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Parks Associates and CEA Announce Preliminary Agenda for CONNECTIONS: The Digital Home Conference and Showcase (1/3/2004)

Executive Conference and Showcase, May 5-7, 2004, to cover all aspects of the digital home value chain

Parks Associates today announces the preliminary line-up of speakers for CONNECTIONS(TM) 2004: The Digital Home Conference and Showcase, to be held at the Anatole in Dallas, TX from May 5- May 7. This program features 75+ keynote and panel speakers representing all facets of the connected-home market.

The agenda includes five tracks - Digital Entertainment; Home Networking & Residential Gateways; Portability and Mobility; Applications, Services & Consumer Value; and Home Management & Convergence - covering multiple aspects of this emerging market. Parks Associates forecasts that annual sales of connected multimedia products - including specialized CE platforms and PC-centric adapters and receivers - will more than triple between 2003 and 2008.

"CONNECTIONS(TM) offers industry participants, often running head down just to complete work loads and typically surrounded by like-kind viewpoints, a one-stop opportunity to hear diverse perspectives and analyses from learned executives in multiple industries," said Tricia Parks, President of Parks Associates. "As the march towards full connectivity to and within the home gains momentum, no company can provide solutions alone. The opportunities for grand partnerships, alliances across industries, and discovery of entrepreneurial gems are real in this market. CONNECTIONS(TM) offers new perspectives, multiple industries in attendance and a reminder that the benefits that will come from insightful product and service planning really can make a difference in how people live each day."

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