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Dr. Gururaj Rao's official title is IBM Fellow, Systems Chief Engineer, IBM Systems & Technology Group, where he has the responsibility for establishing the technical direction for IBM's Enterprise Systems. He leads an inter-divisional team of hardware, software and Research engineers. Working with enterprise customers and IBM's client facing units, he determines business and customer needs and drives the system design of IBM's enterprise systems to meet those needs. is a presenter on Day 1 morning session at the Hilton Head seminars, he'll provide insights into IBM's server strategy and look at their roadmap for the future. Dr. Rao is an energetic speaker and brings with him a wealth of knowledge about the IT industry. Jim Porell is an IBM distinguished engineer and has served in a number of high-profile roles during his career. He has been chief architect for the IBM System z Software Brand and he is also a former chairperson of the zSeries Software Design council, a group which oversees all IBM mainframe operating systems and middleware. A common theme has been Jim's focus to ensure IBM deploys technology that works consistently across operating systems, and to enable application growth for IBM's customers, either by writing their own new applications or deploying new code from independent software vendors. For many years, Jim has also been working with customers to build secure solutions. He is co-author of Larstan's Black Book of Corporate Security and has been consulting with customers on security solutions for more than 12 years. Monte Bauman, IBM Technical Specialist and member of ACTS Advisory Board, Columbus OH.  Monte is a certified System z IT Architect and America's group designated specialist for System z technical support.  His specialties include the new and emerging architecture and workloads arena. Monte has nearly 25 years of experience in the IT industry, starting in the Glendale Processor Development Lab in Endicott NY.  Amidst recent work efforts, Monte has helped his customers deploy Java/WAS workloads and zAAP technology, Linux workloads and IFL technology, and DB2 workloads and zIIP technology, and he has pioneered new techniques for analyzing and comparing alternatives in server virtualization. Monte's "model" provides a technical and cost (aka TCO) comparative analysis, helping customers understand the finer points of virtualization and the machines that support virtualization (i.e. System z and zVM, and x86 and VMWare). John Kirschner, VP of Special Projects and CTO for ABSi.  John is a technology specialist who has over 25 years experience in IT. He has worked for Lockheed Martin and IBM as a I/T architect, systems engineer, systems programmer, instructor, and as a consultant. He is a certified IT security specialist and helps establish US government security policies in regard to new technologies. John is a certified I/T architect, certified business manager and certified large systems specialist. John is the author of numerous white papers on systems architecture, availability, performance, and ADPE modernization. Schedule for this unique series   Enroll in TAS Hilton Head - Special May 10 session and/or regular sessions May 11-13, 2010 Hilton Head Hotel info: Holiday Inn Oceanfront 1 South Forest Beach Drive Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 843-785-5126 www.hihiltonhead.com To enroll to attend TAS 2010 in Hilton Head, SC - click here Please call for Additional Information 434-933-2287 Bring a TAS seminar in-house. Click here to see the full lineup of TAS seminars.