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Sterling Wharton is president and CEO at Unitrends, the provider of business systems continuity and a pioneer in the protection of corporate-critical data. For more information, go to www.unitrends.com.

Samuel Madden, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the EECS department at MIT and a member of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL). His research interests span all areas of database systems; past projects include the TinyDB system for data collection from sensor networks and the Telegraph adaptive query processing engine. His current research focuses on modeling and statistical techniques for value prediction and outlier detection in sensor networks, high performance database systems, and networking and data processing in disconnected environments. Madden also is an adviser to various technology companies, including Vertica Systems, Inc. He may be reached at madden@csail.mit.edu

Alyson Atwood is a PR/Marketing specialist at CPM Marketing Group, Inc. Atwood develops and coordinates communication between health care professionals and establishes customer relations. Her work involves extensive research and writing. She may be reached at aatwood@cpm.com.

John Senor is president and chief operating officer of iWay Software - an Information Builders company and provider of middleware that accelerates business integration. Most recently, Senor held the position of group vice president and general manager of Information Builders' Middleware Technology Group, responsible for the overall strategy and development of Information Builders' comprehensive line of middleware software products. He is a frequent speaker at technology trade shows and a highly published author on integration topics. During his twenty-eight year career in the industry, he has held senior management positions with the IBM Corporation, Informatics General Corporation, Applied Data Research and Cullinet Software.

Laura Schweitzer is a director in the Economics and Statistics group within the advisory practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Washington D.C. She specializes in statistical analysis for issues in dispute, including market share analysis, design and implementation of statistical samples, regression and time series modelling, SAS programming and project management. Schweitzer has applied her expertise in a variety of industries, including health care, manufacturing, government contracts and pharmaceuticals. She may be reached at (202) 414-1586 or laura.schweitzer@us.pwc.com.

Kerri-Ann Cullinan is a senior associate in the Economics and Statistics group within the advisory practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Washington D.C. She specializes in large database development and programming, design and implementation of statistical samples, and predictive modelling. Cullinan may be reached at (202) 414-1409 or kerri-ann.cullinan@us.pwc.com.

Jessica Pollner, Ph.D. is a principal in the Economics and Statistics group within the advisory practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Washington D.C. Pollner's areas of expertise include the analysis of complete datasets using statistical modelling and computational techniques, sample design and evaluation, risk analysis and tie series analysis. She may be reached at (202) 414-1380 or jessica.pollner@us.pwc.com.

Donald Farmer is QlikView Product Advocate, QlikTech.

Carlo Innocenti (Minollo) is an architect for the XML technologies group at DataDirect Technologies, a leader in data connectivity and mainframe integration. He has worked at technology firms including Progress Software, eXcelon Corporation and Object Design, Inc. Innocenti began his software development career at ViVi Software, an Italian company he co-founded that was recognized by the European community for successful and innovative software products.

Mary Grace Crissey is the Analytics Marketing Manager at SAS, where she follows her passion for applying mathematics and advanced analytics to real-world challenges. With more than 20 years of experience as a military scientific officer, she serves in leadership roles for several professional organizations, including Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (ACM/KDD) and the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). She can be reached at Mary.Crissey@sas.com.