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Yahoo!’s Steve Boom to address extension of the PC
and the Internet at CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Home Conference and Showcase
CONNECTIONS™: The
Digital Home Conference and Showcase will examine the role of the
Internet beyond the personal computer with the keynote address on
Thursday, May 12, from Yahoo! Inc.’s
Steve Boom.
Boom, senior vice president of broadband access and bundled services
for Yahoo!, will deliver the keynote
Moving beyond the Desktop on
Thursday, May 12, at 4:45 p.m. CONNECTIONS™: The
Digital Home Conference and Showcase, produced by Parks Associates in partnership with the
Consumer Electronics Association, will take place May 11-13, 2005, at the
Hyatt Regency near the San Francisco Airport in Burlingame, Calif.
“I am very pleased to have the opportunity speak at CONNECTIONS, to
talk about the emerging Digital Home business as seen through the Yahoo!
lens,” Boom said. “Today’s world is moving from mass media to personal
media - a world in which the consumer is the programmer - and Yahoo! is
focused on creating compelling new experiences to help issue in the next
phase of the Internet.”
“Nearly 50% of all U.S. households have 50 or more digital photos
stored on a home computer and 25% have 50 or more digital music files.
This shift in how people use their PCs at home will continue," said
Tricia
Parks, president of Parks Associates. “Yahoo! has been at the forefront in
expanding Internet applications and relevance; Steve Boom’s keynote will
detail for CONNECTIONS™ attendees next steps as the Internet continues
expansion beyond its traditionally defined role on the PC.”
Boom will discuss the emerging digital home business, focusing on the
key issues shaping the next generation of consumer products. He will speak
specifically about the ways in which Yahoo! will extend beyond the desktop
and onto network devices throughout the home, specifically by leveraging
the Internet’s unique strengths in the areas of community, content,
personalization, and search.
More information on sponsoring and attending CONNECTIONS™, including
online registration, is available at
http://www.connectionsconference.com.
For information about sponsoring CONNECTIONS™, contact
sales@parksassociates.com
or call 972-490-1113.
CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Living Conference and Showcase is
hosted by leading research firm Parks Associates with support
from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA®) and is the
premier executive event focused on the market developments and
growth factors for advanced digital lifestyle solutions.
This unique research-driven executive conference
and showcase, hosting close to 1,000 attendees each year,
delivers insight and recommendations for new business models and
opportunities in digital media/content, connected consumer
electronics, broadband and value-added services, and home
systems.
For information about CONNECTIONS™,
contact
sales@parksassociates.com or call 972-490-1113. For information on speaking,
sponsoring, or attending, please visit
www.connectionsconference.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™, 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.
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