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David Uhl, information technology manager, corporate information technology for Cargill, Incorporated.

R. H. Terdeman is former vice president, Information Architecture, and chief data warehousing architect for EMC. In that capacity, he traveled worldwide to consult and advise customers on information architecture strategy. In addition, he consults on enterprise information design and flow using the Corporate Information Factory methodology. Terdeman is a well-known speaker and author of many books, the latest is Data Warehousing for E-Business, coauthored with W.H. Inmon and others. You can contact him at rterdeman@rogersmis.com.

Jeffery R. Eck has more than 20 years of experience in the B2B and A2A e-commerce field. As XML Chancellor and Global Product Marketing Manager at GE Global eXchange Services, Jeff is responsible for worldwide marketing and product management of XML and EDI data transformation software, Application Integration. Eck is the vice chair of the OASIS ebXML Implementation and Interoperability Committee; he participated in the ebXML PoC (Proof of Concept) demonstrations. Eck is on the Advisory Board of XML.Org and is listed as an XML Expert. He is the global contact to RosettaNet from GE Global eXchange Services and is closely involved in other XML initiatives, such as CIDX XML standards. Eck has two patents pending in the field of XML e-commerce automation. Prior to joining GE, Eck was responsible for B2B initiatives at the Eveready Battery Company.

Sue Phelan is president of CustomerCentric Solutions, a division of SPSS Inc. She helps businesses increase revenue by providing an analytical environment that improves interactions with their customers. CustomerCentric Solutions provides software and analytic consulting that drives greater value from CRM initiatives. For more information e-mail ccsinfo@spss.com or call (800) 543-2185, ext. 3673.

Eric Banks is senior manager, Enterprise Systems Management for BMC Software, Inc. Banks has 15 years of experience in business process optimization and risk management of key enterprise systems with major computer hardware and supply chain management software vendors. He can be reached at eric.banks@bmc.com.

Don Brower is vice president of Marketing for Baan CRM. Brower joined Baan CRM with more than 30 years of experience in information technology and telecommunications. Previously, he has served as vice president of strategic alliances for Allen Systems Group. Other job titles included director of services and facilities, director of professional services and support and alliance development director. For information call (303) 274-7200.

John Beall is a chief architect at Geac, responsible for laying out the architectural guidelines and principles for extending existing applications using Internet and J2EE technologies. Beall has been with the company ten years and has held various positions in R&D and Professional Services at Geac and D&B Software.

Doug Ring is the vice president of Technology at Geac, a global provider of mission-critical software and systems solutions. Ring is responsible for developing technologies and applications that extend the value of Geac�s core transactional applications. He has identified Web services as a key component of Geac�s strategy to enable the ERP backbone to be extended within and across enterprises. As a leading supplier of applications Geac is committed to ensuring interoperability between platforms and vendors through the use of Web services.

Kathleen Long is a principal consultant with SysCore Solutions International.  SysCore,  based in New York and London, is a leading implementer of enterprise information architecture, information integration, business intelligence and innovative technology solutions.  Long has enjoyed a diverse career in the information systems field for more than 20 years working in the pharmaceutical, securities brokerage, consumer product and telecommunications industries.  You can reach her via e-mail at Kathy.long@syscore.com.

Greg McMillan has recently been named director of Business Intelligence at Gevity Inc. He was previously senior manager Enterprise Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing Center of Excellence for Ford Motor Company. McMillan designed and executed this first-of-a-kind center of excellence. He developed and implemented the Ford global enterprise strategy for business intelligence and data warehousing, which included a global technology architecture, data architecture, process architecture and community architecture. He has more than 20 years of application development experience at Ford and has led development of numerous enterprise business intelligence and e-business applications. He has published several articles for DM Review and has presented at the Oracle International Users Conference, DCI, Brainstorm Business Integration Series, the Institute for International Research, TDWI and Computerworld. You can reach him at (734) 755-6666, (941) 741-4498,  GregSMcMillan@Yahoo.com or Greg.McMillan@gevity.com.