CONNECTIONS™

Executive Conference addresses opportunities for service providers, security, and retailers

Parks Associates announced today the Best Buy keynote and list of speakers for June 7, the final day of the 16th annual CONNECTIONS™, which focuses on connected home systems and solutions, including energy, security, and home monitoring services. International research firm Parks Associates estimates 2012 U.S. revenues for IP-connected home service bundles, including control, automati ...read more

F-Secure announced today that Steve Levine, Director, Solutions, Content Cloud, F-Secure, will be participating as a speaker at the upcoming CONNECTIONS™ at TIA, June 5-7, 2012, at the Gaylord Texan. Mr. Levine will participate in the session “The Media Cloud: Technology, Business, and the Consumer," Tuesday, June 5, 4:00 P.M.

The interactive panel session, hosted by F-Secure and moderated by Kurt Scherf, VP, Principal Analyst, Parks Associates, examines the business models ...read more

Parks Associates today announced that IBM, Platinum Sponsor at CONNECTIONS™ at TIA, will host the special session “Industry Convergence and the Smarter Home Cloud” on Wednesday, June 6, 2:30 p.m. The session features leading IBM executives discussing the convergence in CE and mobile devices and cloud-based delivery for services in media & entertainment, healthcare, telecom, and energy.

CONNECTIONS™ at TIA, June 5-7, Dallas, Tex., is the leading event for service providers, devi ...read more

Parks Associates announced today Maitreyi Krishnaswamy, Director, Video Services Product Development and Management, Verizon, is participating as a speaker at the upcoming CONNECTIONS™ at TIA, June 5-7 at the Gaylord Texan. Ms. Krishnaswamy will participate in the session “The Next Steps in TV Everywhere," Tuesday, June 5, 4:00 P.M.

According to Parks Associates research, approximately one-third of U.S. broadband households now watch Internet video on a TV or PC, and approxi ...read more

U.S. tech support subscriptions to generate more than $600 million in 2012

EchoStar Corporation and Troppus Software announced today John Fisher, CTO & CSA, Troppus Software; VP Product & Technology, EchoStar Corporation, is participating as a speaker at CONNECTIONS™ at TIA, June 5-7, at the Gaylord Texan. Mr. Fisher will participate in the session “The Evolution of Customer Care: Technical Support and Beyond" on Tuesday, June 5, 11:15 A.M.

The whole-audience session, m ...read more

Industry Leaders and Analysts Discuss Cloud Media and The Personal Cloud at CONNECTIONS™ at TIA 2012 Conference in Dallas Next Month

International research firm Parks Associates reports 22% of U.S. broadband households currently would refuse to buy a "cloud copy" of digital media, while almost 30% would require a physical copy in addition to a cloud copy.

Parks Associates and industry leaders will explore business models, profit strategies, and consumer interest for clou ...read more

Parks Associates research indicates cloud-based solutions will greatly expand the service market for U.S. small and medium businesses (SMBs), where currently only 21% use offsite data backup, 16% have used technical support, and 9% use virtual server solutions. Parks Associates and Waterstone Management Consulting will address market growth, new business models in SMB managed services, and the impact of the cloud during a special networking event, "SMB Cloud Services: New Revenu ...read more

Industry leaders address disruptive role of Connected Consumer Electronics at CONNECTIONS™ at TIA 2012

According to international research firm Parks Associates, 59% of U.S. broadband households want access to on-demand YouTube content through their pay-TV service, with the growing number of smart TVs and connected devices driving interest in online video options. Parks Associates will present new smart TV and connected consumer electronics research, with new content strateg ...read more