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 -- 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 at 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 at parksassociates.com