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Winston Lim of Global Publishing for his help and support with distribution of Syngress books in the Philippines. v 301_BD_W2k3_FM.qxd 5/14/04 10:28 AM Page vi Author Susan Snedaker (MBA,BA,MCSE,MCT,PM) is Principal Consultant and founder of Virtual Team Consulting,LLC,a consulting firm specializing in start-ups and companies in transition,particularly technology companies. Virtual Team Consulting works with technology start-ups to develop viable business plans in preparation for debt/equity funding or due diligence with venture capital firms.Virtual Team Consulting also provides IT consulting, design and implementation services to businesses of all sizes.The firm assists companies with strategic planning,operations improvement and project man- agement.Through its team of subject matter experts,Virtual Team Consulting also offers financial and change management services to targeted companies. Prior to founding Virtual Team Consulting in May 2000,Susan held var- ious executive and technical positions with companies including Microsoft, Honeywell,Keane,and Apta Software.As Director of Service Delivery for Keane,she managed 1200+ technical support staff delivering phone and email support for various Microsoft products such as Windows Server operating sys- tems.She has contributed technical chapters to six Syngress Publishing books on Windows and security technologies,and has written and edited technical content for a variety of publications.Susan has also developed and delivered technical content from security to telephony,TCP/IP to wi-fi and just about everything in between (she admits a particular fondness for anything related to TCP/IP). Susan holds a master’s degree in business administration and a bachelor’s degree in management from the University of Phoenix;she also holds a cer- tificate in project management from Stanford University.She is a member of the Information Technology Association of Southern Arizona (ITASA). 301_BD_W2k3_FM.qxd 5/14/04 10:28 AM Page vii Special Contributors Thomas W. Shinder M.D. (MVP,MCSE) is a computing industry veteran who has worked as a trainer,writer,and a consultant for Fortune 500 compa- nies including FINA Oil,Lucent Technologies,and Sealand Container Corporation.Tom was a Series Editor of the Syngress/Osborne Series of Windows 2000 Certification Study Guides and is author of the best selling books Configuring ISA Server 2000:Building Firewalls with Windows 2000 (Syngress Publishing,ISBN:1-928994-29-6) and Dr.Tom Shinder’s ISA Server and Beyond (ISBN:1-931836-66-3).Tom is the editor of the Brainbuzz.com Win2k News newsletter and is a regular contributor to TechProGuild.He is also content editor,contributor and moderator for the World’s leading site on ISA Server 2000,www.isaserver.org.Microsoft recognized Tom’s leadership in the ISA Server community and awarded him their Most Valued Professional (MVP) award. Debra Littlejohn Shinder (MCSE) is a technology consultant,trainer,and writer who has authored a number of books on networking,including Scene of the Cybercrime:Computer Forensics Handbook,published by Syngress Publishing (ISBN:1-931836-65-5),and Computer Networking Essentials,published by Cisco Press.She is co-author,with her husband,Dr.Thomas Shinder,of Troubleshooting Windows 2000 TCP/IP (ISBN:1-928994-11-3),the best-selling Configuring ISA Server 2000 (ISBN:1-928994-29-6),and ISA Server and Beyond (ISBN:1-931836-66-3). Deb is also a technical editor and contributor to books on subjects such as the Windows 2000 MCSE exams,the CompTIA Security+ exam,and TruSecure’s ICSA certification.She edits the Brainbuzz A+ Hardware News and Sunbelt Software’s WinXP News and is regularly published in TechRepublic’s TechProGuild and Windowsecurity.com.Deb currently specializes in security issues and Microsoft products.She lives and works in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Laura E. Hunter (CISSP,MCSE,MCT,MCDBA,MCP,MCP+I,CCNA, A+,Network+,iNet+,CNE-4,CNE-5) is a Senior IT Specialist with the University of Pennsylvania,where she provides network planning,implemen- tation,and troubleshooting services for various business units and schools vii 301_BD_W2k3_FM.qxd 5/14/04 10:28 AM Page viii within the University.Her specialties include Microsoft Windows NT and 2000 design and implementation,troubleshooting and security topics.As an “MCSE Early Achiever”on Windows 2000,Laura was one of the first in the country to renew her Microsoft credentials under the Windows 2000 certifi- cation structure.Laura’s previous experience includes a position as the Director of Computer Services for the Salvation Army and as the LAN administrator for a medical supply firm.She also operates as an independent consultant for small businesses in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and is a regular contributor to the TechTarget family of websites. Laura has previously contributed to the Syngress Publishing’s Configuring Symantec Antivirus,Corporate Edition (ISBN 1-931836-81-7).She has also con- tributed to several other exam guides in the Syngress Windows Server 2003 MCSE/MCSA DVD Guide and Training System series as a DVD presenter, contributing author,and technical reviewer.Laura holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and is a member of the Network of Women in Computer Technology,the Information Systems Security Association,and InfraGard,a cooperative undertaking between the U.S. Government other participants dedicated to increasing the security of United States critical infrastructures. Chad Todd (MCSE:Security,MCSE,MCSA:Security,MCSA,MCP+I, MCT,CNE,A+,Network+,i-Net+) author of Hack Proofing Windows 2000 Server (Syngress,ISBN:1-931836-49-3) co-owns a training and integration company (Training Concepts,LLC) in Columbia,SC.Chad first certified on Windows NT 4.0 and has been training on Windows operating systems ever since.His specialties include Exchange messaging and Windows security.Chad was awarded MCSE 2000 Charter Member for being one of the first two thousand Windows 2000 MCSEs and MCSA 2002 Charter Member for being one of the first five thousand MCSAs.Chad is a regular contributing author for Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine.Chad has worked for com- panies such as Fleet Mortgage Group,Ikon Office Solutions,and Netbank. Jeffery A. Martin (MCSE,MCDBA,MCT,MCP+I,MCP,MCNE,CNE, CNA,CNI,CCNA,CCNP,CCI,CCA,CTT,A+,Network+,I-Net+, Project+,Linux+,CIW,ADPM) has been working with computers and com- puter networks for over 15 years.Jeffery spends most of his time managing viii 301_BD_W2k3_FM.qxd 5/14/04 10:28 AM Page ix several companies that he owns and consulting for large multinational media companies.He also enjoys working as a technical instructor and training others in the use of technology. Chris Peiris (MVP,MIT) works as an independent consultant for .NET and EAI implementations.He is currently working with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.He also lectures on distributed component architectures (.NET,J2EE,and CORBA) at Monash University,Caulfield,Victoria, Australia.Chris was awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for his contributions to .NET technologies by Microsoft,Redmond.Chris is designing and developing Microsoft solutions since 1995.His expertise lies in developing scalable,high-performance solutions for financial institutions,G2G, B2B,and media groups.Chris has written many articles,reviews,and columns for various online publications including 15Seconds,Developer Exchange (www.devx.com),and Wrox Press.He is co-author of C# Web Service with .NET Remoting and ASP.NET and C# for Java Programmers (Syngress Publishing,ISBN:1-931836-54-X),and study guides on MCSA/MCSE Exams 70-290 and Exam 70-298,also from Syngress.Chris frequently presents at professional developer conferences on Microsoft technologies. His core skills are C++,Java,.NET,C#,VB.NET,Service Oriented Architecture,DNA,MTS,Data Warehousing,WAP,and SQL Server.Chris has a bachelor’s in computing,a bachelor of business (accounting),and a masters in information technology.He is currently under taking a PhD on web ser- vice management framework.He lives with his family in ACT,Australia. Martin Grasdal (MCSE+I,MCSE/W2K MCT,CISSP,CTT+,A+) is an independent consultant with over 10 years experience in the computer industry.Martin has a wide range of networking and IT managerial experi- ence.He has been an MCT since 1995 and an MCSE since 1996.His training and networking experience covers a number of products,including NetWare, Lotus Notes,Windows NT,Windows 2000,Windows 2003,Exchange Server, IIS,and ISA Server.As a manager,he served as Director of Web Sites and CTO for BrainBuzz.com,where he was also responsible for all study guide and technical content on the CramSession.com Web sit.Martin currently works actively as a consultant,author,and editor.His recent consulting experi- ence includes contract work for Microsoft as a Technical Contributor to the MCP Program on projects related to server technologies.Martin lives in ix