About the Technical Editors

Will Willis, MCSE, A+ Certified Technician, Network+, B.A., is a Senior Network Administrator for an international software development company in the Dallas, Texas, area. He is responsible for the network and server infrastructure, documentation, disaster recovery preparedness, antivirus strategies, firewalls/network security, infrastructure (servers, routers, switches, hubs, and so on) maintenance and upgrades, and the reliability and availability of network resources.

Will started out as a help desk tech, providing technical support over the phone for PC hardware and software and later moved up to a desktop/LAN support specialist position working on a team of eight to support a 3,000+- user multiple-site network. From that position, Will moved into a job as a network manager, where he administered multiple Active Directory domains and servers running BackOffice applications Exchange Server, IIS, Site Server, SQL Server, and SMS. He can be reached at [e-mail] and enjoys spending time with his family and writing and recording original music when not busy being a techie. Will has co- authored eight books and scores of technical articles to date. He has also written practice exams and tech-edited many titles. His first album of guitar-based instrumental music, Darkness into Light , was released in late 2002. Will is also a seminary student, pursuing a Master of Arts in Theology. More information on Will can be found at http://www.willwillis.us.

Richard D. Coile works for New Horizons Training Center of Tampa Bay as the lead Microsoft Certified Trainer and senior network administrator. His certifications include MCSE+ I, MCSE: Security, MCSE (W2K and NT4), MCT, CompTIA's A+, iNet+, Security+, and Network+ and Prosoft's CIW “CI. He has a masters degree in education technology from the University of Central Florida. He has been working with computers since 1986. While in college, he worked for Tandy Computers as a computer sales specialist and provided computer support for his customers. You can reach him at [e-mail] or [e-mail].