HiWired’s Co-Founders Singu Srinivas And Michael Wexler To Speak At CES CONNECTIONS™ Summit
Needham, Mass. December 10, 2007 – HiWired’s co-founders Singu Srinivas and Michael Wexler will both participate on conference panels at Parks Associates’ CONNECTIONS™ Summit taking place at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on January 9.
Srinivas will participate in the panel Beyond Broadband: The Role of Value-Added Services in a High-Speed Context, moderated by Michael Cai of Parks Associates on Tuesday, January 9th at 9:15 a.m. in the Las Vegas Convention Center, room S104-105. This session will focus on how changing business models affect the consumer experience; examine solutions for service providers and trends in fixed-mobile convergence.
Wexler will speak on the panel Digital Home Tech Support: New Revenue Opportunities?, moderated by Kurt Scherf of Parks Associates, on Tuesday, January 9th at 3:15 p.m. in the Las Vegas Convention Center, room S104-105. Panelists will examine opportunities for broadband service providers, retailers, software and hardware vendors, and third-party support services.
“Home networking and broadband adoption have increased dramatically across Europe,” said John Barrett, director of research at Parks Associates. “In France and the U.K., the number of home networking households tripled and broadband households doubled between 2004 and 2006. These trends highlight the opportunities worldwide in the digital living domain, and we look forward to discussing the business cases and successful strategies at CONNECTIONS Summit.”
About CONNECTIONS™ Summit
Hosted by Parks Associates and CEA, CONNECTIONS™ Summit features commentary, insight, and debate on successful market strategies and deployment for home controls and systems, new media and social networking, home networking, and entertainment products & services. The summit summarizes many of the key factors driving the digital living industries and serves as a perfect primer for CES. For more information visit: http://cesweb.org/attendees/conferences/search/session_by_track_list.asp?ID_track=CES08_CNCTS.
About Parks Associates
Parks Associates is a market research and consulting firm focused on all product and service segments that are “digital” or provide connectivity within the home. The company’s expertise includes home networks, digital entertainment, consumer electronics, broadband and Internet services, and home systems. Founded in 1986, Parks Associates creates research capital for companies ranging from Fortune 500 to small start-ups through market reports, multiclient studies, consumer research, workshops, and custom-tailored client solutions. Parks Associates also hosts Fall Focus and co-hosts CONNECTIONS™ (in partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association) each year. (www.parksassociates.com)
About HiWired
Founded in 2004 by IBM services veterans Singu Srinivas and Michael Wexler, HiWired provides retailers, broadband providers, OEMs, small businesses and consumers with immediate, expert support for the PC and any technology that integrates with the PC including wireless networks, iPods, digital cameras, and smartphones. HiWired offers incident-based and ongoing remote technical support for customers struggling with technology tasks ranging from setup of new computers and digital devices to problem solving with more complicated technology and networking configurations. For more information visit,www.HiWiredInc.com.
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