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and whitepapers, and has written or contributed to over 30 books. In addition to
his technical writing, Brien is the cofounder of Relevant Technologies and also
serves the IT community through his own Web site.
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, Contributing Authors
Colin Bowern is the vice president of technology at official
COMMUNITY in Toronto, Canada. Through his work with the
clients, Colin and the team help recording artists build and manage
an online community to connect with their fans. Colin came to
official COMMUNITY from Microsoft, where he was a senior
consultant with the Microsoft Consulting Services unit working
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with enterprise customers on their adoption of Microsoft technology.
During his time at Microsoft, Colin worked with several product
groups to incorporate customer feedback into future product releases,
as well as the MCSE certification exam development. Colin holds two
Microsoft DeliverIt! awards for work done within the financial industry
in Canada for driving the adoption of .NET as a development platform
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and developing an SMBIOS inventory tool that was incorporated
into the Windows Pre-installation Environment. Colin has delivered
a number of in-person and Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN)
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webcast sessions since the early part of the decade on topics ranging
from .NET Development to infrastructure deployment with the
Microsoft platform. In addition to technical talks, Colin participates
in the community through active contributions on the MSDN and
ASP.NET Forums, publishing code examples, sharing experiences
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through his blog, and attending local user group events. Colin has
been a technical reviewer for Addison-Wesley’s .NET development
series, the Windows Server 2003 series from Microsoft Press, and has
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coauthored a Windows Server 2003 MCSE study guide for Syngress
Publishing. In addition, he holds a Masters of Science degree from the
University of Liverpool.
John Karnay is a freelance writer, editor, and book author living
in Queens, NY. John specializes in Windows server and desktop
deployments utilizing Microsoft and Apple products and technology.
John has been working with Microsoft products since Windows 95
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