Autonet Mobile’s CEO Sterling Pratz to Speak at Parks Associates Connections(TM) Conference: The Digital Home on Wheels
Autonet Mobile’s CEO Sterling Pratz will speak at Parks Associates’ CONNECTIONS: The Digital Living Conference and Showcase on a panel examining digital lifestyle solutions aimed at the automotive environment. The Digital Home on Wheels: Lifestyle Enhancements for the Automotive Environment takes place Wednesday, June 25 at 6:45 p.m. at the Santa Clara Convention Center.
Moderated by Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst at Parks, the panel will focus on how the in-car entertainment experience has expanded beyond sophisticated audio systems and video players. Panelists will address what the future holds for the automotive environment and what role home networks, advanced communications, diagnostics, and entertainment will play in delivering a sophisticated, safe, and entertaining driving experience. Panelists include: Henry Muyshondt, senior director, Business Development, SMSC Automotive Infotainment Systems; Stephen White, vice president, Content Management, Gracenote; and Sterling Pratz, CEO, Autonet Mobile.
“Internet in the car is the next logical evolution of the digital lifestyle,” said Pratz. “When at home, people have begun moving from watching TV and DVD’s to the internet and we are now seeing that same transition within the car, where both children and adults want internet access.”
Autonet Mobile turns the car into a WiFi hotspot allowing seamless access to the Internet while the car is in motion. Half the cost of a cell card, the service connects multiple passengers to the Internet to surf the web, check email, make dinner reservations, view movie schedules, perform secure on-line banking, IM, chat or download online games. Autonet Mobile is sold nationally through automotive dealerships at MSRP $595; service $39 per month.
About Autonet Mobile
Autonet Mobile is the world’s first in-car Internet service provider. Founded by a corporate executive and former race car driver and a leading network architect and designer, the company is dedicated to enhancing the in-car experience, by bringing the power of the Internet to the 200+ million cars on the road in the U.S. Autonet Mobile currently provides Avis Rent a Car with the Avis Connect service and is continuing to roll out the service nationwide. For more information about Autonet Mobile visit www.autonetmobile.com.