CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe to Examine Opportunities, Implications as Home Networking Exceeds 150 Million Households Worldwide

Executive summit features speakers from digital media companies, CE manufacturers, service and solution providers

DALLAS, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- International research firm Parks Associates today announced the final agenda and speakers for CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe Summit, March 31, 2009, in Nice, France.

This executive event, taking place at the Hotel Palais de La Mediterranee, provides attendees with international consumer research and features interactive discussions on European consumer trends, broadband and value-added services, IPTV and video services, digital media, connected CE, and digital home services and support.

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"At the end of 2008, more than 150 million households worldwide had basic home network configurations, with nearly 50 million in Western Europe," said Kurt Scherf, vice president, principal analyst, Parks Associates. "Rapid adoption of broadband created this sizeable market, and at CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe we will discuss the implications as high-speed connectivity creates new opportunities for service and technology providers, media companies, and manufacturers."

Roger Pitton, Program Director, TV, Video & Music Business, Microsoft Corporation, will deliver the keynote "IPTV and the keys to keeping customers" at CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe. The event also features the following speakers:

      Michimasa Aramaki, Director, Industrial Standardization, HD-PLC Alliance
      Thierry Boudard, IPTV Strategic Innovation Manager, Thomson
      Richard Bullwinkle, Chief Evangelist, Macrovision
      Mark Cavicchia, CEO & Founder, WhereverTV
      Nicolas Decitre, GM: France and Benelux, Jungo
      Brian Donnelly, VP, Sales and Marketing, Icron
      Margot Dor, Director, Strategic Projects, ETSI
      Paul Entwistle, CTO, Pace
      Milan Erbes, Ambassador, HGI; Standardization & Business Development
       Manager, DS2
      Gil Eyal, CEO, Enure Networks
      Ed Forman, EVP, Products and Services, ActiveVideo Networks
      Paul Gainham, Director, Service Provider Marketing, EMEA, Juniper
       Networks
      Peter Galyas, CTO, Tilgin
      Stefan Jenzowsky, CEO, moreTV Broadcasting GmbH
      Art Lancaster, CTO, Affinegy
      Dr. Ulrich Leiner, Head, Department Interactive Media, Human Factors,
       Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, HHI
      Dr. Anton Monk, CTO, MoCA; Co-Founder, Entropic Communications, Inc.
      Trond Neergard, VP, Sales and General Manager, EMEA, Radialpoint
      Dr. Randolph Nikutta, Project Field Head "New Media", Deutsche Telekom
       AG, Laboratories
      Frederic Onado, VP EMEA, HomePlug Powerline Alliance; COO, SPiDCOM
       Technologies
      Eric Plesner, Director, Business Development, IO-Homecontrol
      Micha Risling, VP, Marketing, Valens Semiconductor
      Bill Stanley, Director, Operations Solutions, Telcordia
      Matt Theall, Technology Strategist, Intel Corporation; President,
       HomeGrid Forum
      Navin Varsani, Consumer Director, EMEA, Cloakware
      Ian Walker, Director, Sales and Marketing, EMEA PayTV, EchoStar

Event sponsors include Affinegy, Enure Networks, and HomeGrid Forum. Global Sponsors include ActiveVideo Networks, Affinegy, Cloakware, DSC, HD-PLC Alliance, Icron, Macrovision, MoCA, ProVision Communications, Radialpoint, Telcordia, and Zilog.

For information, visit http://www.connectionseurope.com or contact 972-490-1113, sales@parksassociates.com. Press passes are available at http://www.parksassociates.com/connectionseurope.

About CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe Summit

CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe Summits, produced by Parks Associates, provide attendees with high-level analysis and consumer research, networking opportunities, and information on emerging residential and mobile technologies and services. Each focused event creates a forum where executives can learn about vital international trends, successful strategies, and key players in the development of digital living technologies. http://www.connectionseurope.com

    Contact: Mindi Sue Sternblitz-Rubenstein
    Parks Associates
    972-490-1113
    Email: mindi.sue@parksassociates.com

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