strategy Officer, Internet Home Alliance (IHA)
- William Rose, Consultant, WJR Consulting Inc.
Friday, Jan 9:
The Role of the
Service Provider in Advancing Demand for Home Networks
- Moderated by: Michael
Greeson, Parks Associates
- Dan Israel, Group Leader, Home Networking, Bell South Corporation
- Jeff Ahlquist, Vice President, Product Management, Covad
Communications
- Stuart Cassell, Director, Product Development, Cox Communications
- Tom Andrus, Vice President, Products and Services, Earthlink
Saturday, Jan 10:
Wireless
Entertainment Networking: Requirements and Reality
- Moderated by:
Kurt Scherf,
Vice President, Research, Parks Associates
- Brian Grimm, Marketing Director for the Wi-Fi Alliance
- Jim Meyer, Vice President of Business Development, Alereon Inc.
- John Payne, President and CEO, Magis Networks Inc.
- Ray Robidoux, President, NETGEAR
- Shawn Saleem, Vice President of Business Development, ViXs Systems
Inc.
- TBD, Atheros Communications Inc.
For more information about these events, please visit:
www.cesweb.org,
www.parksassociates.com, or
www.connectionsconference.com. If you are interested in attending the
special luncheon or would like more information about these CES sessions,
please contact Elizabeth Parks at
eparks@parksassociates.com.
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™, in
partnership with 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.
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