Chris Ballard and other speakers to outline business drivers for device management

Chris Ballard, who leads the TM Forum’s Device Management interest group, will be joined by Abraham Joseph of the Device Management Forum to outline business drivers for device management and the scope and direction of the TM Forum’s own interest group.

The Device Management Summit will be held Tuesday June 24, 2008 at Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara from 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in the Great American Meeting Room.

The speaker panel lineup also includes:

Paul Coxhead from Coxhead Consulting who has spent a long career working for BT
Dr. Plamen Nedeltchev from Cisco’s internal IT organization
Chuck Trent, VP Information Technology, Cisco Systems
John Fisher from Peak8 Solutions
Robin Mersh, COO from the DSL Forum
Frank den Hartog, Chair of the Remote Device Management Group from the Home Gateway Initiative
Stan Moyer, President of the OSGi Alliance
Chris Albano, Director - Home Networking and CPE - Office of the CTO from Comcast
Jim Thomsen, Product Line Manager at Westell
Jim Hunter, CTO, 4HomeMedia
Matthew Herdein, Executive Director at Telcordia

More info at http://www.parksassociates.com/events/connections/2008/agenda/workshop_tm.htm

CONNECTIONS™ pre-show events address trends, solutions, and opportunities in digital content and device management

CONNECTIONS™ announced two pre-show events, taking place June 24, 2008, bringing expert analysis on business strategies and consumer and industry trends in digital living as well as the opportunities and challenges of device management in the digital home.

Business Cases in Digital Living, a strategic workshop from Parks Associates, and Device Management Summit: Low Cost Device Deployment & User Support, from TM Forum, will be held in conjunction with CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Living Conference and Showcase.

According to Parks Associates, almost 33 million U.S. households will have broadband services 10 Mbps or higher by 2012. These connections create opportunities for multiple industries, a key topic for Business Cases in Digital Living. At this seminar, Parks Associates analysts provide strategic recommendations regarding digital home services and consumer purchase decisions. The seminar also features a special session with executives from Icron Technologies, SyncTV, AwoX, PacketVideo, and Allegro.

Device Management Summit, hosted by TM Forum, covers the entire device-management value chain, including manufacturers, integrators, consultants, executives, and service, technology, and application providers. The agenda features discussion on optimizing end-to-end device management and the latest efforts to solve device-based management issues.

This summit features speakers from TM Forum, Device Management Forum, Coxhead Consulting, Cisco Systems, Peak8 Solutions, DSL Forum, Home Gateway Initiative, OSGi Alliance, and Telcordia.

CONNECTIONS Europe Summit Series is Now Accepting Speaker Submissions

The CONNECTIONS™ Europe Summit Series is now accepting speaker submissions for the May 19th summit accompanying the TM Forum's Management World 2008 in Nice, France.

For all those interested in speaking at the CONNECTIONS Europe Summit France event, please complete the Call for Papers submission form: http://www.parksassociates.com/events/europe/2008/may20/call-for-papers.htm

The agenda sessions topics include the following: Digital Lifestyles: Building the European and Global Business Cases, IPTV and Television 2.0, Differentiating Video Services in a Hyper-competitive Market, Broadband, Value-added Services, and the Bundle, Adding Value to Access Services: Connectivity, Content, and the Customer, Which Connections Matter?, Connected Home and Device Management, Surrounding the Digital Home with Support, The Role of Customer Support in the Digital Home, and Consumers and Digital Media.

The second CONNECTIONS™ Europe Summit will take place August 29, 2008, in Berlin, Germany.

CONNECTIONS™ Europe: Strategies for Digital Living Markets summits are produced by Parks Associates in partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA®). These one-day summits provide attendees with high-level analysis and consumer research from Parks Associates, networking opportunities, and information on emerging residential and mobile technologies and services. These focused events provide 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/

New TM Forum Device Management Summit to be held at CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Living Conference and Showcase

TM Forum, the world’s leading trade association focused on management of information, communications, and entertainment services, is hosting a pre-show device-management Summit on June 24 in conjunction with CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Living Conference and Showcase. The TM Forum Device Management Summit on “Low-Cost Device Deployment and User Support” addresses the growing management requirements generated by intelligent interconnected devices in the home, including mobile handsets, set-top boxes, and gateways. With one trillion devices expected in the next 15-20 years, service providers must solve device-based management issues, leading to reduced support costs, improved customer experience, and potentially add additional service revenues.

CONNECTIONS™, produced by Parks Associates in partnership with CEA®, is the largest executive conference and showcase focused on the market developments and growth factors for advanced digital lifestyle solutions. The 12th annual conference will be held June 24-26 at the Santa Clara Convention Center.

For more information, check out the full press release or visit the Parks Associates blog.