2001 International CES To Highlight The Best In Home Networking

18-Sep-00

To highlight the convergence of technology in the home, the 2001 International CES will showcase smart appliances and the consumer benefits of interconnectivity through keynote addresses, executive briefings, supersessions and home networking exhibits. The 2001 CES - ""Your Source For Workstyle And Lifestyle Technology"" will be held Saturday, January 6 through Tuesday, January 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Four tracks on the CES conference program will focus on issues relating to home networking and connectivity with a special home networking ""supersession"" to be held Monday, January 8. During the supersession, industry leaders Julie Shimer of 3Com Corp. and Dave Martella of RadioShack will examine the present and future of home networking. Julie Jacobson, Editor of Home Networking News, will serve as moderator for the supersession. ""The emphasis on smart appliances and interconnectivity at CES reflects the growing consumer awareness of the digital technologies for use at both work and home,"" said Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the sponsor, manager and producer of CES. For example, a recent CEA market research survey shows 40 percent of Americans are interested in the benefits of home networking.""Home networking products offer consumers increased flexibility in their workstyles an lifestyles,"" Shapiro added. ""These smart appliances and interconnected devices save the consumer time, protect property and provide links to a highway of information and entertainment.""CES will showcase technology trends such as home networking with keynotes by two leading industry pioneers: Bill Gates, Chairman and Chief Software Architect of Microsoft Corp. and Craig Barrett, President and CEO of Intel.Four sessions on the home networking track will cover Bluetooth technology and interconnectivity, smart appliances and the interactive household, set-top boxes and 1394 and the impact of audio and video convergence. While CES encompasses four exhibit facilities, most of the home networking exhibits will be located in the north hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center and the Las Vegas Hilton. 3Com, Cisco, ELAN Home Systems, Intel, Leviton, Lutron Electronics and Telocity are among the companies showcasing networking technology at CES. There also are several pavilions covering the latest in home networking and the digital home: the Home Security Pavilion, Upside's Digital Living Room Pavilion, the 1394 Pavilion and the Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Pavilion.For more news on CES before, during and after the show, visit www.CESweb.org.

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