Philip Baczewski,     is the Associate Director of Academic Computing Services at the University of North Texas Computing Center. He serves as project manager for university student Internet services, and works with client server implementations of IMAP, IMSP, SMTP, and LDAP protocols. Philip also provides technical consultation support in the areas of mainframe and UNIX programming, data management, electronic mail, and Internet services. Philip holds his Doctorate in Musical Arts, Composition from the University of North Texas.

Brian Bagnall [email protected],     is a Sun Certified Java Programmer and Developer. His current project is designing and programming a distributed computing effort for Distco.com. Brian would like to say thanks to Deck Reyes for his help with the material. He would also like to thank his family for their support.

Chris O. Broomes,     (MCSE, MCP+I, MCT, CCNA) has over seven years of networking experience. He started his career as a consultant at Temple University, and has worked with organizations such as Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Temple University Dental School, and Dynamic Technologies, Inc. Currently, Chris works in Philadelphia as a Network Administrator at EXE Technologies, Inc., a global provider of business-to-business e-fulfillment solutions.

Patrick T. Lane,     (MCSE, MCP+I, MCT, CIW Foundations, CIW Server Administrator, CIW Internetworking Professional, and CompTIA Network+ and i-Net+) is a Content Architect for ProsoftTraining.com who assisted in the creation of the Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) program. He holds a Master’s degree in Education. Lane began working with computers in 1984, and has developed curriculum and trained students across the computer industry since 1994. He is the author of more than 20 technical courses, the director of the CIW Foundations and CIW Internetworking Professional series, and a member of the CompTIA Network+ Advisory Committee. Lane’s work has been published in six languages, and he has been a featured speaker at Internet World.

Michael Marfino,     is the IS Operations Manager for EDS in Las Vegas, Nevada. He earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Management Information Systems from Canisius College in Buffalo, N.Y. He has over a decade of technical industry experience, working in hardware/software support, e-mail administration, system administration, network administration, and IT management. His tenure includes positions at MCI Worldcom and Softbank.

Eriq Oliver Neale,     is a full-time computing technology professional, part-time author and teacher, and occasional musician. He has worked in the computer support industry for over 13 years, and has been on the anti-virus bandwagon since before Michelangelo hit the national media. His recommendations for practicing “safe hex” have been presented in numerous articles and seminars. Eriq lives in the North Texas area with his wife and their two dogs, seven cats, and a school of Mollies that are reproducing faster than believed possible. Eriq has been known to teach the occasional class in web development and attend major league baseball games when not otherwise occupied.

Ryan Russell,     (CCNA, CCNP) has been been employed in the networking field for over ten years, including more than five years working with Cisco equipment. He has held IT positions ranging from help desk support to network design, providing him with a good perspective on the challenges that face a network manager. Recently, Ryan has been doing mostly information security work involving network security and firewalls. He has completed his CCNP, and holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in computer science.

Henk-Evert Sonder,     (CCNA) has about 15 years of experience as an Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) professional, building and maintaining ICT infrastructures. In recent years he has specialized in integrating ICT infrastructures with business applications and the security that comes with it. His mission is to raise the level of companies security awareness about their networks. According to Henk, “So many people talk about the security threats coming from the Internet, but they can forget that the threats from within are equally dangerous.” Currently he works as a senior consultant for a large Dutch ICT solutions provider. His own company, IT Selective, helps retailers get e-connected.