VTECHLINK Announces Support as Media Partner for Homega's Net-at-Home 2003

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VTECHLINK Announces Support as Media Partner for Homega's Net-at-Home 2003

Now in its 6th Year, Net-atHome™ - the premier & largest Conference & Exhibition in its field in Europe - is breaking new ground by hosting a Whole Week Dedicated to the Connected Home Markets

[August 29, 2003]

Bethesda [Maryland] - "Net-atHome™2003: Your Gateway to the Markets" (www.NetatHome. com/Event03), the largest event in Europe covering “Home Networks & Gateways, Connected Appliances and Internet Services” is being hosted by Homega Research, a division of Sigma Consultants, from October 27 to 31 at the Sofitel Royal Casino Hotel in Cannes Mandelieu (French Riviera). This year, Homega Research is breaking new ground by hosting a whole week dedicated to the markets for Technologies & Services for the Home. Beyond its annual Conference & Exhibition (the largest in this field in Europe -- October 30 & 31), a 3-day Business & Technology tour to pilot sites in Europe (October 27 to 29) is being organized and will be followed by an intensive & comprehensive pre-conference Workshop (October 29).

"We are glad to be a media partner for this important convergence industry event," says P. S. [Vish] Vishwanath, CEO of VTECHLINK. "As the leading knowledge-based online service for the converging home systems and services industry, I look forward to participating in this event." As part of its media support activities, VTECHLINK is offering those attending this importan event special discounted pricing on its services of 25% off its regular prices. To take advantage of this special offer, conference attendees can visit the VTECHLINK Web site at www.vtechlink.com.

Karine Valin, General Manager of Homega Research, the division of Sigma producing Net-atHome™, definitely wants the event to be largely business and networking oriented: "In our efforts to respond to key players’ needs, we have organized what has turned out to be the most important event in Europe in this growing field. We have made it a priority to present a high quality event, one that is of substantial value to all participants”.

“We anticipate this year an attendance of over 300 delegates as well as displays from over 50 exhibitors. The event is recognized internationally for its business and networking opportunities, the chance to see the latest developments in products and services and for the wealth of information it provides. The international dimension of the audience (25 countries represented last year), the quality of the contributions and the number of attendees all attest to the excellence of the event”.

The Conference, run in plenary sessions, will bring together approximately 40 featured speakers chosen by the event's Advisory Committee (chaired by Homega Research & represented by key players in the field) to ensure complete coverage of the event's core theme - "the current state and future prospects for Home Networks & Gateways, Connected Appliances and Internet Services". For each Net-atHome™ event, Homega Research and the event's Advisory Committee take great care to create a conference program that enables participants to make a precise and reliable assessment of the state and trends of the market. A large number of speakers are invited by Homega Research and the event's Advisory Committee to share their experience, solutions and vision of the future. This guarantees that all the most promising technologies, services and business models are presented and discussed. Furthermore, presentations cover the widest geographical and sectorbased areas possible.

The Exhibition will be opened to all attendees throughout the conference. Over 50 exhibitors will present leading-edge and internationally-recognized solutions in the field of the Connected Home. Alongside the conference and exhibition, several opportunities will be provided for efficient networking between participants (session breaks, lunches, networking drinks and a cocktail reception). A special area will be set-aside for attendees to develop contacts in particularly auspicious surroundings and many journalists from specialized magazines will be invited to meet delegates, speakers and sponsors.

"The off-site visits to pilot programs in Europe organized beyond the main conference / exhibition perfectly fit into the week program and will effectively demonstrate that markets are here. The tour will allow attendees to network and analyze onsite the problems encountered and the solutions implemented from technological, partnership, marketing and organizational viewpoints", states Mylène Courval, Project Manager at Homega Research.

The pre-conference Workshop, chaired and animated by Roger Torrenti (CEO of Sigma Consultants and Homega Research) will assess today's market trends worldwide for the Connected Home. Together with Roger, analysts from Homega Research will provide their vision of these markets, thanks to their expertise and knowledge developed through the numerous studies and consultancies entrusted to them. At the invitation of Homega Research, managers of companies active in the field will be called upon to illustrate and reinforce Homega Research's analyses with personal accounts based on market feedback.

Net-atHome™ brings together manufacturers from different sectors (white goods, computer and consumer electronics, energy, telecoms, etc.), service companies (energy utilities, telecom operators, watercos, cablecos, etc.), companies specializing in multimedia content, silicon and component manufacturers, software companies, integrators, state research laboratories, business angels, etc.

VTECHLINK

VTECHLINK provides focused industry intelligence and related services for the home systems and services marketplace. Its Website provides original reporting on key industry developments, has the only online searchable database of custom profiles of 2,200+ industry companies and organizations, and a collection of 3,100+ news articles. In addition to VTECHLINK online service, the company provides strategic consulting and product development services to clients in the home systems industries. For additional information on VTECHLINK services and related resources, visit http://www.vtechlink.com.

Homega Research (http://www.homega-research.com)

Homega Research is a division of Sigma Consultants specializing in technologies and services for the home. It has developed its activities from the expertise and experience Sigma Consultants has acquired in this domain since the company's creation in 1984. The objective of Homega Research is to fast become one of the key players worldwide in the field of studies, research and business events focusing on Technologies and Services for the home. Homega Research is located in Sophia Antipolis, a technology park often called "The European Silicon Valley", close to Nice Côte d’Azur International airport, on the French Riviera.

For additional information, please contact:

Nikia Mann
VTECHLINK
Email: info@vtechlink.com

Ms Monika Kujundzic
Homega Research
Tel (direct): +33 (0) 493 001 564
Fax: +33 (0) 493 001 560
Email: monika.kujundzic@homega-research.com

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