Parks Associates announced IBM will host the special session "Smart Home Unified by Cloud" at CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Living Conference and Showcase on Wednesday, June 29. This session will address the expanding demands of the consumer experience, driven by the growing complexity of connected CE and digital content.

IBM panel session, "Smarter Home Unified by Cloud," will be held on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 1:30 pm and will be moderated by Scott Burnett, Director, Global Consumer Electronics Industry, IBM. The session focus is on use cases and services that enable an ecosystem of partners and new paths to revenue and includes the following speakers:

Paul Brody, Global Industry Leader, Electronics, IBM
Oliver Goh, CEO, Shaspa Research Ltd.
Robert Stepanian, Ph.D., CEO, NexStep, Inc.
Bob Scaglione, Chief Marketing Officer, Sharp Electronics Corporation
Russell MacAdam, Director, Office of Product Development, Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.

For additional information on the IBM panel session, visit www.ibm.com/events/CONNECTIONS2011