Parks Associates Brings Home Networking Insight to CES

Parks Associates Brings Home Networking Insight to CES. Special half-day workshop to provide latest data and analysis on emerging markets, including home networking, residential gateways, broadband services, and digital entertainment.

DALLAS, TX -- Parks Associates will host a special half-day home networking workshop on January 8, 2003, at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The Reality Check Road Show: Developments in the Networked Home will cover all aspects of the home networking market, including consumer data and key drivers in technology. Parks Associates Kurt Scherf, vice president of research, and Michael Greeson, senior analyst and director of broadband research, will conduct this interactive session, which will run from 1:00 P.M. -- 5:00 P.M.

Our Reality Check Road Show seminars are designed for both industry newcomers and veterans seeking a fresh perspective on developments in the networked home," Scherf said. We will provide an interactive atmosphere, where we will share our latest findings, including primary consumer research, industry trends and analysis, and forecasts and data."

The Reality Check Road Show half-day workshop will include:
·   The Broadband Market: Analysis of drivers and inhibitors, discussions on both value-added services and service providers deploying home networks, and forecasts;
·   Data-centric Networks: A look at PC connectivity in the home, a full overview of the wireless world, and forecasts;
·   The Residential Gateway: The necessary framework to define and categorize this market, analysis of the drivers and inhibitors, and forecasts; and
·   Digital Entertainment: Analysis of projected market evolution, discussions on pay-per-content services and the PC vs. CE" debate, and forecasts.

For information about this workshop and to register please visit http://www.cesweb.org/conferences/.

About Parks Associates: Parks Associates is a market research and consulting firm that provides information and analysis to its clients on emerging residential, small office, and light commercial technologies. Founded in 1986, Parks Associates creates research capital for companies ranging from Fortune 500 to small start-ups through market reports, multiclient studies, consumer research, workshops, and custom-tailored client solutions.

Its market expertise encompasses the full range of connected-home solutions, including home networks, digital entertainment, broadband and Internet services, and home systems. Parks Associates also hosts two industry events, Forum and CONNECTIONS, each year. More information is available at www.parksassociates.com.

About CONNECTIONS: CONNECTIONS: The Digital Home Showcase and Conference, produced by Parks Associates in partnership with the Consumer Electronics Associates, is the largest international executive conference for digital home technologies. Market areas include broadband-related infrastructure and services, residential gateways, home networks, digital entertainment and home management. Speakers, panelists, and attendees see innovations, address technical challenges, network with peers, hear consumer research and business model presentations, and participate in industry discussions. Visit www.connectionsconference.com for more information.