CMP Technology's Sys Admin Technical Conference Announces Distinguished Line-up of Presenters

LAWRENCE, Kan., April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CMP Technology's Sys Admin magazine, the journal for Unix and Linux systems administrators, today announced the industry experts who will be presenting at its first Sys Admin Technical Conference May 7-8 at the Sheraton Inner Harbor in Baltimore.

This year's presenters are:
  -- Richard Bejtlich is the founder of TaoSecurity, a company that helps
     clients detect, contain, and remediate intrusions using Network
     Security Monitoring (NSM) principles. He has authored or co-authored
     several security books, including The Tao of network Security
     Monitoring (Addison-Wesley, 2004).
  -- AEleen Frisch, Exponential Consulting, has been a systems administrator
     for over 25 years, tending a plethora of VMS, Unix, and Windows systems
     over the years. She is also a writer, lecturer, teacher, marketing
     consultant, and occasional database programmer. She has written eight
     books, including Essential System Administration (now in its third
     edition).
  -- Tom Limoncelli has been a systems administrator and network engineer
     since 1987. He speaks at conferences around the world on topics ranging
     from firewall security to time management. He is the author of Time
     Management for Systems Administrators (O'Reilly, 2005) and, along with
     Christine Hogan, co-author of the book The Practice of System and
     Network Administration (Addison-Wesley, 2002).
  -- Hal Pomeranz is the founder and technical lead of Deer Run Associates
     and has been active in the system and network management/security field
     for 20 years. He is the technical editor for Sys Admin magazine and a
     faculty fellow for the SANS Institute. In 2001, he was given the SAGE
     Outstanding Achievement Award for his teaching and leadership in the
     field of system administration.
  -- Randal L. Schwartz is a two-decade veteran of the software industry --
     skilled in software design, system administration, security, technical
     writing, and training. He has co-authored the "must-have" standards:
     Programming Perl (O'Reilly, 1996), Learning Perl (O'Reilly, 2005),
     Learning Perl for Win32 Systems (O'Reilly, 1997), and Effective Perl
     Programming (Addison-Wesley, 1997). He also has written regular columns
     for Web Techniques, UnixReview.com, Sys Admin, and Linux magazines.
     Since 1985, Randal has owned and operated Stonehenge Consulting
     Services.

The two-day conference consists of security and scripting tracks, with courses for beginners and experienced administrators. The security track will provide essential information to help administrators stay current with the latest threats and to implement powerful tools and techniques to keep their systems secure. The scripting track offers basic-to-advanced levels of scripting training to help administrators solve hundreds of problems. The courses describe the underlying technology features and limitations to help avoid common scripting mistakes, understand the best practices, and implement solutions quickly.

Complete event details available at http://www.sysadminmag.com/events/

  About Sys Admin magazine

Sys Admin (http://www.sysadminmag.com/) provides the solutions-based editorial that technical experts need to keep their systems up and running effectively 24/7/365. Sys Admin is written for systems administrators, systems integrators, and network managers working in mixed computing environments that include Unix, in all its flavors: Solaris, Linux, AIX, HP-UX, BSD, OS X.

About CMP Technology (http://www.cmp.com/)

CMP Technology is a marketing solutions company serving the technology industry. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP has earned the confidence of more technology professionals than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion.

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