Biographical Sketch: Mike has been with Novell for almost ten years. His role has always been understanding the customer's business needs as they relate to IT and reviewing with the customer how those needs can be solved using Novell technologies. Mike's focus is on how Linux and Open Source technologies from Novell can benefit customers with a special focus on Linux on System z. Mike graduated from Regis University with a degree in Computer Networking. He enjoys camping especially in his home state of Colorado.