ABI Research Launches New Home Networking Research and Market Advisory Service.OYSTER BAY Oyster Bay, uninc. area (1990 pop. 6,687) of the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau co., SE N.Y., on N Long Island, on Long Island Sound; settled 1653. It is chiefly residential. , N.Y. -- ABI Abi (ā`bī) [short for Abijah], in the Bible, King Hezekiah's mother. (Application Binary Interface) A specification for a specific hardware platform combined with the operating system. Research today announced a groundbreaking new research service focused on worldwide Home Networking technology markets. The service, led by home networking research veteran Michael Wolf Michael Wolf is the former COO of MTV Networks. Wolf formerly was a Director of McKinsey & Company, the international consultancy, and Head of its Global Media and Entertainment Practice. , provides clients with the industry's most in-depth analysis of strategic issues facing key players ranging from broadband service providers to media companies to device manufacturers and semiconductor companies. "The digital home marketplace is fast becoming the newest battleground for consumer technology dominance," said principal analyst Wolf. "Companies in the digital entertainment, PC, consumer electronics and broadband markets are realizing that pervasive connectivity and the move to digital distribution of entertainment are the cornerstones for new business models focused on conquering the digital living room." The Home Networking Research Service includes ongoing strategic analysis of key technology trends and market drivers, backed up by granular forecasts of market growth in critical segments. Service clients also have access to a comprehensive industry database giving them the ability to examine devices by feature set, connectivity, media networking and codec (1) (enCOder/DECoder) A hardware circuit that performs analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) and digital-to-analog (DAC) conversion. When analog signals are entered into a computer, cellphone or other device via a microphone or video source such as VHS tape or analog TV, protocols, as well as by the operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and silicon these devices employ. Wolf adds that ABI Research's analysis will include product categories such as home media servers, network attached storage, Wi-Fi enabled consumer electronics, and LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. technology forecasts for emerging connectivity options such as MoCA, HomePNA and HomePlug. The latest strategic market update includes an examination of Intel's efforts with its new digital home platform, Viiv, as well as analysis of the Wi-Fi mobile device market. Other topics that this service will cover are the changes coming to the home networking market with Microsoft's Vista operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , and what new applications such as placeshifting mean to this rapidly changing landscape. Wolf has been a pioneer in home networking market research and industry analysis since 1998. He has been a columnist on home networking for Network World, has published a book for consumers on home networking, is a widely-quoted thought leader in the business and trade press, and frequently speaks at industry conferences on the subject of digital consumer lifestyles. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , ABI Research maintains global operations supporting annual research programs, intelligence services and market reports in automotive, wireless, semiconductors, broadband, and energy. For information visit www.abiresearch.com, or call +1.516.624.2500. |
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