Acknowledgments

Kirk Hausman : Thanks go to Mary Burmeister for contacting me initially about this book. I also would like to extend thanks to Jeff Riley, the acquisitions editor at Que, for making this book possible, and to my agent, Jawahara Saidullah of Waterside Productions, for her indispensable assistance. Appreciation is also due to Steve Rowe, Tonya Simpson, and Bart Reed for their excellent editing, and to the technical reviewers, Clement DuPuis and Patrick Ramseier, for their technical comments and suggestions. Finally, thanks go to Diane Barrett and Martin Weiss for their assistance in bringing this book together.

Diane Barrett : Thank you to co-authors Kirk Hausman and Martin Weiss for their contributions. Thanks to Mary Burmeister for always having a sense of humor, and to her and Ed Tittel for their kindness and understanding when my brothers died. Special thanks to my husband, Bill, whose love, understanding, and patience never cease to amaze me.

Martin Weiss : Many thanks to the entire team who helped bring this book together, especially Ed Tittel and Mary Burmeister. To my son Kobe: I love you! Thank you to all the other fine folks in my life who rock, including Elizabeth Ballou and Taxi, as well as the many fine professionals I work with on a daily basis, especially Michael "Security Guru" Dalton. Finally, thanks to the great folks at Castadream.com. Lots of love to the rest of my family and peeps.