Parks Associates will host a complimentary industry webcast, "
Consumer Cloud Products and Services," featuring CONNECTIONS event sponsors and Parks Associates’ research and analysis on the market for cloud-based solutions. The international research firm forecasts there will be more than seven billion consumer and home network devices worldwide by 2015, creating a substantial foundation for cloud solutions.
The webcast, May 11, will preview key topics and sponsors of CONNECTIONS: The Digital Living Conference and Showcase. CONNECTIONS Sponsors are Association Sponsor CEA; Platinum Sponsors IBM and Technicolor; Gold Sponsors Affinegy, Allegro, HCL, and Rovi; Silver Sponsors AwoX; Independa; LEVEL Studios, a Rosetta Company; PlumChoice; and PacketVideo; and Bronze Sponsors iTOK.NET, mgMEDIA, Roxio, and Troppus, an EchoStar company.
CONNECTIONS, hosted on June 28-30 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, is a platform for the international research firm to share research on the impact of the consumer cloud on industry markets, including mobility and communications, entertainment and content, connected consumer electronics, and value-added services.
“Digital home products and services are no longer valued by single features and applications alone," said Kurt Scherf, VP, Principal Analyst, Parks Associates. "CONNECTIONS will feature new companies developing innovative solutions that enable seamless access to data, media, and services on any connected device. Insight from these companies combined with our consumer research provides a learning and networking environment unlike any other event. The pre-event webcast will feature top-line data and industry developments showing early market demand.”
Premier Program Members are HCL; IBM; LEVEL Studios, a Rosetta Company; PacketVideo; PlumChoice; Rovi; Sigma Designs; and Technicolor.
Webcast registration is online at
www.parksassociates.com/connwebcast.