Key Topics at CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe: Strategies for Digital Living Markets include IPTV, Mobile Entertainment, Home Controls and Management.DALLAS -- CONNECTIONS[TM] Europe: Strategies for Digital Living Markets today announced preliminary topics for its upcoming three-day executive conference and showcase, to be held Dec 4-6, 2007, at the Adlon Kempinski Hotel in Berlin, Germany, and is currently accepting speaker submissions from industry executives interested in participating. CONNECTIONS[TM] Europe, produced by Parks Associates in partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA CEA carcinoembryonic antigen. CEA abbr. carcinoembryonic antigen CEA (Carcinoembryonic antigen) [R]), is an executive conference focused on the global market for advanced digital lifestyle solutions. Topics for 2007 include services, equipment and hardware, and emerging areas for future opportunities: * 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. : Business models, consumer segmentation, & forecasts by region * Remote Self Monitoring This is an article about self-monitoring theory. Self-monitoring can also refer to monitoring competence or emotional self-regulation. Self-monitoring theory is a contribution to the psychology of personality, proposed by Mark Snyder in 1974. : Incremental Additional or increased growth, bulk, quantity, number, or value; enlarged. Incremental cost is additional or increased cost of an item or service apart from its actual cost. vs. Core Revenues * Mobile Entertainment: Shift from portable to mobile video and TV * Wireless In-home Networking * Consumer Media Habits * Social Media and Web 2.0 * Infrastructure Elements: Supplying the Service Providers for IPTV * Segmenting and reaching consumers * Social Benefits to E-technologies * IP-based Entertainment and Control Systems * Digital Media Servers & Adapters: Stand-alone, Set-top Boxes The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. , or Both * Digital Health * End-to-End Managed Digital Home Solutions Recent research from Parks Associates indicates the number of IPTV subscribers will reach nearly 60 million worldwide by year-end 2011. Television choices for European consumers in particular will expand greatly in the next several years, due to a growing number of IPTV providers per country, a surge in digital terrestrial offerings, and a resurgence of cable providers in certain markets. "On many levels, digital home business cases on the European continent are indicative of things to come worldwide for service providers and manufacturers," said Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst, Parks Associates. "Europe holds a great deal of promise and insight into the next developments in the digital lifestyle space, and we're pleased to be hosting CONNECTIONS[TM] Europe to discuss the opportunities, challenges, and business cases for these growing markets." Anchor sponsors for the 2006 event included Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom AG (ISIN: DE0005557508, FWB: DTE, NYSE: DT, LSE: DEU, TYO: 9496 ) (abbreviated DTAG) is a telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It is the largest telecommunications company in Germany and in the EU. , Echelon Corp., and Siemens Communications. Current 2007 event sponsors and supporters include Casero, NXP NXP Next Experience (formerly Philips Semiconductors) , the Broadband Services See broadband and broadband service provider. Forum, the Wi-Fi Alliance (Wi-Fi Alliance, Austin, TX, www.wi-fi.org) A membership organization founded in 1999 devoted to certifying 802.11 wireless Ethernet devices for interoperability. The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo on a wireless radio (PC card, access point, etc. , BPL See broadband over power lines. Today, Connect-World, HiddenWires, HomeToys, IP Television Magazine, Multimedia I.T., Multiroom France, TVover.net, xchange Magazine. For information on CONNECTIONS[TM] Europe, and to hear audio from last year's event, please visit http://www.connectionseurope.com. To read the CONNECTIONS[TM] blog, which includes posting by sponsors, analysts, and industry executives, visit http://connectionsconference.blogspot.com. About CONNECTIONS[TM] Europe CONNECTIONS[TM] Europe: Strategies for Digital Living Markets, produced by Parks Associates in partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA[R]), is an executive conference and showcase that provides 250-300 attendees with high-level analysis and consumer research from Parks Associates, networking opportunities, and information on emerging residential and mobile technologies and services. This focused event provides a forum where executives can present and learn about vital international trends, successful strategies, and key players in the development of digital living technologies. http://www.connectionseurope.com |
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