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Parks Associates today announced the agendas for three research workshops, focusing on cloud-based innovations, smart energy, and monetization strategies for mobile technologies. The research firm will host these workshops on June 28, prior to the start of CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Living Conference & Showcase.

"Parks Associates has identified cloud-based services, energy, and mobile as key areas of growth and opportunity in the digital living ecosystem," said Tricia Parks, ...read more

Parks Associates today announced it will host a complimentary industry webcast, "Consumer Cloud Products and Services," featuring CONNECTIONS™ event sponsors and Parks Associates’ research and analysis on the market for cloud-based solutions. The international research firm forecasts there will be more than seven billion consumer and home network devices worldwide by 2015, creating a substantial foundation for cloud solutions.

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Parks Associates' 2009 Residential Energy Management Survey determined the average expenditures for electricity among U.S. households are over USD170 per month during high-cost periods and over USD75 per month during low-cost periods. It is not surprising based on these facts and the current difficult economic times that more than 80% of consumers are very interested in learning about ways to cut energy expenditures.

Parks Associates believes adoption of remote monitoring sy ...read more

Branding and delivery of home technical support services to vary in Europe Parks Associates’ latest study Customer Support in the Digital Home: Europe finds European households vary significantly in their preferences for PC tech support, indicating the market for support providers could be much more diverse and competitive in Europe than in the U.S.

“There are significant opportunities for companies from varied backgrounds – including retailers, service providers, PC OEMs, C ...read more

The majority of U.S. home systems integrators, who have had average revenues fall almost 17% since 2007, are making adjustments to compensate for declines in new-home construction and consumer spending by diving into the green and retrofit markets according to Parks Associates’ Channel and Consumer Monitorand CEDIA.

Parks Associates, an international research firm, conducts quarterly surveys of the home systems channel, including online surveys of integrators installing home ...read more

Parks Associates today announced the topics for CONNECTIONS™ Europe Summit, taking place November 4, 2009, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Summit, hosted by international research firm Parks Associates, features executive insight and worldwide consumer and industry research for broadband and value-added services, connected CE, digital content, and IPTV.

“Over 650 million households worldwide will have digital television service by 2013,” said Kurt Scherf, vice president, prin ...read more

"With today's ever-advancing technology, the production of innovative, fast, reliable, and easy-to-use networking solutions is key to providing consumers with the ability to connect to a wide-range of Ethernet-enabled applications, from personal computers to digital media adapters and gaming consoles," said Michael Cai, director of digital media and gaming with Parks Associates, which specializes in research and analysis for digital living technologies. "High-speed Powerline dev ...read more

"The Super Buyers enjoy using these devices and see them as an extension of their identity," said John Barrett, director, research, Parks Associates. "They aren't much wealthier than other broadband households, but they perceive CE costs and benefits differently than the other 75% of broadband households."

Parks Associates has summarized its findings in the white paper "Super Buyers," available as a free download on its website. The Super Buyers divide almost evenly between ...read more