Battle for the 3rd Annual DIGITAL LIVING ROOM Commences in Foster City December 5-6.Executive Summit Addresses the Technologies and Services Competing to Transform the Living Room into a Digital Hub LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- iHollywood Forum, Inc. today announced the speaker lineup and agenda for THE DIGITAL LIVING ROOM[R] and Venture Forum, the definitive conference taking place December 5-6, 2006, at the San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Airport Crowne Plaza This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , Foster City. This thought leader summit will feature the executives, journalists and analysts defining consumers' digital lives. Keynote speakers include: * Satjiv Chahil, Hewlett-Packard, Senior Vice President for Worldwide Marketing, Personal Systems Group * Tushar Saxena, Verizon Communications
Verizon Communications, Inc. , Director Home Networking Technologies * Joe Menard, AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. , Corporate Vice President Consumer Business * Peter Barrett, Microsoft TV Microsoft TV is a division within Microsoft Corporation that develops software platforms for use in set top boxes to access programming over a Cable TV network. It provides integrated audio, video and data services over a single network. , Chief Technology Officer and General Manager of Engineering View the entire agenda and speaker lineup at www.digitallivingroom.com. "Last year we saw the Digital Living Room become a reality," said iHollywood Forum CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and Founder Michael Stroud. "This year we look for even more discussion on how to monetize digital content in the home. Venture capital is flowing. I'm thrilled that the leaders in this new consumer revolution will be speaking at our conference to address the battle among PC makers, telcos, cable operators, consumer electronics companies and software companies for control of the digital living room." The Digital Living Room will explore the changes rocking consumer electronics, entertainment and communications, and the implications for how consumers listen to music, watch movies and television, play games, communicate, and access media. Other panels at the conference include: -- Shaping the Landscape for the Digital Living Room -- User Generated Content: Beneath the Hype, Who Will Be Making Money and How? -- What Consumers Demand -- The Role of Internet for the Networked Home -- Net Gen and Networked Games -- Does Big Brother Control the Set-Top? -- Personalization of Content: Impact of HD, DVRs and VOD On Consumer TV Viewing Habits and Advertising -- Venture Forum for Investors and Entrepreneurs -- IPTV: Ready for Prime Time? -- I Want My Music, Any Time, Any Where -- Next Generation Search for Second Generation Web: Video, Podcasting, and Mobile Search Technologies Sponsors include: Silver: Zoran Corporation, ACS/Digital Domicile Bronze: Exent, Gyration, Siemens, Verisign, WIT, EZ Takes, PassAlong Networks Platinum Association Sponsors: MoCA Exhibit Sponsor: Hillcrest Labs Media Partner: S2 Data Corp., Wi-Fi Alliance Supporting Partners: Rogers & Cowan, MPEG Industry Forum, Business Wire Specially selected companies will also have the opportunity to pitch for funding before top Silicon Valley venture capitalists and strategic investors. All conference attendees will be allowed to view the funding sessions. Entrepreneurs interested in being considered for the pitch sessions are invited to submit free applications at http://www.ihollywoodforum.com/DigitalLivingRoom_Dec06_DemoForum.htm. On December 6, attendees will take part in a live focus group of consumers and have the opportunity to ask their own questions. The complete list of Digital Living Room presenting companies and speakers includes: * Accenture, Kumu Pari, Partner, High Technology and Communications Practice * ACS/Digital Domicile, Bryan H Glutting, CEO/Owner * AlwaysOn Network, Tony Perkins Tony Perkins may refer to any of the following people:
* Amino Communications, Karthik Ranjan, VP Product Marketing * Big Champagne, Eric Garland, CEO * BitTorrent, Eric Patterson * Cisco, Jay Gill, Senior Manager IBSG IBSG Internet Business Solutions Group IBSG Internetwork Broadcast Sub-Group (ATM Forum, MPOA SWG) Service Provider Solutions * Creative Strategies, Ben Bajarin, Analyst * Digeo, Mike Fidler, CEO * Entropic, Patrick Henry, CEO * Exent Technologies, Yoav Tzurya, CEO * EZTakes, Jim Flynn, Founder and CEO * Feedburner, Don Loeb, VP of Partner Services * Frank Magid and Associates, Jack MacKenzie, Sr. Vice President * Granite Ventures, Len Rand, Managing Director * Grouper grouper, common name for a large carnivorous member of the family Serranidae (sea bass family), abundant in tropical and subtropical seas and highly valued as food fish. Networks, Dave Samuel, Co=President * Hillcrest Labs, Dan Simpkins, CEO and Founder * IDC, Ida Rose Sylvester, Semiconductor Analyst * Innovature Capital Partners, Claas Heise * iSuppli Corp., Chris Crotty, Senior Analyst Consumer Electronics * Limelight Networks, Michael Gordon, Co founder and Chief Strategy Officer * Lucasfilm Ltd., Chris Carvalho, Director of Business Development * Mayfield Fund, Janice Roberts, Managing Director * Mediabolic, Daniel Putterman, President and CEO * Microsoft, Richard Doherty, Director of Technology Strategy, Consumer Media Technology Group * MoCA, Ladd Wardani, President * Motorola Connected Home Solutions, Barry James Folsom, Corporate VP and General Manager * Niveus Media, Tim Cutting, CEO/Founder * Orange, Sean Crawford, Director of Home Division, * Parks Associates, Kurt Scherf, Vice President, Principal Analyst * PassAlong Networks, Dave Jaworski, CEO * PC World, Harry McCracken, Vice President, Editor in Chief * RealNetworks, Hector Lopez * S2 Data Corp., Greg Fawson, President and Co-Founder * San Jose Mercury News The San Jose Mercury News is the major daily newspaper in San Jose, California and Silicon Valley. The paper is owned by MediaNews Group. Its headquarters and printing plant are located in North San Jose next to the Nimitz Freeway (Interstate 880). , Dean Takahashi, Reporter * Sevin Rosen Funds Sevin Rosen Funds (SRF) is a venture capital firm that was established in 1981 by L.J. Sevin and Ben Rosen. SRF was involved in the financing of ArQule, CIENA, Citrix, Cypress Semiconductor, Electronic Arts, Lotus Development Corporation, Silicon Graphics, and Vitesse. , Ram Velidi, Partner * Thomson Premises Systems, Paddy Roa, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. * THX A design system that provides realistic sound playback for movie and home theater from THX, Ltd., San Rafael, CA (www.thx.com), an independent spin-off from Lucasfilm, Ltd. The THX Sound System was developed during the production of the Return of the Jedi in 1982 and named after George Ltd., Dr. Mark Tuffy, Director of Interactive Media * Tivo, Evan Young, Director of Broadband Services * Verisign, Todd Johnson, VP Broadband Content * Vulcan Tech R&D, Bob King * WaldenVC, Larry Marcus, Managing Director * Wall Street Journal, Lee Gomes, Columnist * Zoran Corporation, David Pederson, Vice President The conference will also have an exhibit hall showcasing cutting-edge technologies and services in the Digital Living Room. About iHollywood Forum, Inc. iHollywood Forum, Inc. is the leading producer of business summits for Hollywood executives, investors and entrepreneurs involved in digital entertainment, media, telecom, mobile and emerging technologies. Founded in 2000, we now produce more than 15 summits a year in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, 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 and other locations around the U.S., with a soon-to-launch foray into Asia and Europe in 2007. Other conferences produced by iHollywood Forum include the Mobile Entertainment Summit, Music 2.0, Digital Media Summit, iHollywood Europe, iHollywood Asia Pacific, IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. World, MoTV:Mobile Video and TV and others. For a complete list visit: www.ihollywoodforum.com. Press Contact to RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. for the Digital Living Room[R]: Complimentary admission for qualified media outlets ONLY available by pre-registration; no press passes issued on site. Limited press passes available and must be pre-approved in writing. Send your contact information with press outlet and links to editorial content to the office below for consideration. Qualified analysts eligible for ticket discount. Apply by email with "press pass for Digital Living Room" in subject line to zahava@ihollywoodforum.com. |
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