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Zubair Alexander
 Zubair Alexander, MCSE, MCT, MCSA, and Microsoft MVP is the owner of SeattlePro Enterprises, an IT training and consulting business. His experience covers a wide range of spectrum: trainer, consultant, systems administrator, security architect, network engineer, author, technical editor, college instructor and public speaker. Zubair holds more than 18 technical certifications and Bachelor of Science degrees in Aeronautics & Astronautics Engineering Mathematics and Computer Information Systems. His Web site, www.techgalaxy.net, is dedicated to technical resources for IT professionals.  Zubair may be reached at alexander@techgalaxy.net.

Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
 Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest, both Microsoft MVPs, are IT professionals focused on technologies futures. They are authors of multiple books, including "Microsoft Windows Server 2008: The Complete Reference" (McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2008), which focuses on building virtual workloads with Microsoft's new OS.  Danielle Ruest may be reached at mcpmag@reso-net.com.

Chip Andrews
 Chip Andrews, MCSE+I, MCDBA is a software security architect at (Clarus Corp.). Chip maintains the (sqlsecurity.com) Web site and speaks at security conferences on SQL Server security issues.  Chip may be reached at chipandrews@usa.net.

Daniel Appleman
   Daniel may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Danijel Arsenovski
   Danijel may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Michael Ashton
 Michael Ashton, MCSE, MCP+Internet, CNE, IBM Certified Systems Expert in OS/2 Warp Server, is a Technical Analyst for Sprint Paranet in Salt Lake City, Utah. You can reach him at hmashton@sprintparanet.com.  Michael may be reached at hmashton@sprintparanet.com.

Joli Ballew
 Joli Ballew, MCSE, MCT, A+, is the author of Windows 2000 Professional Test Yourself (Osborne), Windows 2000 Server On Site (The Coriolis Group), and has written chapters and acted as the technical editor for others. In her spare time, she writes articles for her Web site, spends time with her family, and continues her quest toward both a Windows 2000 MCSE and breaking 100 on the golf course.  Joli may be reached at joli_ballew@admin911.com.

Melinda-Carol Ballou
 Melinda-Carol Ballou is program director for IDC's Application Life-Cycle Management research, where she focuses on software life-cycle process configuration and management, software quality and IT governance software. Prior to joining IDC, she ran Ballou IT Strategies, an independent consulting company specializing in PPM and ALM, and served as senior program director at META Group.  Melinda-Carol may be reached at editor@reddevnews.com.

Cynthia Balusek
 Cynthia Balusek, MCSE, MCT, is a systems analyst for a software company. She swears everything worked wonderfully in testing.  Cynthia may be reached at cbalusek@austin.rr.com.

Andy Barkl
 Andy Barkl, CCNP, CCDP, CISSP, MCT, MVP, MCDST, MCSE: Security, MCSA: Security, MCSA: Messaging A+, CTT+, i-Net+, Network+, Security+, Server+, CNA, has over 20 years of experience in the IT field. He's the owner of MCT & Associates LLC, a technical training and consulting firm in Phoenix, Arizona. He enjoys dividing his time between teaching in the classroom, writing from his office and consulting on Cisco and Windows deployments. He's also the online editor for MCPMag.com, TCPMag.com, CertCities.com, and a contributing author and editor for Sybex and Cisco Press. He hosts a multitude of exam preparation chats monthly on MCPmag.com and CertCities.com.  Andy may be reached at andy.barkl@wetrainit.com.

Bob Beauchemin
   Bob may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Scott Bekker
 Scott Bekker is news editor for Redmond magazine and editor of ENTmag.com.  Scott may be reached at sbekker@redmondmag.com.

Jeff Bennion
 Jeff Bennion, MCP, has worked in the IT industry since 1985. Now specializing in directory services, he’s a senior systems engineer with BindView Corp., where he consults with enterprise-level customers on Windows NT, NDS, Exchange, and Active Directory design and migrations. Prior to that, he operated an independent IT consulting firm.  Jeff may be reached at jbennion@bigfoot.com.

Alan Berg
   Alan may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Steven Berringer
   Steven may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Damir Bersinic
 Damir Bersinic, MCSE, MCDBA, MCSA, MCT, is an independent consultant, trainer and author.  Damir may be reached at damir@bradsys.com.

Yuri Boglaev
   Yuri may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Robert L. Bogue
 Robert Bogue, MCSE, has contributed to more than 100 book projects and numerous other publishing projects. Robert is a technical consultant for Crowe Chizek in Indianapolis. His latest book is Mobilize Yourself! The Microsoft Guide to Mobile Technology (is available wherever books are sold. He is also a frequent contributor to CertCities.com.  Robert may be reached at Robert.Bogue@CroweChizek.com.

Bill Boswell
 Contributing Editor Bill Boswell, MCSE, is the principal of Bill Boswell Consulting, Inc. He's the author of Inside Windows Server 2003 and Learning Exchange Server 2003 both from Addison Wesley. Bill is also Redmond magazine's "Windows Insider" columnist and a speaker at MCP Magazine's TechMentor Conferences.  Bill may be reached at boswell@101com.com.

Michael Boyett
 Michael Boyett, a former pastry chef turned techie, is an international telecommunications trainer for Inet Technologies Inc. headquartered in the Telecom Corridor in Richardson, Texas. He also teaches occasional technical courses for Crash Course Technical Training based in Dallas, Texas. Currently Michael holds A+, Network+, MCSE, MCT, Server+ SME as well as many vendor-specific certifications. When not on the road, his days are spent teaching classes on SS7 or on specific products for Inet, and teaching Microsoft and CompTIA classes on weekends and evenings for Crash Course. If Michael is not at work, most of his time is taken by school (he is working on a degree in Telecommunications Management) or his family (Michael has a wife of four + years and a nine-month-old daughter.)  Michael may be reached at michael_boyett@hotmail.com.

Scott Braden
 Scott Braden has helped more than 600 companies negotiate Microsoft volume license deals. For a free case study, "How a Mid-size Company Saved over $870,000 on a $3 million Microsoft Enterprise Agreement, in Less Than Three Weeks," visit www.MicrosoftCaseStudy.com.  Scott may be reached at scott@microsoftsecrets.com.

Roberta Bragg
 Roberta Bragg, MCSE: Security, CISSP, Security+, and Microsoft MVP is a Redmond contributing editor and the owner of Have Computer Will Travel Inc., an independent firm specializing in information security and operating systems. She's series editor for Osborne/McGraw-Hill's Hardening series, books that instruct you on how to secure your networks before you are hacked, and author of the first book in the series, Hardening Windows Systems.  Roberta may be reached at Roberta.Bragg@mcpmag.com.

Harry Brelsford
 Bainbridge Island, Washington author Harry Brelsford is the CEO of NetHealthMon.com, a Small Business Server consulting and networking monitoring firm. He publishes the "Small Business Best Practices" newsletter (subscribe@nethealthmon.com), and is the author of several IT books, including MCSE Consulting Bible (Hungry Minds) and Small Business Server 2000 Best Practices (Hara Publishing).  Harry may be reached at harryb@nethealthmon.com.

Linda Briggs
 Linda Briggs is the founding editor of MCP Magazine and the former senior editorial director of 101communications. In between world travels, she's a freelance technology writer based in San Diego, Calif.  Linda may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Chris Brooke
 Chris Brooke, MCSE, is a contributing editor for Redmond magazine and director of enterprise technology for ComponentSource. He specializes in development, integration services and network/Internet administration. Send questions or your favorite scripts to chrisb@componentsource.com.  Chris may be reached at chrisb@componentsource.com.

Paul G. Brown
 Paul G. Brown, MCSD, a developer, speaker, and a frequent contributor to MCPmag.com, lives in New Berlin, Illinois. When not in front of the computer, he can be found chasing Jerry, Wesley, Jordan and Dillon for Mom.  Paul may be reached at paul@paulgbrownl.com.

J. Peter Bruzzese
 J. Peter Bruzzese (jpb@cliptraining.com), MCSE 2003/2000/ NT, MCT, is a training consultant, lead developer for ClipTraining.com and technical author. His latest book, Tricks of the Microsoft Windows Vista Masters (O'Reilly, 2007), has just been released. Bruzzese is launching a forum on Microsoft clustering technologies at www.clusteringanswers.com.  J. Peter may be reached at jpb@cliptraining.com.

Sandy Burd
 Sandy Burd is a contributing writer for Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine.  Sandy may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Rick A. Butler
 Rick A. Butler, MCSE+I, is the Director of Information Services for the United States Hang Gliding Association.  Rick may be reached at mcpmagrick@adelphia.net.

Rick Cantrell
 Rick Cantrell, MCSE, has worked for Digital Equipment Corp. and then Compaq for 19 years, servicing hardware and software. He currently supports BackOffice products and specializes in TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, WINS, SMS, IIS, Proxy/ISA, and Windows 2000. He's the team lead for the Networks Technology Group.  Rick may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

James Carrion
 James Carrion, MCSE, MCT, MCNE, CNI, has worked as a computer consultant and technical instructor for the past 14 years. He’s the owner of and principal instructor for MountainView Systems, LLC, which specializes in accelerated MCSE training.  James may be reached at jcarrion@mntview.com.

Alan R. Carter
 Alan R. Carter, MCSE+Internet, MCT, has installed and supported complex networks while working on staff for national and regional value-added resellers. Alan is an independent trainer and the author of two books from IDG: Windows NT 4.0 MCSE Study Guide and Windows 2000 MCSE Study System.  Alan may be reached at alan_carter@usa.net.

Alan Caruth
 Alan Caruth, MCSE, is a network engineer in Anchorage, Alaska.  Alan may be reached at saono@artificiallives.com.

Jason Cattlett
 Jason Catlett, MCSD, works for First Edge Sornson in Southfield, Michigan as a VB/SQL/Web/e-commerce developer. During weeks he doesn't work 70 hours, he enjoys watching the Wolverines, Red Wings, (and someday) the Lions win.  Jason may be reached at jcatlett@firstedge.com.

Stewart Cawthray
 Stewart Cawthray, MCSE, ITIL Service Manager, is an IT management consultant for Hewlett-Packard.  Stewart may be reached at stewart.cawthray@hp.com.

Michael Chacon
 Michael Chacon, MCSE, MCT, is a directory services architect, focusing on the business and technical issues surrounding identity management in the enterprise. He is the co-author of new book coming from Sybex Publishing that covers the MCSA's 70-218 exam.  Michael may be reached at chaconme@netscape.net.

Rachel Chalmers
   Rachel may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

David Christiansen
 David Christiansen (dave@techdarkside.com) is a project manager at a Fortune 500 financial services company and the author of the blog "A Corporate IT Survival Guide."  David may be reached at dave@techdarkside.com.

Andy Clark
   Andy may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Dan Clark
   Dan may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Randy Cook
 Randy Cook, MCSE, MCP+Internet, lives in Richmond, Virginia with his wife, Susan. A Senior Staff Networking Consultant for Renaissance Worldwide, he specializes in Windows NT WANs and Exchange Server. Visit his Web site at www.rcook.com.  Randy may be reached at randy@rcook.com.

Russ Cooper
 Russ Cooper is a senior information security analyst with Verizon Business, Inc. He's also founder and editor of NTBugtraq, www.ntbugtraq.com, one of the industry's most influential mailing lists dedicated to Microsoft security. One of the world's most-recognized security experts, he's often quoted by major media outlets on security issues.  Russ may be reached at editor@redmondmag.com.

Steve Crandall
 Steve Crandall, MCSE, is a principal of ChangeOverTime, a technology consulting firm in Cleveland, Ohio, that specializes in small business and non-profit organizations. He's also assistant professor of Information Technology at Myers College and a contributing writer for Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine.  Steve may be reached at stephen@crandall.net.

Robert Crissman
 Robert Crissman is general manager of the U.S. Partner Enablement Team at Microsoft Corp.  Robert may be reached at editor@rcpmag.com.

Barbara Darrow
 Barbara Darrow is Industry Editor for Redmond Developer News, Redmond magazine and Redmond Channel Partner. She has covered technology and business issues for 20 years.  Barbara may be reached at bdarrow@1105media.com.

Alek Davis
   Alek may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Doug Dedo
 Doug Dedo is Group Product Manager of Microsoft's Mobile Devices Division.  Doug may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Paul DeGroot
 Paul DeGroot is an analyst with Directions on Microsoft, an independent research firm focused exclusively on Microsoft strategies and technology.  Paul may be reached at pdegroot@rcpmag.com.

Greg DeMichillie
   Greg may be reached at editor@reddevnews.com.

Anil Desai
 Anil Desai, MCSE, MCSD, MCDBA, is technical architect for QuickArrow, Inc. in Austin, Texas. He specializes in developing and managing solutions based on Windows NT 4.0/2000 and Microsoft SQL Server platforms. Anil is the author of several books, including MCSE Fast Track: Windows 2000 Directory Services Administration Exam Guide (Sybex), SQL Server 2000 Backup & Recovery (McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing) and Windows NT Network Management: Reducing Total Cost of Ownership (New Riders).  Anil may be reached at anil@austin.rr.com.

Srikanth Desikan
 Srikanth Desikan is vice president of product marketing for NeoEdge Networks Inc. of Palo Alto, Calif. (www.neoedgenetworks.com), a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner specializing in on-demand digital goods delivery and management. NeoEdge is beta testing a digital content channel management service designed for game, video and software producers and publishers.  Srikanth may be reached at srikanth@neoedgenetworks.com.

Chris Dias
   Chris may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Douglas Dickerson
 Douglas Dickerson, MCSE+Internet, MCT, CNA, A+, Network+, is a Technical Education Instructor with Levi, Ray, & Shoup Inc. in Springfield, Ill. He has been working in IT since 1991 and has supported everything from stand-alone PCs to high-end networks running multiple platforms.  Douglas may be reached at ddickerson@lrs.com.

Jeremy Dillinger
 Jeremy Dillinger, MCSE+I, does tech support at a local company and for his local school district.  Jeremy may be reached at jerdill@hotmail.com.

Dave Doknjas
   Dave may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Kathleen Dollard
 Kathleen is a consultant, author, trainer and speaker. She’s been a Microsoft MVP for 10 years and is an active member of the INETA Speaker’s Bureau where she receives high marks for her talks. She wrote "Code Generation in Microsoft .NET" (Apress) and often speaks at industry conferences and local user groups around the U.S. Kathleen is the founder and principal of GenDotNet and continues to research code generation and metadata as well as leveraging new technologies springing forth in .NET 3.5. Her passion is helping programmers be smarter in how they develop and consume the range of new technologies, but at the end of the day, she’s a coder writing applications just like you. Reach her at kathleen@mvps.org.  Kathleen may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Michael Domingo
 MCPmag.com Editor Michael Domingo has been tracking IT and software development trends since 1989 and, since 1997, witness to Microsoft's dominance in certification and training. Michael hosts MCP Radio and Redmond Radio and moderates MCPmag's live chats and discussion forums.  Michael may be reached at mdomingo@1105media.com.

Emmett Dulaney
 Emmett Dulaney is the author of several books on Linux, Unix and certification, including the Security+ Study Guide, Fourth Edition. He can be reached at eadulaney@comcast.net.  Emmett may be reached at eadulaney@comcast.net.

Jeff A. Dunkelberger
 Jeff A. Dunkelberger, MCSE, MCT, is a senior consultant from Compaq’s Professional Services’ Windows and Messaging Platforms Practice.  Jeff may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Jeff Durham
 Jeff Durham, A+, i-Net+, is a trainer and technical reviewer for both his own firm, Mercury Communications, as well as DS Technical Solutions. He's an avid rock-climber and overall sports enthusiast.  Jeff may be reached at mercury@iquest.net.

Thomas Eck
 Thomas Eck, MCSE+I, MCSD, ASE, CCA, CAN, is a specialist with Perot Systems Corp., currently assigned as a systems architect, developer and project manager for a major European investment bank. Thomas is also the author of Windows NT/2000: ADSI Scripting for System Administration (New Riders).  Thomas may be reached at thomas.eck@ps.net.

John Ellsworth
 John Ellsworth, MCP, practiced law from 1972 until 1994, when he returned to school and enrolled in a master’s degree program in software engineering. He currently consults for EnvisionWorks, a software development and consulting group in Chicago, Illinois. Reach him at vbsqlellsworth@hotmail.com.  John may be reached at vbsqlellsworth@hotmail.com.

Mark England
 Mark England, MCSE, MCT, MCNE, is a principal technology consultant with HP Services, Microsoft Infrastructure Practice, where he specializes in Windows and Exchange. He is a regular contributing author for Microsoft Certified Magazine, a presenter at MEC, as well as an evening instructor in Sacramento.  Mark may be reached at mark.d.england@hp.com.

Bill English
 Bill English, MCSE, MCT, CTT, is an author, trainer, and consultant specializing in network security and the Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint platforms. He owns Networknowledge, (www.networknowledge.com) a consulting and training business, and has co-authored four books on Exchange 2000 Server, including The Exchange 2000 Server Administrator's Companion (Microsoft Press) and Exchange 2000 Server: The Complete Reference (McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media). He's currently working on a new book from Addison Wesley on SharePoint Portal Server 2001.  Bill may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Mike Gunderloy et al.
 Rick A. Butler, MCSE+I, is a network administrator for Eurologic Systems, an OEM Storage Solutions provider. When not doing something with computers, he is reading something, writing something, perfecting his foosball game, or deciding the fate of monsters with the roll of a 20-sided die. rbutler@eurologic.com

Stewart Cawthray, MCSE, MCT, MCP+I, is an IT Management Consultant in the Microsoft Services Practice with Hewlett Packard Consulting. stewart_cawthray@hp.com

Douglas Mechaber is a network consultant, and is always on the look out for utilities that make his life easier. dmechaber@worldnet.att.net

Mike Gunderloy, MCSE, MCSD, MCDBA, is Product Editor for MCP Magazine. He is the author of numerous books and articles on database and development topics.  Mike Gunderloy may be reached at mikeg1@larkfarm.com.


Ed Brovick et al.
 Ed Brovick, MCSE, has been consulting on networking and messaging for Cambridge Technology Partners for six years. Prior to that Ed worked in a variety of roles from Product Manager to Developer. Ed wants readers to know that he completed his MCSE before Doug Hauger. He is kept busy by his three children, Avery, Sydney, and Austin-Paul. Contact him at ebrovick@excell.com.

Doug Hauger, MCSE, has been consulting on systems integration and enterprise information technology for the past 10 years. He’s currently Director of Technology for Cambridge Technology Partners. And while it is true that Ed earned his MCSE before Doug, Doug wants readers to know that he has passed twice as many certification exams as Ed. Reach him at dhauger@excell.com.

William C. Wade, III, MCSE, MCT, has been a Microsoft BackOffice and network consultant and author for several years. Bill lives with his endearing wife Julie in Issaquah, Washington. As you can see, Bill must placate Doug and Ed, assuring each that the other is smarter. Reach him at wadeware@halcyon.com.

 Ed Brovick may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.


Christine Ewing
 Christine Ewing is security market segment manager for Altiris Inc., a Gold Certified Partner and provider of service-oriented management solutions based in Lindon, Utah.  Christine may be reached at christine.ewing@altiris.com.

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Mike Feldman
 Mike Feldman is the president of Data-Rite (www.dataritesys.com) , a Web and application company in NYC that specializes in Microsoft technology. Mike is an MCSD and MCT and a frequent speaker at technical Conferences. For several years Mike wrote a monthly column in Advisor magazine and was an instructor of client-server applications at Baruch College in NYC.  Mike may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Dan Fergus
 Dan Fergus is the chief architect at Forest Software Group, developing .NET applications, including Pocket PC sports team applications. He speaks at major conferences, does consulting, and teaches Compact Framework, VB.NET, and ASP.NET courses. He coauthored The Definitive Guide to the .NET Compact Framework (Apress). Reach him at danf@forestsoftwaregroup.com.  Dan may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Derek Ferguson
 Derek Ferguson, MCSD, is Chief Technology Evangelist for PocketDBA Systems, a wireless technology company. A Sun Certified Java Programmer and Certified Lotus Principal Professional, Derek is the author of several books, including Debugging ASP (McGraw-Hill), MCSD Solution Architectures (New Riders), and Broadband Internet Access for Dummies (IDG), and has been a featured speaker at Wireless DevCon 2000 and the International Conference on Java Development 2001. He's currently writing a book on writing mobile .NET applications for APress.  Derek may be reached at derek@pocketdba.com.

Michael Feuda
 Michael Feuda, MCSE, NNCDS, is an independent writer. He has worked with Microsoft products since the days of LAN Manager.  Michael may be reached at mfeuda@hotmail.com.

Thaddeus Fortenberry
 Thaddeus Fortenberry, MCSE, MCT, has been working with Windows NT since its first release. Currently, he's the Program Manager of VPN technologies for Compaq and is responsible for designing and deploying the global tunnel servers. Thaddeus is the author of Windows 2000 Virtual Private Networking (New Riders).  Thaddeus may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Dan Frumin
 Dan Frumin is the founder of Frumin Consulting group, a business and technology strategy consulting firm. Prior to that Dan spent several years running his own company and working at Microsoft in a variety of business and technical roles.  Dan may be reached at info@frumin.com.

Dana Gardner
 Dana Gardner is president and principal analyst at Interarbor Solutions, an enterprise IT analysis, markt research and consulting firm. Gardner tracks and analyzes Web services, application-development tools and application aptimization techniques. He is also the producer of teh podcast series BriefingsDirect.  Dana may be reached at editor@reddevnews.com.

Travis Garriss
 Travis Garriss, MCSE+I, MCT, owns Managed Support Services, a consulting firm. Travis specializes in Exchange, storage area networks and Internet architectures.  Travis may be reached at tgarriss@garrisstech.com.

Jill Gebelt
 Jill Gebelt, MCSE, MCT, has been a Computer Science Instructor and a river guide. Jill currently works as an independent contractor in Salt Lake City. She also holds A+, Network+, and CCNA certifications.  Jill may be reached at jillgebelt@hotmail.com.

Chris Gerrib
 Chris Gerrib, MCP, CNE, has been in high-tech for five years, the last four with Hinsdale, Illinois-based consulting firm Information Technologies International. He started out as a “screwdriver holder” for the senior technicians and worked his way up to his current position as VP of Operations. He holds degrees from Southern Illinois University and the University of Illinois.  Chris may be reached at chris.gerrib@itiinc.com.

Chris Golubski
 Chris Golubski, MCSE+I, MCDBA, MCSD, MCDBA, MCSA, MCP+Site Building, MCT is a managing consultant with I.T. Partners, Inc. (www.itpartners.net), a triple Gold Microsoft Certified Partner in Dallas. When not coding or engineering, Chris runs a Rottweiler Rescue in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area.  Chris may be reached at cgolubski@itpartners.net.

Andy Goodman
 Andy Goodman is a Microsoft MVP and the owner of DownHome Computers http://www.SBS-ROCKS.com/ a custom hardware, software and network configuration and repair shop in Kernersville, North Carolina and specialist in Small Business Server. Downhome is a Microsoft Registered System Builder and Intel Registered IPD. Andy may be more familiar to MCPmag.com visitors as "HandyAndy," the pseudonym he uses on the IT/Certification Discussion Forums' Small Business Server thread and on the monthly "SBS Live!" chat.  Andy may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

T. Brian Granier
 T. Brian Granier, CCNA, MCSE, MCP+I, A+, has been working in the computer industry since 1995. After receiving a degree in computer engineering technology from the University of Houston in 1999, Brian worked with Zebec Data Systems Inc. where he currently serves as the information security architect. His current projects involve major infrastructure revisions and technical security improvements in accordance with federal HIPAA regulations.  T. Brian may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Fred Grant
 Fred Grant, MCSE, is a senior technology consultant for Compaq, Windows and Messaging Practice, in New England.  Fred may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Rick Grehan
   Rick may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Robert Grigsby
 Robert Grigsby, MCSE, is a Technology Consultant for eApplications Practice, Global Services Organization, Compaq Computer Limited.  Robert may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Simon Guest
   Simon may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Mike Gunderloy
 Mike Gunderloy, MCSE, MCSD, MCDBA, is a former MCP columnist and the author of numerous development books.  Mike may be reached at mikeg1@larkfarm.com.

Scott Guthrie
   Scott may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Richard Harlan
 Richard Harlan, MCSE, Network+, lives in the Kansas City area and is working as the Network Engineer for the John Deere Ag Marketing Center.  Richard may be reached at harlanrichardc@johndeere.com.

Jim Hautala
 Jim Hautala, MCSE, is a technology consultant, Windows and Messaging Practice, for Compaq in New England.  Jim may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Adam Hayes
 Adam Hayes, MCP, Network+, is the head of the IT department for a medium-size company with a strong focus on e-commerce. When not working or sleeping, he's studying for the next certification.  Adam may be reached at adamh@cyberservices.com.

Bill Heldman
 Bill Heldman www.billheldman.com is an instructor at Warren Tech, a career and technical education high-school in Lakewood, Colorado. He is a contributor to Redmond, MCP Magazine and several other Windows magazines, plus several books for Sybex, including CompTIA IT Project+ Study Guide.  Bill may be reached at bheldman@comcast.net.

Chris Henry
 Chris Henry, MCSD, MCT, works for QuickStart Technologies, a California-based Microsoft Certified Solution Provider Partner. As a consultant for QuickStart, he regularly uses a wealth of Microsoft development tools on the job, including Visual Basic, SQL Server, Microsoft Transaction Server, Visual C++, and Microsoft ActiveStore.  Chris may be reached at ChrisH@quickstart.com.

T.K. Herman
 T.K. Herman, MCSD, MCP + Site Building, MCT, is the President of Integrated Information Technologies, LLC, a software development firm located in Fort Wayne, Indiana that specializes in client/server and Internet/intranet software solutions. When he's not spending five hours taking a beta exam, he can be found flying a Piper Archer II around the Midwest.  T.K. may be reached at tkh@iitech.net.

Jeffery Hicks
 Jeffery Hicks, MCSE, MCSA, is a Microsoft PowerShell MVP and scripting guru for SAPIEN Technologies. Jeff is a 16 year IT veteran who has co-authored and written several books, courseware and training videos on administrative scripting and automation. He is the co-author of Advanced VBScript for Microsoft Windows Administrators (Microsoft Press) and Windows PowerShell:TFM (SAPIEN Press). His latest is WSH and VBSCript Core:TFM (SAPIEN Press).  Jeffery may be reached at jhicks@sapien.com.

Billy Hollis
   Billy may be reached at billyhollis@gmail.com.

Dale Holmes
 Dale Holmes, MCSE, CCNA, CNE, is a partner and senior technical consultant for Allnet LLC in Baltimore, Maryland.  Dale may be reached at techtalk@allnetllc.net.

Bill House
 Bill House is an independent consulting programmer and developer based in Corona del Mar, California.  Bill may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Jim Idema
 Jim Idema, MCSE, CNA, is president of Idema Enterprises Computer Consulting, a West Michigan-based computer consulting firm specializing in networking solutions to business.  Jim may be reached at Identcc@attbi.com.

R. A. Isaak
   R. A. may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Rodney Ivers
 Rodney Ivers, MCSE, is a Technical Support Specialist for Compaq working in Business Critical Services.  Rodney may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Keith D. Jablon
   Keith may be reached at Keith.Jablon@quickstart.com.

Ed Jennings
 Ed Jennings, MCSE, MCT, is Director of Curriculum, Microsoft Technical Training, for Knowledge Alliance, Inc., a 35-site North America training and consulting company. Ed has spent 15-plus years providing Microsoft enterprise network and messaging product support with the following companies: ENTEX Information Services, Inc., Microsoft Corp., and Digital Equipment Corp. (now Compaq). He and his wife of 25 years spend their quality time enjoying their 12-year-old son.  Ed may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Roger Jennings
 Roger Jennings is an independent data-oriented .NET developer and computer book author. He's also a Visual Studio Magazine contributing editor and the author of oakleafblog.blogspot.com  Roger may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Eric Johnson
 Eric Johnson, MCITP: Database Administrator, MCSD, MCSE, is co-founder of Consortio Services, and the primary database technologies consultant. He has 10 years of IT experience, from OS and hardware to specialized applications and development, to designing and managing databases of all shapes and sizes. He's also a SQL Server trainer and has hosted numerous Webcasts and presented at numerous IT conferences, including TechMentor. Eric is president of the Colorado Springs SQL Server Users Group.  Eric may be reached at ejohnson2010@yahoo.com.

Rick Johnson
 Rick Johnson, MCSE+I, has extensive experience in network and security design, enterprise application rollouts and management. Rick, formerly an NT Administrator and Desktop Engineer for the Advanced Systems Lab at Hewlett Packard's Mountain View site, also holds CompTIA A+, Network+, iNet+, Server+, Citrix Certified Administrator, and Certified Internet Webmaster Associate certifications. He's currently in pursuit of an MCSE upgrade.  Rick may be reached at rjohnson@home.com.

Don Jones
 Don Jones is the owner and operator of ScriptingAnswers.com, a speaker at national technical IT conferences, and the author of nearly twenty books on information technology. His latest book is "Windows PowerShell: TFM" (Sapien Press).  Don may be reached at don@scriptinganswers.com.

Josh Jones
 Joshua Jones, MCTS: SQL Server 2005, MCITP: Database Administrator, is co-owner and operating systems/database technologies consultant with Consortio Services in Colorado Springs, Colo. He provides training, administration, analysis and design support for SQL Server 2000 and 2005, in addition to training and support for all flavors of Windows.  Josh may be reached at jjones@consortioservices.com.

Joseph L. Jorden
 Joseph L. Jorden, MCSE, MCT, CCNA, CCDA is Chief Technical Officer for Dugger & Associates (www.Dugger-IT.com). He was one of the first 100 people to achieve the MCSE+I and one of the first 2,000 to become an MCSE under Windows 2000. Joseph frequently contributes to books from Sybex and various periodicals.  Joseph may be reached at Joe.Jorden@Dugger-IT.com.

Thomas Jorgensen
 Thomas Jorgensen, MCSE, CCNP, CCDP, FNCNE, CCA, is a WAN Engineer for Netcom Group in Grand Rapids, Michigan. When he’s not building networks, he can be found at the coffee shop reading a book and drinking too much Sumatra.  Thomas may be reached at thomswork@lycos.com.

Randolph Kahle
   Randolph may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Paul Y. Kalumba
 Paul Y. Kalumba, MCSE, MCP+I, writes from Zambia, Central Africa.  Paul may be reached at paul@srp.org.zm.

Chris Kanaracus
 Chris Kanaracus is the news editor for Redmond Developer News.  Chris may be reached at ckanaracus@reddevnews.com.

Rich Karpinski
 Rich Karpinski is a long-time technology writer focusing on Web technologies. He's worked for and published stories at CommunicationsWeek, NetGuide, InternetWeek, Network Computing and many other publications. He's also worked at supply chain/integration vendor E2open as a consultant at NetMarketMakers.  Rich may be reached at editor@visualstudiomagazine.com.

Barry Kaufman
 Barry Kaufman, MCSE, CCNA, MCT, MS in Education, is a founder and CTO of Intense School. Barry has worked as a network consultant and trainer since NT 3.51 and Netware 2.0. He honestly believes that things have gotten better, even if it hasn't cut down on his workload in the least.  Barry may be reached at bkaufman@intenseschool.com.

Rob Keefer
   Rob may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Douglas King
 Douglas King, MCSE+Internet, MCT, is training manager for the Redmond, Washington Entex Information Systems branch.  Douglas may be reached at Douglas.King@Entex.com.

Doug Klippert
 Doug Klippert, MOUS and MCSE, is an independent trainer who enjoys teaching people in far-flung parts of the world.  Doug may be reached at Doug@Klippert.com.

Alan Knowles
 Alan Knowles, MCSE, CNE, is a server engineer with a large health care organization, which has branches in the Pacific Northwest and Western U.S.  Alan may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Kevin Kohut
 Kevin Kohut has been involved with information technology in some form or another for over 18 years, and has a strong business management background as well. As a computer consultant, Kevin has helped both small businesses and large corporations realize the benefits of applying technology to their business needs.  Kevin may be reached at kk@easyofficenetwork.com.

Adam Kolawa
 Adam Kolawa is the co-founder and CEO of Parasoft Corp. He is also the co-author of "Automated Defect Prevention: Best Practices in Software Management" (John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2007).  Adam may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Blair Kovacs
 Blair Kovacs, MCSE, MCP+Internet, A+, is an independent e-Business Infrastructure Specialist specializing in Microsoft Internet technologies. Blair is currently under contract with The E.D.E.N. Project, Inc. In conjunction with Microsoft Consulting Services of Canada and a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider, he’s helping to develop Canada’s first distance education Web application using Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition and MCIS 2.5.  Blair may be reached at impact@encode.com.

Rebekkah Kumar
 Rebekkah Kumar is Product Manager for Microsoft Commerce Marketing at Microsoft.  Rebekkah may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Melissa E. Lamoureux
 Melissa "Mel" Lamoureux, MCSE, MCP+I, MCP, A+, is a hardware/LAN support specialist at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, supporting Windows NT and Windows 2000 servers and workstations.  Melissa may be reached at lamoureu@oit.umass.edu.

Rodney Landrum
 Rodney Landrum is an MCSE working as a data analyst and systems engineer for a software development company in Pensacola, Florida.  He has a new book from Apress entitled ProSQL Server Reporting Services.  Rodney may be reached at rodneyl@healthware.com.

René Larivière
 René Larivière, MCSE, MCT, CNE, CNE GroupWise, is a systems consultant and trainer through his company, Zentzu, Inc., based in Calgary, Alberta. He has extensive experience in designing and implementing LANs and WANs with Windows NT, Banyan VINES, NetWare, and LAN Manager.  René may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Desmond Lee
 Desmond Lee works as a senior consultant at BT Global Professional Services. He is a Microsoft Certified Trainer, VMware Certified Professional, technology evangelist and is the founder of the Swiss IT Pro User Group. You can follow his IT adventures at www.leedesmond.com/weblog.  Desmond may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Wei-Meng Lee
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Robert Leithiser
 Robert Leithiser, MCDBA, MCSD, MCSE+I, MCT, OCP DBA is a database consultant/technical trainer currently residing in Montgomery, Alabama. In his spare time, he takes his family on outings to Barnes and Nobles to read books.  Robert may be reached at Robert@topdba.com.

Doug Leland
 Doug Leland is a SQL 7.0 group product manager at Microsoft.  Doug may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Steven B. Levy
 Steven B. Levy is the product unit manager for Microsoft TechNet.  Steven may be reached at technet@microsoft.com.

Alistair Limb
 Alistair Limb is a technical solutions architect working for Compaq Global Services in the UK. He’s spent the last six years working on enterprise monitoring solutions.  Alistair may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Andrew Lindley
 Andrew Lindley, MCSE, MCP+I, MCT, CCNA, is the Instructor Manager at SQLSoft's Portland, Oregon training center. He has taught Windows 2000 classes worldwide and been involved with many AD and Win2K rollouts.  Andrew may be reached at andrew.lindley@sqlsoft.com.

Todd Logan
 Todd Logan, MCSE:Security, MCSA:Security, CompTIA Security+ is an independent contractor, trainer, and technical writer. He’s a co-author of Windows 2000 Professional Exam Cram.  Todd may be reached at todd.logan@cox.net.

Patrick Lownds
 Patrick Lownds, MCSE, MCSE+I, is a technology consultant for Compaq who works with the Technology Consulting Group.  Patrick may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Keith Lubell
 Keith Lubell, MCSE, MCSD, MCT, is the Director of Application Development for Valinor, Inc. He manages all application developers and most of the projects (though he’s also known to code from time to time). He’s worked extensively with Exchange and SQL Server and has participated in many NT rollouts. In a past life, he played bass guitar professionally and exhibited paintings in the U.S. and Europe. Reach him at KLubell@valinor.com.  Keith may be reached at KLubell@valinor.com.

Keith Lubner
 Keith Lubner is managing partner of Channel Consulting Corp., a N.J.-based global consulting organization focused on channel strategy, design, enablement, outsourcing and training for growing companies.  Keith may be reached at klubner@channelconsultingcorp.com.

Lucian Lui
 Lucian Lui is the ISA Server Product Manager at Microsoft.  Lucian may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

David Mack
   David may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

A. Nicklas Malik
   A. Nicklas may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Ted Malone
 Ted Malone, MCDBA, MCSE, MCT, is a Senior Software Developer for Configuresoft, Inc., a Colorado software company that specializes in Windows enterprise configuration and management software. Ted was co-founder and president of eKnowlogist, Inc., a technology consulting company that specializes in e-commerce and security consulting. Ted has been working with SQL Server since its inception and has more than 18 years of experience in IT. He has been a speaker for many IT industry events, including Microsoft TechEd, PASS Community Summit, and the MCP Magazine Techmentor Summit on Security.  Ted may be reached at ted.malone@configuresoft.com.

Brian Marranzini
 Brian Marranzini, MCSE, ITIL, A+ is an independent writer who works for a major software company.  Brian may be reached at bmarranzini@hotmail.com.

Richard M. Marshall
   Richard M. may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Bill McCarthy
   Bill may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

M.H. McIntosh
   M.H. may be reached at editor@rcpmag.com.

Patrick Meader
   Patrick may be reached at pmeader@1105media.com.

Douglas Mechaber
 Douglas Mechaber, MCSE, MCNE, CCDA, is a network consultant and dive instructor and is always on the lookout for utilities that make his life easier, or panulirus interruptus, the California spiny lobster.  Douglas may be reached at dmechaber@worldnet.att.net.

Vijay Mehta
   Vijay may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Derek Melber
 Derek Melber (MCSE, MVP, CISM) is president of BrainCore.Net AZ, Inc., as well as an independent consultant and speaker, as well as author of many IT books. Derek educates and evangelizes Microsoft technology, focusing on Active Directory, Group Policy, security and desktop management. As one of only 8 MVPs in the world on Group Policy, Derek’s company is often called upon to develop end-to-end solutions regarding Group Policy for companies. Derek is the author of the The Group Policy Resource Kit by MSPress, which is the defacto book on the subject.  Derek may be reached at derekm@braincore.net.

Justin L. Melot
 Justin L. Melot, MCP, A+, is a systems specialist II for Unity Health Center in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He started working on medical information systems in 1998 at Norman Regional Hospital in Norman, Oklahoma.  Justin may be reached at jmelot@uhcenter.com.

Steve Michelotti
   Steve may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Matt Migliore
 Matt Migliore is regular contributor to ENTmag.com. He focuses particularly on Microsoft .NET and other Web services technologies. Matt was the editor of several technology-related Web publications and electronic newsletters, including Web Services Report, ASP insights and MIDRANGE Systems.  Matt may be reached at mmigliore2@excite.com.

Sally Miller
 Sally Miller, MCSE, is network administrator at a medium-sized manufacturing company with a distributed WAN. She hopes to upgrade her certification to Windows 2000 as experience permits.  Sally may be reached at sallym@colwellind.com.

Stacia Misner
   Stacia may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Tarak Modi
   Tarak may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Brian Moore
 Brian Moore MCSD, primarily develops data warehousing applications using Microsoft SQL Server as the back end and front end OLAP tools with Visual Basic and Visual InterDev.  Brian may be reached at moorebr@mediaone.net.

Anthony Morgante
 Anthony Morgante MCSE, is an Assistant Director in Engineering & Development for the international network infrastructure team at Ernst & Young. He is a new contributor to MCPmag and lives in Yonkers, New York.  Anthony may be reached at anthony.morgante@ey.com.

Scott Morris
 Scott Morris, CCIE #4713, is an instructor/Consultant for Mentor Technologies, Inc. (formerly Chesapeake). He's currently meandering around the world training people on new and exciting internetworking topics.  Scott may be reached at swm@emanon.com.

Jeremy Moskowitz
 Jeremy Moskowitz, MVP, MCSE founder of Moskowitz, Inc. (Moskowitz-inc.com), is an independent consultant and trainer for Windows technologies. He runs GPanswers.com, and WinLinAnswers.com community forums to answer tough Group Policy and Windows/Linux Integration questions. His popular book on Group Policy is entitled Group Policy, Profiles and IntelliMirror. His latest book is Practical Windows and Linux Integration: Hands-on Solutions for a Mixed Environment. Jeremy frequently contributes to both Redmond magazine and is the Linux track manager at TechMentor.  Jeremy may be reached at jeremym@moskowitz-inc.com.

Bea Mulzer
 Beatrice Mulzer, MCSE, MCP+I, MCT, is the owner of Intellisys USA Inc., which consults to small businesses in IT infrastructure design, implementation and network maintenance using the Microsoft platform.  Bea may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

James D Murray
 James D. Murray is a staff writer for the publisher O'Reilly & Associates. James has authored several books, including Windows NT Event Logging and Windows NT SNMP. He can be reached at jdm@oreilly.com.  James may be reached at jdm@oreilly.com.

Becky Nagel
 Becky Nagel is the executive editor of the 1105 Redmond Media Group's Web sites, including Redmondmag.com, RCPmag.com, RedDevNews.com and VisualStudioMagazine.com, among others.  Becky may be reached at bnagel@1105media.com.

Behzad Nazardad
 Behzad Nazardad, MCSE, MCP+I, has been in the field of computer science engineering for 13 years. He holds a bachelor's degree in computer science and electrical engineering from California State University, Long Beach. Behzad currently works as an IT trainer and Win2K consultant. He works for several companies and provides special training, mostly to companies overseas. Behzad can be contacted at bennaz64@hotmail.com.  Behzad may be reached at bennaz64@hotmail.com.

Greg Neilson
 Greg Neilson, MCSE+Internet, MCNE, PCLP, is a Contributing Editor for MCP Magazine and a Professional Development Manager for a large IT services firm in Australia. He’s the author of Lotus Domino Administration in a Nutshell (O’Reilly and Associates, ISBN 1565927176).  Greg may be reached at gneilson@hotmail.com.

Pat Newton
 When he isn’t racing his car or spending time with his fiancée, Pat Newton is an NT Engineer for Multiple Zones International in Renton, Washington. Pat is a graduate of Seattle Pacific University’s evening AATP MCSE program. Send him your help desk suggestions or horror stories at pnewton@seanet.com.  Pat may be reached at pnewton@seanet.com.

Tony Northrup
 Tony Northrup, MCSE, Compaq ASE, lives in the Boston area and is currently a systems architect at Genuity. He’s the author of Introducing Windows 2000 Server (Microsoft Press) and NT Network Plumbing (IDG Books), and co-author of Networking Essentials Unleashed (SAMS Publishing).  Tony may be reached at northrup@genuity.com.

Brian Noyes
   Brian may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Gerry O'Brien
 Gerry O'Brien, MCSE, MCSD, MCDBA, MCT, has been working with computers since the days of the Commodore VIC-20. Over the past five years he's done network administration for The Hardman Group Ltd., a real estate management/development company, and owns Canadian-Based GK ComputerConsulting, which provides hardware and software sales, consulting, and development services to a wide range of clients.  Gerry may be reached at ga_obrien@rogers.com.

Ron Oglesby
 Ron Oglesby is the Citrix and Terminal Services team leader at Progressive Network Solutions in Downers Grove, Illinois. When he is not hacking the registry on his Windows 2000 server he is busy trying to finish his computer lab in his basement.  Ron may be reached at citrix_guy@hotmail.com.

Gary Olsen
 Gary Olsen, MCSE, is a consultant with HP Services, supporting Windows NT ad Windows 2000 and consulting on Active Directory design and deployment. He has authored several Microsoft Knowledgebase articles and has presented at several MCP TechMentor conferences. His most recent book is Windows 2000: Active Directory Design and Deployment (New Riders).  Gary may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Suzanne Pacheco
 Suzanne Pacheco is the IT Manager for Micro Information Products in Austin, Texas. In her spare time, she and her husband John play golf and try to keep their three labradors entertained.  Suzanne may be reached at suzanne.pacheco@mip.com.

Sekou Page
 Sekou Page, MCSE, CCNA, has been in IT more than 10 years, having architected and administered Active Directory, Exchange mail systems, and network environments for small to enterprise-class systems. Sekou specializes in AD and Exchange migrations and has led more than 50 successfully, over 30 of which were in Exchange 2003. His expertise also includes infrastructure architecture/optimization, mail systems and security. He's currently principal Exchange knowledge architect at Zenprise, provider of real-time e-mail diagnosis and problem resolution.  Sekou may be reached at spage@mcpmag.com.

David Pallmann
   David may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Tim Patrick
   Tim may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Em C. Pea
 Em C. Pea, MCP, is a technology consultant, writer and now budding nanotechnologist who you can expect to turn up somewhere writing about technology once again.  Em may be reached at Auntie@mcpmag.com.

Stephen Perry
   Stephen may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

John V. Peterson
 John V. Petersen is president and founder of Main Line Software, Inc.,a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based software application and database design firm. He earned an MBA from the Haub School of Business at St. Joseph's niversity, and is a four-time recipient of Microsoft's Most Valuable Professional award. John presents at industry events, writes for various publications, and is the author of Visual FoxPro 6 Enterprise Development and Hands-on Visual Basic 6 Web Development from Prima Publishing.  John may be reached at jpetersen@mainlinesoftware.comor.

Joseph Phillips
 Joseph Phillips, MCSE, MCT, CTT enjoys Windows 2000, Windows NT, and old-fashioned subnetting. Joseph serves as a consultant and trainer. He is an author of several books covering topics ranging from Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure, Windows 2000 Security, and the A+ Certification Exam.  Joseph may be reached at jdp@josephphillips.com.

Simon Phipps
   Simon may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Rob Pierry
   Rob may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Mike Pizzo
   Mike may be reached at editor@reddevnews.com.

Tim Plas
 Tim Plas, MCSE, is a senior technologist for a mid-sized Midwestern company in the financial services arena. He has done development, management, network engineering, consulting, and technical training for more than 20 years in the IT field, working mostly with IBM mid-range systems and Microsoft BackOffice products. Tim is also the proud father of triplets. He can be reached at tplas@cloudnet.com.  Tim may be reached at tplas@cloudnet.com.

James D. Pollock
 James D. Pollock, MCSE, MCSA, successfully escaped from the maintenance garage and now works as a systems administrator at Pioneer Pacific College, where he’s also a senior instructor teaching Microsoft networking.  James may be reached at jamesdpollock@yahoo.com.

David Poppel
 David Poppel, MCSE, MCP+I, Network+, A+, is IT department head for a manufacturing company with a North American base in Connecticut.  David may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Bob Potemski
 Bob Potemski is a writer and Certified Technical Trainer currently living in the Kansas City area. A transplanted New Yorker, Bob holds a Bachelor’s degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Master’s from Long Island University. In addition to his technical training certification, Bob is iNet+ certified by CompTIA, and is a member of ASTD, the American Society for Training and Development. When he’s not writing or training, Bob moderates the new Technical Writing forum at www.brainbuzz.com, and also develops and validates e-certification tests for www.brainbench.com. His outside interests include dogs, (he has four), Harleys, (he’s still saving for one), theater, comedy and New York sports teams the Mets and the Rangers.  Bob may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Chris Preimesberger
   Chris may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Tom Pruett
 Tom Pruett has been with HP since 1997. During his career, he’s been an IT consultant (focused on Microsoft solutions), network architect and worked on a help desk. He currently resides in Huntsville, Ala., with his wife of 14 years and their four children.  Tom may be reached at editor@redmondmag.com.

Eric Quinn
 Eric Quinn, CCNP, CCDP, CCSI, is a senior technical instructor with KnowledgeNet, a Cisco Training Partner. Eric is also co-author of the CCNP Remote Access Exam Cram by Coriolis Press. He writes the “Link State Update” column for TCPmag.com.  Eric may be reached at equinn@ccti.com.

Hasan Z. Rahim
 Hasan Z. Rahim, MCSE+Internet, MCT, is the NT Business Manager for Jeskell, Inc., a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider (MCSP) and Microsoft Certified Technical Education Center (CTEC). You can reach him at hasan@jeskell.com.  Hasan may be reached at hasan@jeskell.com.

Sara Rea
   Sara may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

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John Peter Recher
 John Peter Recher, MCSE, MCDBA, CNE, is a systems engineer for Advanced Systems Deployment in Arlington, Va. He enjoys cooking at home with his English bulldog, Grechen Maria.  John Peter may be reached at JRecher@excite.com.

Roman Rehak
   Roman may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Brian Reisman
 Brian M. Reisman, MCAD, MCDBA, MCSD, MCSE, MCT, is author of MCAD/MCSD: Visual Basic .NET Windows and Web Applications Study Guide (Sybex).  Brian may be reached at info@onlc.com.

Jim Richards
 Jim Richards, MCSE, MCP+Internet, is a network engineer in Boston, Massachusetts. He can be reached at jimlouisrichards@aol.com.  Jim may be reached at jimlouisrichards@aol.com.

James Robbins
 James Robbins, MCP, CNE, MCNE, started 14 years ago as a PC bench tech, eventually working his way up to being a consultant and systems engineer. He’s been in the banking industry for the last five years working in distributed front-line management and project management roles. He moved into his Y2K role early in 1997, where he’s been responsible for developing and managing several testing projects. Contact him at TalkY2k@Postmark.net.  James may be reached at TalkY2k@Postmark.net.

Manuel Rodriguez
 Manuel Rodriguez is a freelance writer in Southern California.  Manuel may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Brian Rogers
   Brian may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Christopher M. Roscoe
 Christopher M. Roscoe, MCSA, CIW, is the senior network administrator at National Packaging Solutions Group, a manufacturer of corrugated boxes.  Christopher may be reached at croscoe@nationalpsg.com.

Patrick Santry
 Patrick Santry, MCSD, MCT, MCP+Site Building, is the author of several articles on Microsoft certification and an MCSD certification book on FrontPage 98. He specializes in developing e-Business solutions using Microsoft DNA technologies.  Patrick may be reached at Patrick@Santry.com.

Greg Saoutine
 Greg Saoutine, MCSE, is an IT Consultant working in New York City.  Greg may be reached at gsaoutine@hotmail.com.

Lee Scales
 As a senior consultant Lee Scales, MCSE, CCA, has worked extensively with Windows NT/2000, Exchange and BackOffice. His specialty is designing Win2K infrastructures.  Lee may be reached at leescales@hotmail.com.

Ed Scannell
 Ed Scannell is the editor of Redmond magazine.  Ed may be reached at escannell@redmondmag.com.

Dian Schaffhauser
 Dian L. Schaffhauser is MCP Magazine's Editorial Director.  Dian may be reached at dschaffhauser@101com.com.

Mark Scott
 Mark Scott, Michael Wrobel and Nick Forte are consultants with RDA, a provider of advanced technology consulting services. Mark is an MCSE+I, MCSD, MCDBA and MCT. Michael, an MSCE+I and MCDBA, is also an Oracle 8/8i-certified DBA and Oracle Master-Enterprise Internet DBA.  Mark may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Sri Seshadri
 Sri Seshadri, MCSE, MCT, MCSA, is a principal consultant at DCSS who specializes in Windows NT/2000 enterprise-related design, implementation, and support of large infrastructure projects.  Sri may be reached at sxseshad@dcss.com.

Richard Shanks
 Richard Shanks is a freelance writer and network administrator with the Houston Advanced Research Center.  Richard may be reached at rshanks@harc.edu.

Michael Shea
 Michael Shea, MCSE+Internet, MCT, works for IntelliNet Corp.  Michael may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Barry Shilmover
 Barry Shilmover, MCSE+I, MCT, owns Shilmover Consulting Services, a Microsoft Solution Provider specializing in Windows NT/2000 and Exchange 5.5/2000 solutions. He has co-authored books that include Windows 2000 System Administrator’s Black Book and Exchange 5.5 Exam Cram, both from Coriolis Press.  Barry may be reached at mcpmag@shilmover.com.

Robert J. Shimonski
 Robert J. Shimonski, MCSE, MCP+I, CCDP, CCNP, NNCSS, Master CNE, is a lead network and security engineer for a major manufacturing firm and part-time technical instructor. Robert's specialties include network infrastructure design with multiple technologies and developing a host of Web-based solutions for companies securing their markets on the Web. Robert has also contributed hundreds of articles and study guides to Web sites and organizations worldwide, including Cramsession.com. He just finished co-authoring titles on Windows XP Pro and BizTalk Server 2000.  Robert may be reached at rshimonski@rsnetworks.net.

Ravi Soin
   Ravi may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Stan Spotts
 Stan Spotts, MCSE+Internet, MCSD, MCDBA, MCT, MCP+Site Building, MSS, CCA, A+, is a managing consultant at a leading international full service provider for growing e-Businesses.  Stan may be reached at StanSpotts@telocity.com.

Sushil Srivastava
   Sushil may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Vikram Srivatsa
   Vikram may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Tom Steele
 Tom Steele, MCT, is a contributing author to Visual C++ Developers Journal. He currently works for Winnebago Software Company, a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider, developing library automation software using Visual C++/MFC. He’s certified to teach the Visual C++/MFC courses and is pursuing his MCSD.  Tom may be reached at tsteelemct@msn.com.

Ronald Stewart
 Ronald Stewart, MCSE+I, MCT, is an IT consultant in Vancouver, Canada. He has more than 10 years of experience in IT. He’s worked with, consulted on, and taught DNS.  Ronald may be reached at ronwstewart@shaw.ca.

Robert Stewart
 Robert Stewart is the general manager, Training and Certification for Microsoft.  Robert may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Joseph Stoppiello
 Joseph Stoppiello, MCSE, is president and CEO of ITwirx, a systems integrator and network architecture company. He's been designing Windows architectures and Windows-based network architectures for 11 years.  Joseph may be reached at info@itwirx.com.

Shane Story
   Shane may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Vinu Sundaresan
   Vinu may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Stephen Swoyer
 Stephen Swoyer is a contributing editor for several 1105 Media sites. He's based in Athens, Georgia.  Stephen may be reached at swoyerse@yahoo.com.

Michael Tedesco
 Michael Tedesco, MCSE, MCT, serves as the Enterprise Messaging Specialist for Latham & Watkins,a Los Angeles-based law firm. He has taught classes on Exchange Server for the past couple of years and is now leading a conversion of 2,500 users from cc:Mail to Exchange.  Michael may be reached at michael.tedesco@lw.com.

Thiru Thangarathinam
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Rob Thayer
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Ken Thoreson
 Ken Thoreson is managing director of the Acumen Management Group Ltd., a North American consulting organization focused on improving sales management functions within growing and transitional organizations. You can reach him at ken@acumenmgmt.com.  Ken may be reached at ken@acumenmgmt.com.

Matt Tiemeyer
 Matt Tiemeyer, MCT, MCSD, is currently working on his MCSE. Matt has taught Visual FoxPro and Visual Basic classes to clients such as General Electric and Procter & Gamble. He currently leads a team of developers in building both desktop and enterprise applications using Visual FoxPro, Visual Basic, Access, and MS SQL Server.  Matt may be reached at mtiemeyer@ISResearch.com.

Chad Todd
 Chad Todd, MCSE, MCT, CNE, is the author of Hack Proofing Windows 2000 Server by Syngress Publishing. He is the co-owner of Training Concepts, which specializes in Windows 2000 and Cisco training.  Chad may be reached at chad@trainingconcepts.org.

David W. Tschanz
 David W. Tschanz, Ph.D., MCSE, is author of the recent "Exchange Server 2007 Infrastructure Design: A Service-Oriented Approach" (Wiley, 2008), as well as co-author of "Mastering Microsoft SQL Server 2005" (Sybex, 2006). Tschanz is a regular contributor to Redmond magazine and operates a small IT consulting firm specializing in business-oriented infrastructure development.  David may be reached at desertwriter1121@yahoo.com.

Craig Utley
   Craig may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Peter Varhol
 Peter Varhol is a principal at Technology Strategy Research LLC, an industry analysis and consulting firm.  Peter may be reached at editor@redmondmag.com.

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
   Steven may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Kris Vezina
 Kris Vezina is a manager with the AATP at Microsoft Corp.  Kris may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Peter Vogel
 Peter Vogel is a principal in PH&V Information Services, specializing in ASP.NET development with expertise in SOA, XML, database and User Interface design. He has written several books on application development using Microsoft technologies and presents at conferences around the world.  Peter may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Deepak Vohra
 Deepak Vohra, a Sun-certified Java programmer and Sun-certified Web component developer, has published numerous articles in industry publications and journals. Deepak is the author of the book "Ruby on Rails for PHP and Java Developers."  Deepak may be reached at dvohra09@yahoo.com.

Bill Wagner
   Bill may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Jon Wagner
 Jon Wagner has been developing for the Windows platform for seven years. He is currently Director of Development for VerticalNet, Inc. (www.verticalnet.com), where he’s responsible for NT architecture projects. Jon was previously Director of NT Architecture for Reality Online, Inc., a Reuters company, where he produced the design and implementation of the NT Web servers running www.moneynet.com. Reach him at jwagner@vertical.net.  Jon may be reached at jwagner@vertical.net.

Dan Wahlin
   Dan may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Shaun Walker
   Shaun may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

Keith Ward
 Keith Ward is editor of Virtualization Review magazine.  Keith may be reached at kward@1105media.com.

Timothy L. Warner
 Timothy L. Warner, MCSE, MCT, CTT, CCNP, is a content developer for Transcender LLC in Nashville, Tennessee.  Timothy may be reached at twarner@transcender.com.

David Wascha
 David Wascha is the BizTalk product manager at Microsoft Corp.  David may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

Charles Watson
 Charles Watson is vice president of products and marketing at BlueRoads Corp., a San Mateo, Calif.-based Registered Member and provider of partner opportunity management solutions for midsize and large companies.  Charles may be reached at editor@rcpmag.com.

Nicholas Wells
 Nicholas Wells is the director of Corporate Business Strategy at embedded Linux vendor Lineo Inc. Wells presents and writes on a variety of Linux-related topics to worldwide audiences. He holds a masters degree in business administration and worked for a time as the director of technicalmarketing at Caldera Systems and also as a principal technical writer at Novell. More recently, Wells was an independent author and training consultant. He has authored more than 10 Linux-related books, including titles from Que, Sybex, Coriolis, and IDG.  Nicholas may be reached at editor@mcpmag.com.

William Wen
   William may be reached at editor@vsmagazine.com.

John West
 John West, MCSE, MCSD, MCT, CNE, works at IntelliNet Corp., a Microsoft Solution Provider Partner and the 1998 Microsoft Southeast Partner of the Year (www.intelli.net). He’s contributed to three books from Que: Platinum Edition: Using Windows NT Server 4, Special Edition Using