About the Authors

Contributing Authors

Thomas Moore, MCSE, MCSA, MCSD, MCDBA, MCT, CTT+, and Net+, has been in the computer industry for more than 20 years . Thomas has a wide variety of expertise in all hardware environments and with most Microsoft Server products. Thomas says that "My first and lasting love, besides my wife and family, however, is programming." Thomas is comfortable in any programming language environment, achieving his MCSD and MCDBA certifications from their inception. Over the past 15 years, he has been working for a variety of Microsoft partners and currently is in Knowledge Services for CompuPower Systems Limited in Paris, Ontario, Canada. Thomas enjoys staying up to date, although like most of us, he finds it a challenge to keep up with the pace of the industry. Thomas's most recent certification achievements include being one of the first Windows 2000 MCSEs in the world and achieving the same standard as a SQL Server 2000 MCDBA and MCSD in .NET development.

Don Pavoni , an IT project manager working in the Chicago area, has more than 25 years of industry experience. His recent assignments have included designing and developing client/server and Web-based applications. He also has been an adjunct instructor at a Chicago-area university for the past 14 years, teaching various programming languages and other computer- related courses. During his career, Don has filled the roles of developer, business analyst, IT group manager, trainer, contractor, and project manager.

Eric Rockenbach , MCT, MCSD, MCAD, MCDBA, MCSA, is a published .NET author, architect, trainer, and national-level speaker with more than eight years of consulting experience, two and a half years of which have involved full life-cycle .NET software development. Eric resides in Houston, Texas and can be reached via e-mail at eric@extremedotnet.com.