Parks Associates and Inc. Magazine to publish Inc Sourcebook on Networked Homes

Parks Associates, in cooperation with Inc. Magazine, will publish an Inc. Sourcebook: Work@Home-Educational Guide subtitled Convergence in the Home for Fun and Profit, to be published in April 2003. The sourcebook will serve as a resource for the best products and processes for establishing a networked home for both business and personal needs.

Parks Associates and Inc. Magazine to publish Inc Sourcebook on Networked Homes

February 11, 2003 - Dallas, TX - Parks Associates, in cooperation with Inc. Magazine, will publish an Inc. Sourcebook: Work@Home-Educational Guide subtitled Convergence in the Home for Fun and Profit, to be published in April 2003. The sourcebook will serve as a resource for the best products and processes for establishing a networked home for both business and personal needs.

By 2007, over 30 million devices, including PCs and consumer electronics, will be connected via media adapter solutions in U.S. households," said Elizabeth Parks, Vice President of marketing and communications for Parks Associates. Work@Home will be an invaluable guide for the people connecting these devices in their homes, and we are pleased to being working with such an innovative magazine as Inc. in bringing this information to their affluent and opinion leader audience."

Parks Associates and Inc. will distribute Work@Home at CONNECTIONS 2003, taking place in San Jose on May 7-9, 2003. Inc Magazine is a supporting publication for CONNECTIONS 2003: The Digital Home Conference and Showcase, which is produced by Parks Associates in partnership with CEA (Consumer Electronics Association) and is the largest international executive conference for digital home technologies.

Work@Home will include articles on display technologies and broadband and remote access, as well as a section to demystify the existing, emerging, and proposed wireless and entertainment networking standards. The sourcebook will also provide guidance in creating a media room for both productivity and entertainment purposes. Parks Associates will bring its expertise in residential gateways, home networking, interactive entertainment, and home systems to the publication.

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 (in partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association), each year. For more information on Parks Associates, visit www.parksassociates.com. For more information on CONNECTIONS, visit www.connectionsconference.com.

Inc
Inc, the only major business magazine edited exclusively for the CEOs of fast-growing companies, delivers real solutions for today's innovative company builders. Inc's 1.2 million readers have long been early adopters of cutting-edge technology, and more than four-fifths (85%) of Inc subscribers use home office technology for business and personal uses. Inc will feature two educational guides dedicated to this market and a Directory: Work@Home in both April and November and an Annual Directory of New Products in mid-October. For more information, please contact Ed Weil at 203-226-1799 or weil@snet.net. Closing for advertising is February 17th.