Overview

ATTENDENCE

The 2 day conference attendence exceeded 200 people. Attendees and exhibitors included technical, marketing and management people from the data storage and content creation, content distribution, and consumer electronics industries. Chick on the link below to see a detailed breakdown of prior conference attendences.

Conference Demographics

Day 1, 1/7/02

A-1: (Storage/HG) MARKET OVERVIEW

Discussion of market history and developments in the home media center industry and the data storage industry with focus on growth of data storage for content creation, content distribution and consumer electronics.

A-2: (Storage) Content Creation storage Overview

Presentations by major companies involved in data storage to support the growing market for digital content creation. Focus on requirements for data storage for the content creation and distribution industries with case studies.

A-3: (Storage) High Performance Electrical Interfaces

Discussion of electrical interface options for data storage components and systems and their role in high performance storage systems for content creation and distribution as well as cost effective solutions for content storage systems and consumer electronics. Presentations will include serial ATA, serial SCSI, fibre channel, and Infiniband interfaces and storage sytems built with such interfaces.

A-4: (HG) IP Set-Tops for Cable, Telco, and Satellite

In the past 36 months, the MPEG4 technology has moved from standards committees to product development and deployment. Holding the promise of distributing rich media and video over a fraction of bandwidth needed by MPEG2 and established IP formats, MPEG4 offers new opportunities previously not available. Yet critics state that MPEG4 has little chance to challenge MPEG2 in digital STBs. Find out what the experts think and are actually doing.

A-5: (Storage/HG) Media Convergence: Web vs. TV, Fact or Fiction

A spirited discussion amoung industry experts and pundits regarding whether content delivery for consumers will look like conventional television technology, the internet, or some interesting hybrid of the two technologies.

Day 2, 1/8/02

B-1: (Storage) Mobile Storage

Hear mobile storage component manufacturers and mobile product designers tell about their products and experiences in digital storage for mobile electronic devices. Find out about the future of data storage for mobile devices.

B-2: (HG) PVRs vs. VOD

Who wins the race to provide integrated media storage services in the home: The central service device (such as a networked VOD service) or client-side services (such as that provided by PVR/DVR suppliers)? Or will it be the DVD-R manufacturers who provide low-cost DVD-Rs?

B-3: (HG) Digital Rights Management and Content Security

Content security and Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology make up some of the most hotly debated issues in today's consumer product markets. Who will determine how the consumer can use a purchased copy of a movie, album or TV program? Should content owners be able to freely copy content digitally from one format (such as DVD) to a PVR or MP3 player (for mobile use)? Which technology is better suited to protect digital content "in the clear"—Firewire (IEEE 1394) or HDMI? Which one will work best to protect digital copies from illegal Internet distribution—Watermarking? Restriction of analog-only outputs? Conditional Access? And what impact will PVRs have in driving new security technology in home servers?

B-4: (Storage) Content Storage Systems

What is required to create data storage systems for content creation, content distribution, and content reception? System storage manufacturers as well as storage component companies discuss the requirements for the content value chain as well as their experiences, projections, and products to service the content storage market.

B-5: (Storage) Content Storage Outlook, Panel

Lively discussion of how technology development and the requirements of digital data will shape data storage systems and devices in the future.

B-6: (Storage) 2020 Storage Futures

What does the future hold for data storage for content creation, content distribution, and content reception. What sort of storage intelligence will be required and where will it be located--in the system or on the storage component? Can disk drives be used for digital video storage archiving?


	Overview Agenda Sponsors	Overview and Session Descriptions STORAGE FOR THE CONTENT CREATION, CONTENT DISTRIBUTION AND CONSUMER ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES In many regards data storage now serves the role once held by the printing press. It makes vast amounts of information, entertainment and communication available to the bulk of mankind. Like the books of old the networked data storage world is the repository of our modern civilization. This new one-day conference focused on storage and technology that services the creation of human content, its distribution, and reception in our modern networked world. Our intention was to bring together people, organizations, and companies that are a part of this data content food chain. Topics and products addressed included:
		Content creation, distribution requirements and products Content protection, DRM, and archiving Set-top boxes and personal video recorders Home media centers Portable storage systems Mobile device market and requirements Storage system products and components Storage system roadmaps for various markets Data storage and multimedia market and technology analysis Commercial Entertainment Storage Systems Video Game Systems The conference also provided a unique environment for networking with a diverse and important group of corporate officers, analysts, and professionals that will be shaping the future of human content and the distribution of contemporary civilization. ATTENDENCE The 2 day conference attendence exceeded 200 people. Attendees and exhibitors included technical, marketing and management people from the data storage and content creation, content distribution, and consumer electronics industries. Chick on the link below to see a detailed breakdown of prior conference attendences. Conference Demographics Day 1, 1/7/02 A-1: (Storage/HG) MARKET OVERVIEW Discussion of market history and developments in the home media center industry and the data storage industry with focus on growth of data storage for content creation, content distribution and consumer electronics. A-2: (Storage) Content Creation storage Overview Presentations by major companies involved in data storage to support the growing market for digital content creation. Focus on requirements for data storage for the content creation and distribution industries with case studies. A-3: (Storage) High Performance Electrical Interfaces Discussion of electrical interface options for data storage components and systems and their role in high performance storage systems for content creation and distribution as well as cost effective solutions for content storage systems and consumer electronics. Presentations will include serial ATA, serial SCSI, fibre channel, and Infiniband interfaces and storage sytems built with such interfaces. A-4: (HG) IP Set-Tops for Cable, Telco, and Satellite In the past 36 months, the MPEG4 technology has moved from standards committees to product development and deployment. Holding the promise of distributing rich media and video over a fraction of bandwidth needed by MPEG2 and established IP formats, MPEG4 offers new opportunities previously not available. Yet critics state that MPEG4 has little chance to challenge MPEG2 in digital STBs. Find out what the experts think and are actually doing. A-5: (Storage/HG) Media Convergence: Web vs. TV, Fact or Fiction A spirited discussion amoung industry experts and pundits regarding whether content delivery for consumers will look like conventional television technology, the internet, or some interesting hybrid of the two technologies. Day 2, 1/8/02 B-1: (Storage) Mobile Storage Hear mobile storage component manufacturers and mobile product designers tell about their products and experiences in digital storage for mobile electronic devices. Find out about the future of data storage for mobile devices. B-2: (HG) PVRs vs. VOD Who wins the race to provide integrated media storage services in the home: The central service device (such as a networked VOD service) or client-side services (such as that provided by PVR/DVR suppliers)? Or will it be the DVD-R manufacturers who provide low-cost DVD-Rs? B-3: (HG) Digital Rights Management and Content Security Content security and Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology make up some of the most hotly debated issues in today's consumer product markets. Who will determine how the consumer can use a purchased copy of a movie, album or TV program? Should content owners be able to freely copy content digitally from one format (such as DVD) to a PVR or MP3 player (for mobile use)? Which technology is better suited to protect digital content "in the clear"—Firewire (IEEE 1394) or HDMI? Which one will work best to protect digital copies from illegal Internet distribution—Watermarking? Restriction of analog-only outputs? Conditional Access? And what impact will PVRs have in driving new security technology in home servers? B-4: (Storage) Content Storage Systems What is required to create data storage systems for content creation, content distribution, and content reception? System storage manufacturers as well as storage component companies discuss the requirements for the content value chain as well as their experiences, projections, and products to service the content storage market. B-5: (Storage) Content Storage Outlook, Panel Lively discussion of how technology development and the requirements of digital data will shape data storage systems and devices in the future. B-6: (Storage) 2020 Storage Futures What does the future hold for data storage for content creation, content distribution, and content reception. What sort of storage intelligence will be required and where will it be located--in the system or on the storage component? Can disk drives be used for digital video storage archiving?
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