2004 Storage Visions Conference & Home Gateway Summit - MRG Multimedia Research Group Inc.

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 two-day conference will focus on storage and technology that services the creation of human content, its distribution, and reception in our modern networked world. Our intention is to bring together people, organizations, and companies that are a part of this data content food chain. Topics and products to be addressed are:

The conference also provides 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.

I. Conference Overview

The third annual Storage Visions conference will be held in Las Vegas, NV on January 6-7, 2004, immediately prior to the CES show. This year, we are again adding the Home Gateway Summit to the conference. Program components include:

Storage for Entertainment Distribution, Editing and Creation.
Storage for consumer electronics applications (mobile and home).
Home Gateways (digital set-tops) and related Delivery Platforms.
Home and Mobile Networking (including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HomePlug, HDMI, and others).

Sponsorship and speaker opportunities are available at this (pre-CES) conference.

Location:
Las Vegas Convention Center / Las Vegas, NV.

Conference Advisor Committee:
We would like to recognize the conference advisors for the 2004 Storage Visions Conference. These people will help in setting the conference theme, agenda, and keynote speakers:

Ken Morse, PowerTV, Inc.
Lowell Moulton, Sony Electronics
Mark Gray, Kasenna
Peter Fasciano, Avid Technology
Rob Koenen, MPEG Industry Forum
Rob Pait, Seagate Technology
Stephen DiFranco, Maxtor Corporation
David Takata, Engage Capital
Jeffrey Joseph, CE
Jim Porter, Disktrend
Scott Kipp, FCIA

Corporate Sponsors:

Seagate (Platinum)
Hitachi GST (Platinum)
Maxtor (Platinum)
Cornice (Silver)

Media & Organizational Sponsors:

Coughlin Associates
Data Storage Review
Engage Capital
Entertainment Technology Alliance
eWeek
FCIA
Horison Information Strategies
Jobstor.com
MPEG Industry Forum
Multimedia Research Group, Inc.
PBI Media
RDC
SCSI Trade Association
STORAGEsearch.com
VertMarkets IT Group
WestWorld Productions
2nd Story Media

II. Agenda (As of 09/04/03)

Day 1, Tuesday, January 6, 2004

11:00AM: Registration & Continental Breakfast (Sponsored by Seagate)

12:00PM: Welcome and Introduction (Tom Coughlin)

12:15PM: Lunch and Keynote Speaker (Sponsored by Seagate)

01:45PM: 1-A. Storage for Acquisition, Post-Production, Archiving and Distribution

Peter Fasciano, Avid
Peter Broner, SGI
Lowell Moulton, Sony
Isilon
(StorageTek)

03:15PM: 1-B. Media Storage Markets and Applications (Moderator: Dennis Waid)

Gary Schultz, MRG
Tom Coughlin, Coughlin Associates

04:15PM: Break (Sponsor TBD)

04:30PM: 1-C. Content Storage Investments (Moderator: Dave Takata, Engage Capital)

05:30PM: 1-D. Storage Visions Awards (Moderator: Dave Takata, Engage Capital)

05:30PM: Reception (Sponsored by Maxtor)

Day 2, Wednesday, January 7, 2003

07:30AM: Registration & Continental Breakfast (Sponsor TBD)

08:00AM: Welcome (Tom Coughlin)

08:15AM: Keynote Speaker (Sponsored by Maxtor)

09:00AM: 2-A. The Mobile Market's on the Move (Moderator: Jim Porter)

Hitachi GST
Greg Goelz, StorCard
Nelson Chan, SanDisk
Cornice

10:30AM: Break (Sponsored TBD)

10:45AM: 2-B. What do you Store in your Living Room? (Moderator: MRG Analyst)

(Scott Kipp, Author)
(Bob Larribeau, MRG)
(Equator)
(ATI)
(Tivo)
(Digeo)
(Ucentric)

12:15PM: Lunch and Keynote Talk (Sponsored by Hitachi GST)

02:00PM: 2-C. Consumer Electronic Storage (Sponsored by Maxtor) (Moderator: Ron Dennison)

Seagate
Maxtor
Intel

03:30PM: 2-D The Economics for On-Demand Video (Moderator: MRG Analyst)

(Mark Gray, Kasenna)
(James Kelso, Seachange)
(Steve Necessary, Concurrent)
(Ken Morse, PowerTV)
(Dave Novak, Pace)
(Comcast)

04:45PM: Break (Sponsor TBD)

05:00PM: 2-E. New Developments in Content Storage

(Marvell)
(Storage Tek)
(Quantum)
(StorageTek)
(Intevideo)

05:30PM: End of Conference, Light Reception

06:30PM: Close of Exhibits

07:30PM: Sponsored Event (Sponsor TBD)

III. Sponsor/Speaker Opportunities

Following are current sponsorship opportunities for the SV/HG 2004 Conference. To get involved, please fill out the Sponsor Registration Request form.

General Conference Sponsorships:

Platinum $20,000
Gold $10,000
Silver $5,000

In addition to general corporate sponsorships we have also created a special category of sponsorship called Corporate Participants for $750 per company. These will get a special designation on conference advertising materials and at the conference although they will not get the additional exposure offered to the general sponsors.

Event Sponsorships:

Breakfasts (2 total) $3,000
Break (4 total) $3,000
Lunch (2 total) $7,000
Reception (2 total) $10,000

Session Sponsorship:
Session sponsorships are available at the rate of $3,000 per session.

Exhibit Fees:
Exhibits will be held during both evening reception/exhibits. Please call for prices (waived for corporate sponsors). To get involved, please fill out the Exhibitor Registration Request form.

Speaker Opportunities:
Your company can assist in planning and presentation of the program. This involves providing speaker suggestions, and topic suggestions for executives from your company and from your partners. To get involved, please fill out the Speaker Registration Request form.

IV. Press Releases

V. Registration

www.CESweb.org/svisionsreg
Click on "I am attending...." or "I am a press/analyst...."
Enter contact information.
Priority Code: SV041.
Complete demographic pages.

Request Forms:

Attendee Registration Request
Exhibitor Registration Request
Sponsor Registration Request
Speaker Registration Request

VI. Awards

This year, the conference will add an awards event in which new products are presented with awards within six different categories. The award categories are:

Visionary Products Awards
- Mobile Consumer Electronics
- Mobile Storage
- Mobile Mass Storage
- Integrated Home Entertainment
- Enterprise-Class Systems
- Enterprise-Class Media

A special award in three categories will also be presented to firms that have shown extraordinary dedication to the development and support of the show theme:

"Advancing the state of the art in storage technologies utilized in consumer electronics, and in the media and entertainment industries, and to service firms that support those businesses."

Categories eligible for this most coveted award include:

Visionary Company Awards
- Consumer Electronics
- Media and Entertainment
- Services and Support

Nominations are accepted from anyone in the industry. A total of 9 awards will be announced and presented at the Storage Visions/Home Gateway conference. Judges will be chosen from leaders in the Entertainment Storage Industry.

To nominate a product within one of the categories, contact Dave Takata, Engage Capital at 949-474-2110 or complete the Awards Entry Form. All nominations must be submitted by November 28, 2003.

VII. Contact Info

Please contact Veronica Phanthavong (MRG, Inc., 408-524-9767) or Tom Coughlin (Storage Visions, 408-978-8184) to let us know of your interest. You can also send email to info@mrgco.com.