Business Bytes Experts
Renee Oricchio
Renee Oricchio is a freelance technology writer in Norwalk, Conn. For the past 20 years, she has been writing and producing news segments about technology and business for CNN, MSNBC, Ziff Davis, CNET and a variety of Silicon Valley-based local news outlets. She has profiled some of the most influential names in the high-tech industry, including producing the last two interviews with the late David Packard Sr., co-founder of Hewlett-Packard. Her other areas of expertise include products and trends, computer tutorials, Silicon Valley work culture and the impact of broadband media on traditional media. Additionally, Renee has worked as a self-employed consultant for more than five years, working primarily with small to mid-size organizations and entrepreneurs.
Renee's favorite SMB/tech links
John Jantsch's Duct Tape Marketing Blog
Curt Finch
Curt Finch is a software industry veteran. In 1997, Curt created the world's first Internet-based timesheet application and the foundation for the current Journyx product offering. Curt has managed development teams creating enterprise-level software solutions since 1985, with a focus on distributed workforce management. In 1992, Finch led the team porting Tivoli's product line to the AIX operating system, which led to the company's acquisition by IBM. An avid speaker and writer, Curt has spoken to groups including the Institute of Management Accountants and members of Project Management Institute, and has articles published in a variety of technology, project management and accounting publications.
As a member of the executive team, Curt helped launch The Kernel Group (TKG), a venture-backed firm that grew to 50 employees and $7.5 million in sales during his tenure. Curt has a B.S. in Computer Science from Virginia Tech.
Curt's favorite weblogs
www.project-management-blog.com
www.pbs.org/cringely/index.html
Mark Porter
Mark Porter is a telecommunications industry veteran with nearly a decade of experience in a variety of executive and sales and service delivery management positions. He current serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of High Wire Networks, of Eden Prairie, Minn., which ranked #134 on the Inc. 500 in 2006 for its 744 percent growth rate. Prior to joining High Wire in 2001, Porter oversaw a staff of more than 100 as a Regional General Manager for one of the largest independent communications resellers in the United States. Porter had a rather circuitous route to a telecom career. He initially followed the family calling and honed his interpersonal and decision making skills as a police officer in the Chicago area for 2½ years before venturing into high tech and graduating from Lewis University in Illinois.
Mark's favorite telecom sites and blog
www.topix.net/business/telecom
Randy Abrams
Randy Abrams is the Director of Technical Education for ESET LLC, makers
of the NOD32 Anti-virus product. Randy spends much of his time taking
highly technical information and translating it to relevant and
understandable information for less technical users. Prior to Joining
ESET in 2005, Randy spent 12 years working for Microsoft. For 7 years of
that time his job was to make sure that no viruses were released in
Microsoft products. Randy also worked in a program at Microsoft that
shared confidential security information with large ISPs in order to
help make the home users online experience more secure. Randy is a vice
president on the board of directors for the Association of anti Virus
Asia Researchers and is a frequent presenter at anti-virus and security
conferences throughout the world.
Randy's favorite weblogs
Kurt Wismer's anti-virus rants
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