Biographical Sketch: Mike started with Novell nearly twleve years ago. He has been working with SUSE technologies since Novell acquired SUSE in 2004. Today, Mike is part of the SUSE business unit under the Attachamate Group. Mike's focus is on how Linux and Open Source technologies from SUSE 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.