Key Topics at CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe: Strategies for Digital Living Markets include IPTV, Mobile Entertainment, Home Controls and Management

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(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: Business models, consumer segmentation, & forecasts by
region

-- Remote Self Monitoring: Incremental 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,
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,
Echelon Corp., and Siemens Communications. Current 2007 event sponsors
and supporters include Casero, NXP, the Broadband Services Forum, the
Wi-Fi Alliance, BPL 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