About the Author

[Previous] [Next]

Ted Pattison is an instructor and researcher at DevelopMentor (www.develop.com) in Los Angeles, California. He teaches professional developers how to build multitier applications using COM, MTS, and COM+ applications. He co-manages DevelopMentor's Visual Basic curriculum and has written several courses, including Guerrilla VB and Essential COM(+) for VB Programmers.

Ted is a contributing editor of MSDN magazine and has his own column titled Basic Instincts dedicated to building enterprise and Internet-style applications using Visual Basic. He has published articles in Microsoft Systems Journal, MIND, and Visual Basic Programmer's Journal. He's also a regular speaker at conferences such as VBITs, WinDev, and Tech Ed.

Ted provides consulting services through his own firm, Subliminal Systems (http://SubliminalSystems.com). He has worked with companies such as Hughes Aircraft, Dell Computer, Nabisco, ADP, IPS-Sendero, and PeachTree Software conducting architecture reviews and transferring technology to bring each company's programming talent up to speed for multitier development based on Windows 2000 and Windows NT technology. For more information, you can send mail to Ted at [e-mail].