Analyst Profile Detailed
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Bryan Ma
Research Director, Asia/Pacific Personal Systems Research
Team:
Asia/Pacific Personal Computing Team
Worldwide Quarterly Tracker Team
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Bryan Ma is the Director of Personal Systems research at IDC Asia/Pacific. Based in Singapore, Bryan is responsible for coordinating IDC's analysis of PCs, mobile phones, handhelds/PDAs, displays, and consumer markets research across 16 countries in the Asia/Pacific region. He and his team of analysts provide insight into personal technology trends through IDC's market sizing/forecasts, competitive analysis, and advisory services. Bryan has been the recipient of several recognitions at IDC, including three Research Quality awards as well as IDC's Global Fellowship.
Bryan has been quoted in a number of publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, BusinessWeek, International Herald Tribune, USA Today, Investors Business Daily, South China Morning Post, Far Eastern Economic Review, CNET News.com, and The New York Times. He has been a featured speaker at numerous industry conferences and appears frequently as a guest commentator on television networks such as CNBC.
Bryan has been with IDC since 1999, when he joined IDC’s Consumer Devices team in California. There, he led IDC's US and worldwide coverage of internet access devices, telematics, and MP3 players. He also played a key role in initiating IDC's research of the streaming media market. In 2001, Bryan transferred to the Singapore office to head up IDC's Asia/Pacific Personal Systems research team.
Prior to joining IDC, Bryan was a Business Analyst at Arthur Andersen in Los Angeles, where he was part of the firm's Business Consulting practice specializing in the financial services industry. Bryan holds a degree in electrical engineering from UCLA, and his university internships included experiences at IBM, Rockwell Semiconductor (now Conexant), Acuson (now part of Siemens), and PaineWebber (now part of UBS). Born and raised in the US, Bryan is fluent in English and conversant in Mandarin Chinese.
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IDC Link
Apple iPad: The View from Asia
Aloysius Choong, Bryan Ma
Jan 2010 - Doc # lcSG22188810
IDC Link
Apple's much-rumored iPad was finally announced in the wee hours of January 28 Asian time. A tablet device sporting a 9.7-inch screen, WiFi and 3G connectivity, the iPad is priced at US$499 for the 16GB, US$599 for the 32GB, and US$699 for ...
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