About the Technical Reviewers

These reviewers contributed their considerable hands-on expertise to the entire development process for XML and ASP.NET . As the book was being written, these dedicated professionals reviewed all the material for technical content, organization, and flow. Their feedback was critical to ensuring that XML and ASP.NET fit our readers' need for the highest-quality technical information.

Ken Cox is a technical writer and web applications programmer in Toronto. After receiving his bachelor's degree in Radio and Television Arts from Ryerson University, he started a career in radio. He was a journalist for 20 years for top-rated stations and news networks in Toronto and Montreal. During that time, he spent seven years as a correspondent in Quebec City. Computers were only his hobby when Microsoft invited Ken into the beta test for a new product code named Denali ”later known as Active Server Pages (ASP). To pursue his passion for all things high-tech, Ken earned a college certificate in Technical Communications and began a second career as a t echnical writer for many companies, including Nortel Networks. Thanks to his grounding in Internet technologies, Ken found himself in demand as a writer and technical reviewer of computer books and magazine articles on Microsoft technologies, such as Internet Information Server, ASP.NET,Visual Basic, XML, and HTML. Microsoft has recognized Ken's expertise and volunteer contribution to online newsgroups by making him a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP). When not at the keyboard, Ken can be found riding his moped around Toronto or listening to 60's rock 'n roll.

Steve Platt has been around computers for the last 17 years. After a start in chemistry /chemical enginering, Steve decided that his hobby was far more interesting and in 1984 turned to computer programming full-time . After a succession of jobs writing mainframe code for blue-chip companies, Steve turned his attention to the Internet. He has worked on many sites mainly for the financial/insurance sector. Steve currently works for a Microsoft Solution Provider in Brighton, UK, and is actively following his dream to emigrate to Australia.