DALLAS, July 17 /PRNewswire/ --

Parks Associates and CEA(R) today announced the sponsors for CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe Summit, taking place August 29, 2008, at the Kempinski Hotel Bristol Berlin. This Executive Summit will provide attendees with consumer research from international market research firm Parks Associates and feature interactive discussions focused on advanced television services, new media and digital content, and value-added services.

Advisory sponsors for the event: Cisco Systems, Enure Networks, F-Secure Corporation, the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA), support.com, Toshiba, WirelessHD, and Zilog, Inc.

"The digital lifestyle has become a worldwide market, one we've seen expanding through our Global Digital Living(TM) project," said Kurt Scherf, vice president, principal analyst, Parks Associates. "For example, home network ownership in France has more than doubled since 2004. There are a multitude of opportunities for companies in this space, and understanding country-by-country trends in these markets is critical to success and growth."

Sessions include Devices Enabling New Services; Visual Networking and TV 2.0; The Evolution of Video Devices; The 21st Century Smart Home: Energy, Safety, Comfort, and Health Applications; and Digital Lifestyles Customer Support: Enhancing the Experience.

The WirelessHD Consortium will host a pre-show workshop on Thursday, August 28, to address how WirelessHD technology is advancing instant wireless access to high-quality digital content with simple controls. CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe will host an evening reception on August 28, where attendees and media can meet event participants.

Platinum supporting organizations: Home Gateway Initiative (HGI), Innovation Lab

Platinum supporting media: CE-Business, ChannelPartner, HiddenWires, Home Toys

Supporting organizations: ADMIN Ltd., Hong Kong Wireless Development Centre, OSGi Alliance, the SIP Center, Wireless Industry Partnership (WIP)

Supporting media: Advanced-television.com, AutomatedBuildings.com, AV & DOMOTICA, BPL Today, The BRIDGE, Conference Guru, Connect-World, Convergence World, Domotique News, Euromedia, The Evening Bridge, FierceWireless:Europe, Global Sources Publications Limited, IPTV Industry, IPTV International, IP Television Magazine, mCubeDigital.com, Mobile Video Magazine, Next-generation Network (NGN), SkyREPORT.com, TelecomsEurope, Triple Play News, TVover.net, WiMAX Industry, Wireless Business

For information on this event, visit http://www.connectionseurope.com or contact +1-972-490-1113, sales@parksassociates.com.

About CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe Summit Series

CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe Summits are produced by Parks Associates in partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA(R)). 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. http://www.connectionseurope.com

Chelsey Tyson Parks Associates +1-972-490-1113 chelsey@parksassociates.com

Web site: http://www.connectionseurope.com

Chelsey Tyson of Parks Associates, +1-972-490-1113, chelsey@parksassociates.com