Digital Living Conference Features Executives From Controls, Networking, Entertainment,...

Digital Living Conference Features Executives From Controls, Networking,
Entertainment, and CE Companies

CONNECTIONS(TM) speakers address challenges and opportunities that come with
converging products and services

DALLAS, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Parks Associates has announced the speakers for
CONNECTIONS(TM): The Digital Living Conference & Showcase, including keynotes
from Austin Energy, AT&T, Sony Pictures, and Verizon.

The 13th annual CONNECTIONS(TM), June 2-4 at the Santa Clara Convention
Center, features interactive panels with over 80 speakers and consumer and
industry research presented by Parks Associates' expert analysts. This event
attracts senior executives from industries associated with the digital home,
new media and content distribution, and mobile applications and services.

"CONNECTIONS(TM) speakers offer an array of expertise covering CE, digital
media, content and access services, home controls, and energy management,"
said Kurt Scherf, vice president, principal analyst, Parks Associates. "The
number of broadband households worldwide will reach 650 million by 2013. These
connections will have a ripple effect throughout multiple industries,
impacting communications, entertainment, and home management. CONNECTIONS(TM)
features an excellent lineup of speakers covering both the visionary and
practical challenges in forging new business models for this changing consumer
culture."

Parks Associates reports the number of mobile TV subscribers worldwide
exceeded 30 million in 2008, while more than 26 million U.S. consumers use the
Internet at least monthly to catch up on TV programming. Both findings show
the growing appeal of place- and time-shifting features and are early
indicators of the future directions of the mobile and video markets.

Keynote Speakers:

-- Joseph Ambeault, Director, Product Development and Management, Video
Services, Verizon
-- Andres E. Carvallo, Chief Information Officer, Austin Energy
-- Glenn Lurie, President of Emerging Devices and Resale, AT&T Mobility
and Consumer Markets

-- Mitch Singer, CTO, EVP of New Media & Technology, Sony Pictures
Entertainment, Inc.; President, Digital Entertainment Content
Ecosystem
(DECE)

Panelists:

2Wire, Inc. mBlox, Inc.
4Home Microsoft
Accedo Broadband Motorola, Inc.
Aceurity, Inc. NDS
Actiontec Electronics, Inc. NETGEAR
ActiveVideo Networks NXP Semiconductors
AdMob Ortiva Wireless
Affinegy PacketVideo
Alcatel-Lucent Pandora
Allegro Software Development Corporation Paramount Digital Entertainment
Alticast Platform A/AOL
AMIMON PlumChoice, Inc.
AnySource Pond Venture Partners
Best Buy ProVision Communications
BlackArrow PUCC
BluePhone Qualcomm
Boxee Quantenna Communications
Bunchball Radialpoint
Calix Retrevo
Celeno Sigma Designs
Cisco Systems Silicon Image
Clearleap SingleClick Systems
Control4 support.com
CrossLoop, Inc. SupportSoft, Inc.
Direct Energy Syabas Technology, Inc.
D-Link Synacor
Entone Inc. Synerchip
Exceptional Innovation Telcordia
Eyecon Technologies, Inc. Tellus Venture Associates
Granite Ventures TiVo Inc.
HD-PLC Alliance Trinity Ventures
Hillcrest Labs U.S. Department of Energy
IBM uControl
iControl Networks Valens Semiconductor
Icron VIZIO
Intel WirelessHD
Irdeto Xeriton Corporation
itaas, Inc. Yahoo!
Jungo YouTube
Kosmix Zilog
Macrovision Zodiac Interactive

For more information on CONNECTIONS(TM), visit
http://www.connectionsconference.com or contact sales@parksassociates.com,
972-490-1113.

About CONNECTIONS(TM)
CONNECTIONS(TM): The Digital Living Conference and Showcase, hosted by leading
research firm Parks Associates with support from the Consumer Electronics
Association (CEA(R)), is the premier executive event focused on the market
developments and growth factors for advanced digital lifestyle solutions.
http://www.connectionsconference.com

Contact: Elizabeth Parks
Parks Associates
972-490-1113
Email: eparks@parksassociates.com

SOURCE Parks Associates

Elizabeth Parks of Parks Associates, +1-972-490-1113,
eparks@parksassociates.com