Technology >> Analyst Interviews >> April 7, 2003
Gerry Kaufhold founded and is a Principal Analyst for In-Stat
Group/MDR's Converging Markets and Technologies Information
Research Service. He has been with In-Stat/MDR since 1991,
creating business models that are capable of predicting the
dynamics of products for emerging, high technology marketplaces.
He brings a unique and powerful insight to his analysis. He
analyzes technology trends in the multimedia industry and
forecasts the growth of emerging multimedia applications that are
delivered over ethernet, cable TV, satellite, wireless and
digital terrestrial network systems. Prior to joining In-
Stat/MDR, he was New Business Development Manager for ST
Microelectronics (formerly SGS-Thomson) and Linear Corporation.
He was also Chief Engineer for commercial broadcast stations and
a contributing editor to Broadcast Engineering magazine. He is a
frequent contributor to Multichannel News, Electronic Business
and other industry journals. Mr. Kaufhold is frequently quoted in
industry publications and other broadcast media, and he is a
popular speaker at industry conferences. His education is in
physics and computer engineering. Profile
TWST: Would you start out by giving us an overview of In-Stat/MDR?
Mr. Kaufhold: The company has been around since 1981. It was
founded by an executive from Motorola (the Motorola