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CDW supports the unique needs of business with brand-name technology products and services from top-name providers like APC, Cisco, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Sony, Symantec, Toshiba and ViewSonic. A leading resource of IT knowledge, products and support, CDW uses its vast array of products and state-of-the-art inventory automation model to ensure customers get the right technology delivered right away. About BizTech
BizTech explores technology and business issues that senior IT leaders and business managers face when they’re evaluating and implementing a solution. BizTech presents best practices of implementation, best-of-breed technology products and case studies from the field.
CDW supports the unique needs of business with brand-name technology products and services from top-name providers like APC, Cisco, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Sony, Symantec, Toshiba and ViewSonic. A leading resource of IT knowledge, products and support, CDW uses its vast array of products and state-of-the-art inventory automation model to ensure customers get the right technology delivered right away. About BizTech
BizTech explores technology and business issues that senior IT leaders and business managers face when they’re evaluating and implementing a solution. BizTech presents best practices of implementation, best-of-breed technology products and case studies from the field.
RYAN PETERSEN
Editor in Chief
For more than four years, Ryan has covered a variety of bases for BizTech and is the first line of defense for bringing on new writers. Ryan was formerly a copy editor at the Kane County Chronicle, the Moline Dispatch and Rock Island Argus newspapers. Against his better judgment, Ryan is raising his son as a Cubs fan.
Editor in Chief
For more than four years, Ryan has covered a variety of bases for BizTech and is the first line of defense for bringing on new writers. Ryan was formerly a copy editor at the Kane County Chronicle, the Moline Dispatch and Rock Island Argus newspapers. Against his better judgment, Ryan is raising his son as a Cubs fan.
BRAD SOWELL
Senior Editor
Brad is a senior editor on BizTech magazine; he works closely with media relations and other professionals to develop Tech Trends, Tech Tips, Best Practices & Peer Reviews for the magazine. He’s your best bet to send pitches to and to request product reviews. Brad was most recently a public relations specialist at S&S Public Relations. Before that, he handled public affairs for the U.S. Department of Energy. When not following the Cubs and Hawkeyes religiously, Brad is an avid distance runner, and has been competing in races across the Midwest for over 15 years.
Senior Editor
Brad is a senior editor on BizTech magazine; he works closely with media relations and other professionals to develop Tech Trends, Tech Tips, Best Practices & Peer Reviews for the magazine. He’s your best bet to send pitches to and to request product reviews. Brad was most recently a public relations specialist at S&S Public Relations. Before that, he handled public affairs for the U.S. Department of Energy. When not following the Cubs and Hawkeyes religiously, Brad is an avid distance runner, and has been competing in races across the Midwest for over 15 years.
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Desktop Applications & Utilities
JASON HOLBERT
Contributing Editor
Jason covers desktop applications and helpdesk utilities, including reviews geared towards the IT end-user support function. Jason is a Tier II Desktop Support Technician at Harcros Chemicals, a chemical manufacturing and distribution company based in Kansas City, KS. When he is not supporting users, Jason can usually be found remodeling the home he shares with his wife and two children, giving guitar lessons, or just enjoying a good book.
Contributing Editor
Jason covers desktop applications and helpdesk utilities, including reviews geared towards the IT end-user support function. Jason is a Tier II Desktop Support Technician at Harcros Chemicals, a chemical manufacturing and distribution company based in Kansas City, KS. When he is not supporting users, Jason can usually be found remodeling the home he shares with his wife and two children, giving guitar lessons, or just enjoying a good book.
Handhelds & Tech Gadgets
DR. JEFF SHEEN
Contributing Editor
Jeff is tasked with separating the gee whiz factor from the truly useful when it comes to the latest tech gadgets, and oh, he holds a Ph.D. in physics. He currently works as the lead enterprise analyst for Grange Mutual Casualty Group of Columbus, Ohio. His biggest challenge is being an avid Wolverine fan while living in the midst of Buckeye country.
Contributing Editor
Jeff is tasked with separating the gee whiz factor from the truly useful when it comes to the latest tech gadgets, and oh, he holds a Ph.D. in physics. He currently works as the lead enterprise analyst for Grange Mutual Casualty Group of Columbus, Ohio. His biggest challenge is being an avid Wolverine fan while living in the midst of Buckeye country.
Networking Best Practices
CHRIS CARDILLO
Contributing Editor
Contributing Editor
Chris is the director of technology at the law firm of Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton in Miami. He has worked in IT management for more than 10 years and has led the Association of Legal Administrators MIS Focus Group for eight years. Cardillo owns LawFirmTechnology.com, which handles marketing for law firms, and he recently began publishing the free Law Firm Technology newsletter.
Networking Hardware Reviews
CONNOR W. ANDERSON
Contributing Editor
Contributing Editor
Connor is the vice president of Riverfront Technology in Clinton, Iowa. He has been working with computers since 1985, which he figures confers Grizzled Veteran status. Connor has a number of industry certifications and has served as a team leader on many projects for clients as diverse as Fortune 500 companies, universities, government agencies and the shop on the corner. He lives three blocks from the Mississippi River with his wife and three kids. He enjoys fighting the forces of entropy consuming his 90-year-old house and, in the summer, releasing his inner hooligan attending the matches of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club.
Servers & Storage
RYAN SUYDAM
Contributing Editor
Ryan is on a perpetual quest to answer the question of does it work on big or small iron, and how do you back it up? He is also the director of information technology for Phillips Architecture, an architecture and design firm based in Raleigh, NC. Trained as an architect, Suydam also manages DesignFacilitator, a software startup offering Web-based design applications for commercial interior designers. Suydam keeps occupied studying Yankees baseball, chasing his two toddlers around and remodeling his house.
Contributing Editor
Ryan is on a perpetual quest to answer the question of does it work on big or small iron, and how do you back it up? He is also the director of information technology for Phillips Architecture, an architecture and design firm based in Raleigh, NC. Trained as an architect, Suydam also manages DesignFacilitator, a software startup offering Web-based design applications for commercial interior designers. Suydam keeps occupied studying Yankees baseball, chasing his two toddlers around and remodeling his house.
Hardware & Big Iron
PHIL LEITER
Contributing Editor
Contributing Editor
Phil is the IT manager for Cumberland Associates, a private-investments advisory firm in New York City. Phil is a hardware enthusiast who is always looking to get the most from components and systems. Professionally, this means balancing performance, reliability and value. Personally (and as an avid PC gamer), this means building and tweaking high-performance desktop computers with his kids.
SEO & Web Applications
DAN SKEEN
Contributing Editor
Dan is a web marketing consultant for Quarry Integrated Communications, representing the Canadian firm from an office in Australia's Sunshine Coast. Dan helped develop Quarry's Search Results Builder program for business-to-business online lead generation. His latest articles and speaking gigs are listed at www.danskeen.com. When he's not helping clients get found, Dan likes to lose himself on an occasional surfing safari.
Contributing Editor
Dan is a web marketing consultant for Quarry Integrated Communications, representing the Canadian firm from an office in Australia's Sunshine Coast. Dan helped develop Quarry's Search Results Builder program for business-to-business online lead generation. His latest articles and speaking gigs are listed at www.danskeen.com. When he's not helping clients get found, Dan likes to lose himself on an occasional surfing safari.
Windows Application Development
TONY NORTHRUP
Contributing Editor
Tony Northrup, Microsoft MVP, MCSE, MCTS, and CISSP, is a Windows consultant and author living in the Boston area. Tony started programming before Windows 1.0 was released, but has focused on Windows administration and programming for the last 15 years. He has written more than a dozen books covering Windows networking, security and development. When he’s not consulting or writing, Tony enjoys remote-controlled flight, golf and nature photography (which you can see at www.northrup.org).
Contributing Editor
Tony Northrup, Microsoft MVP, MCSE, MCTS, and CISSP, is a Windows consultant and author living in the Boston area. Tony started programming before Windows 1.0 was released, but has focused on Windows administration and programming for the last 15 years. He has written more than a dozen books covering Windows networking, security and development. When he’s not consulting or writing, Tony enjoys remote-controlled flight, golf and nature photography (which you can see at www.northrup.org).
Microsoft Technology Best Practices
RUSSEL SMITH
Contributing Editor
Russell is a UK-based technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. Russell started his career as a trainer in Web authoring software during the dot-com boom and later moved into systems support and administration. An MCSE with more than nine years experience, Russell’s projects have included everything from deploying Small Business Server to developing security practices on large-scale United Kingdom government IT projects. During his spare time, Russell is studying Russian but in his less serious moments enjoys lounging in coffee houses with friends in Kent.
Contributing Editor
Russell is a UK-based technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. Russell started his career as a trainer in Web authoring software during the dot-com boom and later moved into systems support and administration. An MCSE with more than nine years experience, Russell’s projects have included everything from deploying Small Business Server to developing security practices on large-scale United Kingdom government IT projects. During his spare time, Russell is studying Russian but in his less serious moments enjoys lounging in coffee houses with friends in Kent.
Editor at Large
BEN BRADLEY
Ben Bradley is managing director of the Bradley Wiltjer Marketing Group Inc. He writes about the intersection of technology and business. Because he was never very good at sports, his primary interests include the role of marketing on internal technology adoption, micro-finance, network and physical security, collaboration, networks and groupware.
Ben Bradley is managing director of the Bradley Wiltjer Marketing Group Inc. He writes about the intersection of technology and business. Because he was never very good at sports, his primary interests include the role of marketing on internal technology adoption, micro-finance, network and physical security, collaboration, networks and groupware.
Desktop Deployment and Management
MITCH TULLOCH
Contributing Editor
Contributing Editor
Mitch Tulloch is a widely recognized expert on Windows administration, networking, and security. He has been repeatedly awarded Most Valuable Professional (MVP) status by Microsoft for his outstanding contributions in supporting users who deploy and use Microsoft platforms, products and solutions. Mitch has published over two hundred articles on different IT websites and magazines, and he has written or contributed to almost two dozen books. Mitch is lead author for the Windows 7 Resource Kit from Microsoft Press. Mitch owns and runs an information technology content development business based in Winnipeg, Canada.
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