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Kris Jamsa

Associate Publisher: Joel Fugazzotto
Acquisitions Editor: Denise Santoro Lincoln
Developmental Editor: Tom Cirtin
Production Editor: Donna Crossman
Technical Editor: Acey Bunch
Copyeditor: Linda Stephenson
Compositor: Maureen Forys, Happenstance Type-O-Rama
Graphic Illustrator: Jeff Wilson, Happenstance Type-O-Rama
Proofreaders: Emily Hsuan, Eric Lach, Laurie O’Connell, Yariv Rabinovitch, Nancy Riddiough, Sarah Tannehill
Indexer: Ted Laux
Cover Designer: Carol Gorska/Gorska Design
Cover Photographer: Carlos Navajas, The Image Bank

Copyright © 2003 SYBEX Inc., 1151 Marina Village Parkway, Alameda, CA 94501. World rights reserved. No part of this publication may be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted, or reproduced in any way, including but not limited to photocopy, photograph, magnetic, or other record, without the prior agreement and written permission of the publisher.

Library of Congress Card Number: 2002116880

ISBN: 0-7821-4172-2

SYBEX and the SYBEX logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of SYBEX Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

Transcend Technique is a trademark of SYBEX Inc.

Screen reproductions produced with Collage Complete. Collage Complete is a trademark of Inner Media Inc.

TRADEMARKS: SYBEX has attempted throughout this book to distinguish proprietary trademarks from descriptive terms by following the capitalization style used by the manufacturer.

The author and publisher have made their best efforts to prepare this book, and the content is based upon final release software whenever possible. Portions of the manuscript may be based upon pre-release versions supplied by software manufacturer(s). The author and the publisher make no representation or warranties of any kind with regard to the completeness or accuracy of the contents herein and accept no liability of any kind including but not limited to performance, merchantability, fitness for any particular purpose, or any losses or damages of any kind caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly from this book.

Manufactured in the United States of America

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To my good friend, Dr. Guy Hodgson,
For your endless support and words of encouragement and your willingness to share your knowledge and expertise.

Acknowledgments

Although only the author’s name appears on a book’s cover, the publication of a book requires the tireless efforts of a team of talented and dedicated individuals. Please take a moment and turn to this book’s copyright page to view the members of the Sybex team that worked hard on this book.

To start, I want to thank Dr. Rodnay Zaks for the opportunity to work with Sybex on this book. I have great respect for Dr. Zaks both for his ability to drive Sybex for over 25 years and for his technical and business acumen.

Next, I want to thank Denise Lincoln for her patience and support throughout this project. My special thanks also go to Tom Cirtin for his development efforts and to Acey Bunch for his technical-editing expertise. In addition, I appreciate the work of Donna Crossman and Linda Stephenson for managing and editing the book’s manuscript. The efforts of the Sybex team greatly improved this book’s content.