With more than 18 million U.S. homes equipped with a wired or wireless home network, the next phases of home networking deployment will center on solutions that deliver enhanced value to connectivity. This report examines the market for two advanced connectivity concepts - secure and easy-to-use storage / backup solutions and network management offerings. It provides an overview of the state of industry, profiles leading players and solutions, offers primary consumer data regarding adoption and interest, and forecasts market growth.

Table of Contents

The Bottom Line
1.0 Notes on Methodology
  1.1 Consumer Data
  1.2 Definitions
  1.3 Digital Entertainment Segments
2.0 Storage Solutions for the Connected Home
  2.1 Defining the Domain: Networked Storage Solutions
    2.1.1 NDAS
    2.1.2 Consumer NAS, IP SAN, and Personal Server
    2.1.3 HDD-based Media Server
    2.1.4 A Pyramid of Solutions
  2.2 Hard Drive Industry Trends
  2.3 Technology Components and Solution Vendors
    2.3.1 Bill of Materials and Cost Breakdown
    2.3.2 Networking Technologies
    2.3.3 Software/Middleware Solutions
    2.3.4 System on a Chip
    2.3.5 Emerging Technologies: SATA and Perpendicular Recording
    2.3.6 RAID Migrating into Consumer Market
    2.3.7 Integrated Solutions vs. Adapter/Enclosure Solutions
  2.4 Market Snapshot
    2.4.1 What's the Value Proposition?
    2.4.2 Market Drivers and Inhibitors
    2.4.3 Competitive Landscape
    2.4.4 Partnering up in the Early Market
    2.4.5 Marketing Strategies and Distribution Channels
    2.4.6 Entry of Major Hard Drive and Networking Companies
    2.4.7 Networked Storage: A Candidate for Media Server?
    2.4.8 Online Storage
  2.5 Consumer Analysis
    2.5.1 Demand for Storage
    2.5.2 Backup Behaviors and Needs
    2.5.3 Interest in a Networked Storage
    2.5.4 Analysis of the Targeted Segments
    2.5.5 Price Sensitivity and Desired Features
3.0 Network Management Solutions for the Connected Home
  3.1 Defining the Domain
  3.2 Home Network Management Software
  3.3 WAN Remote Management Solution Providers
4.0 The Role of Broadband Service Providers
5.0 Market Forecasts
6.0 Important Market Implications

Resource Book
1.0 The Growth of Connected Home
  1.1 The Growth of Broadband
  1.2 The Growth of Home Networking
  1.3 The Home Computing Environment and Media Choice for the Home Network
  1.4 The Expected Growth of Hybrid Networking Solutions
  1.5 How are Households Using Home Networks?
  1.6 The Growth of Digital Content
2.0 Key Demographics of Networked Households and Intenders
3.0 Network Management Applications
  3.1 Security and Home Computer Performance Issues
  3.2 Home Networking Challenges
  3.3 LAN Management Software
  3.4 WAN Management
  3.5 Outlook for LAN and WAN Management Solutions
4.0 Need for Storage in the Connected Home
5.0 Consumer Backup Behaviors and Preferences
  5.1 Media Used for Backup
  5.2 Frequency of Backup
  5.3 Preferred Media for Backup
6.0 Consumer Interest in a Networked Storage Device
  6.1 Ownership of External Hard Drives
  6.2 Consumer Awareness and Adoption of Networked Storage
  6.3 Key Demographics of Networked Storage High Intenders
  6.4 Designing the Right Marketing Message and Strategy
  6.5 Price Elasticity
  6.6 What Devices Do Consumers Want to Connect to a Networked Storage?
  6.7 Desired Features/Functions
  6.8 Preferred Brand
7.0 Company Profiles
  7.1 Networked Storage Vendors
    7.1.1 Anthology Solutions
    7.1.2 Axentra Corp.
    7.1.3 Buffalo Technology
    7.1.4 D-Link
    7.1.5 Infrant Technologies
    7.1.6 I-O DATA Device, Inc.
    7.1.7 IOGEAR, Inc.
    7.1.8 Iomega
    7.1.9 LaCie
    7.1.10 Linksys
    7.1.11 Maxtor
    7.1.12 Mirra Inc. (Part of Seagate as of Sept. 2005)
    7.1.13 Netgear
    7.1.14 SmartDisk
    7.1.15 Seagate
    7.1.16 SimpleTech
    7.1.17 TRITTON Technologies
    7.1.18 Western Digital
    7.1.19 Ximeta
  7.2 Networked Storage Solution Vendors
    7.2.1 Agere Systems Inc.
    7.2.2 Broadcom
    7.2.3 Hitachi
    7.2.4 Intel Corporation
    7.2.5 Freescale Semiconductor (Motorola)
    7.2.6 Silicon Image
    7.2.7 Zetera
  7.3 Network Management Software Company Profiles
    7.3.1 Affinegy
    7.3.2 Digiticians
    7.3.3 Gteko
    7.3.4 Pure Networks
    7.3.5 Sereniti
    7.3.6 SingleClick Systems
  7.4 Network Management and Support Software Company Profiles
    7.4.1 Ashley Laurent
    7.4.2 Jungo Software Technologies
    7.4.3 Motive, Inc.
    7.4.4 Sandvine
    7.4.5 SupportSoft

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