DALLAS, April 24 /PRNewswire/ --

Parks Associates and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA(R)) today
announced the speakers for the CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe Summit, taking place on
May 19, 2008, in cooperation with TM Forum's Management World 2008 in Nice,
France.

The CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe Summit in Nice will address the new challenges
to service providers in attracting and retaining customers in today's hyper-
competitive worldwide market. Research from Parks Associates indicates the 
number of households worldwide using telco/IPTV services grew from 4.7 
million in 2006 to more than 14 million in 2007. Europe -- with more than 
eight million households -- experienced a 250% growth rate between 2006 and 
2007.

Roger Pitton, Program Director, TV Business, Microsoft Corporation, will
deliver the Summit's Keynote address "IPTV and the keys to keeping
customers."

Confirmed speakers include:
        Thierry Boudard, IPTV Strategic Innovation Manager, Thomson
        David Gillies, Director, Technology, Pace Micro Technology
        Stefan Jenzowsky, CEO, moreTV Broadcasting GmbH
        Moti Kintzlinger, VP, Broadband Home Networking, Broadcom (MoCA)
        Peter Kriens, Director, Technology, OSGi; CEO, aQute
        Steve Moore, Founder, DigitalPlumbers.com
        Frederic Onado, VP, EMEA, HomePlug Powerline Alliance; VP, Marketing
            & Sales, SPiDCOM Technologies
        Tricia Parks, CEO, Parks Associates
        Paolo Pastorino, CTO, Home Gateway Initiative
        Robert Rodenbucher, Director, Business Development, AwoX
        David Sayag, Founder and CEO, Enure Networks
        Kurt Scherf, Vice President, Principal Analyst, Parks Associates
        Nils-Petter Tisell, Senior Product Manager - Home Network Management
            Products and Solutions, Tilgin
        Jim Warner, Vice Chairman, Content, Media & Entertainment Head, TM
            Forum

Enure Networks, the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA(TM)), and
Support.com are Advisory Sponsors for the 2008 CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe Summit
Series.

The second CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe Summit will take place August 29, 2008,
in Berlin, Germany, during IFA and is currently accepting speaking proposals
at http://www.connectionseurope.com. For information on sponsoring
CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe Summit, call +1-972-490-1113 or e-mail
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. 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

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

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