Stu Sjouwerman

Stu Sjouwerman is the founder of Sunbelt Software, an international company providing best-of-breed system, network, and security management software to keep mission-critical Windows NT/2000 and Server 2003 servers up and running. He is the Editor-in-Chief of W2Knews, which goes to 500,000 subscribers every week, and the publisher of WinXPnews, which has well over two million readers.

James Michael Stewart is a partner of ITinfo Pros, Inc., a technology-focused writing and training organization. His work focuses on Windows NT/2000/XP/.NET, certification, and security. Michael has coauthored numerous books on Microsoft and security certification and administration and written articles for several print and online publications. He has developed and presented certification courseware and training materials. He is also a regular speaker at Networld+Interop. With nearly 20 years of experience with computers, he has also been an MCSE since 1997 and holds the following certifications: CISSP, TICSA, CIW SA, CCNA, MCSE NT and W2K, and iNet+. You can reach Michael by e-mail at michael@itinfopros.com.

Lee Scales, BSEE, MCSE + I, has been working in the computer industry for more than 20 years, including stints with IBM and Microsoft. He is currently employed as a senior consultant with a Microsoft Gold Partner, where his duties include designing Windows networks. He has also been developing courseware for the Windows platform for several years and has been a contributing author to titles in the Exam Cram and the Windows Power Toolkit series.

Gale Pomper has 20 years of experience installing and designing computer networks and holds CompTIA's newest network certification, Server+. She is a certified trainer and engineer for both Microsoft (MCT, MCSE) and Novell (CNI, CNE). For the past 10 years she has been an independent consultant providing network design services and customized training. In 2001 she filmed a Web-based course on Windows 2000 Server. She is the principal author for an exam guide for Windows 2000 Active Directory published in December 2001. She has recently returned from an 8-month sailing hiatus in the Bahamas with her family. Diana Huggins, B.Ed., MCSE, MCT, A+, Server+, and I-NET+, is an independent trainer and technical writer who has coauthored several certification books on Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Directory Services Design, ISA Server, Server+, and Windows XP Professional.

Dawn Rader has been a networking writer, editor, and researcher since 1993. Before joining LANWrights, Inc. in 1995, she was the Managing Editor at NetWare Solutions magazine. Since joining LANWrights full time, she has performed duties as Managing Editor on more than 85 books. She is a contributing author on numerous titles, including the Windows 2000 Power Toolkit (New Riders), Windows 2000 Server Exam Prep (Certification Insider Press), Computer Telephony (AP Professional), The PC Networking Handbook (AP Professional), and the Networking Essentials Exam Cram (Certification Insider Press).

Todd Klindt is an Infrastructure Associate for EDS PLM Solutions. His day-to-day activities include the care and feeding of Windows servers. He spends his free time riding his motorcycle, trying to do martial arts, and spending time with his new bride, Jill.