Affinegy’s Lancaster To Speak at Connections on Winning Business Models for the Connected Home

AUSTIN, Texas - May 15, 2014 - PRLog -- Affinegy (www.affinegy.com), a global provider of service enablement software and connected device management, has announced that its chief technology officer, Art Lancaster, will speak next week at the 18th annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference.

Lancaster, who was recently named on TodaysWirelessWorld.com’s list of the 100 most influential wireless technology experts along with CEO of Affinegy, Melissa Simpler, will participate in a panel discussion on “Winning Business Models for the Connected Home.”

The talk will be given on May 15 at 10:45 a.m. at the conference, which is hosted by Parks Associates and will be held at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront.

The discussion – moderated by Tom Kerber, Director of Research for Home Controls & Energy at Parks Associates -- was described as follows: “The market for smart home offerings is expanding, with 43 percent of U.S. broadband households interested in purchasing a smart home package. This growing demand is attracting new players, with new business models and platform capabilities, and the convergence of products and services from traditionally separate verticals creates competition and an opportunity for partnerships. This session discusses new business models and partnership opportunities among entertainment and security service providers, utilities, manufacturers, retailers, and other players in the smart home market.”

Simpler said the company was “honored” to be an invited speaker. “For Park Associates, the leading research firm in the Connected Home space, to invite Art to speak at its conference is a ringing endorsement of Affinegy’s experience monetizing solutions with service providers,” said Simpler.

About Affinegy

Affinegy makes software that seamlessly connects entertainment, information, smart/safe home and energy management services to devices along the Internet of Everything landscape. Called the CHARIOT Platform, this technology automatically provisions, configures, and manages the network and devices, which are critical for these services to be delivered to homes and businesses. Leading broadband service providers, Internet-enabled device manufacturers, and application/service providers have deployed Affinegy’s solutions to more than 35M premises worldwide. This has improved the customer experience, increased services adoption, and slashed deployment and support costs.  Founded in 2003, Affinegy is headquartered in Austin, with offices in Dallas, Texas and Wroclaw, Poland.