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Time Warner Cable’s home automation and security system, IntelligentHome , will appear in the cable operator’s Ohio and Wisconsin service areas this month and then New York City the next couple of months. After these launches, IntelligentHome will be deployed across all of the major markets in Time Warner Cable’s footprint. The company’s executives have said on earnings calls this year that the company planned on having IntelligentHome launches wrapped up by the end of...

By Kurt Scherf, Contributor I am lumping home technologies for home security, remote control of lights, energy management, and personal safety into a broad category here, and the few paragraphs I’ve contributed don’t do justice to the development in this space. Home controls solutions have been around for decades, but one question that industry observers have been asking for years is “When is this market going to take off?” In the past couple of years, we have seen some...

Research estimates 2011 revenue from connected home and security monitoring services at $9.4B and will grow to $13.8B by 2016.Tom Kerber, will address this growing market, including opportunities, consumer demand, and future growth for bundled servicesat the Electronic Security Expo (ESX)on Tuesday, June 26th in Nashville, Tennessee. ESX is the only major, national trade event focused purely on the needs of installation, integration, and monitoring companies. ESX offers business,...

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 examines the business models and use cases emerging from cloud media and personal storage services,...

A vision of the future is taking shape that will allow communication with the ever-increasing number of gadgets in people's homes: A refrigerator suggests recipes based on its contents and keeps track of when the milk is going to expire. A wall-mounted sensor detects when a person leaves the house and turns down the temperature to a preset level. A homeowner who forgets to close the garage door can do so from across town via a smartphone application. All of these capabilities are...

Parks Associates is pleased to announce that Tom Kerber will lead the company’s Home Systems and Energy Management research practice.Tom  brings to Parks Associates a wealth of strategic planning and product management knowledge derived from his experience in the automation, controls, electronics, and HVAC industries. He comes to Parks Associates from Lennox International, where he served as Director of Engineering and Director of Product Management. Prior to Lennox, Kerber spent...

Consumers are becoming more enthusiastic, and also more demanding, for connected home solutions. "Connected Home Services: Your Front Door to Revenue Growth," a webcast hosted by Motorola Mobility and Parks Associates on October 27th , 1 p.m. CT , will address the core opportunities and implications for service providers, retailers, and other key players in these markets. Parks Associates research finds one-fourth of U.S. broadband households would like a home security...

Parks Associates is supporting the Connected Home Americas 2011 from October 18-19, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. Connected Home Americas 2011 offers a fresh, new approach for Connected Home events. This must attend event explores how the industry can launch, monetize and drive mass market penetration of Connected Home services such as: -- Multiscreen Entertainment and TV Everywhere -- Home Control and Energy Management -- Security and Monitoring Register now...