Jason Eckert is an experienced T&T author. He has adapted the first 3 T&T/Novell texts for the academic market. A graduate of the University of Waterloo, Jason has 13 years of experience as a UNIX administrator and software developer, mainly in large batch-scientific computing environments. He currently teaches at triOS College and holds 12 different UNIX and Linux certifications. He has authored or co-authored several texts for TnT, including Linux+ Guide to Linux Networking and MCSE Guide to Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network.
A graduate of McMaster University, M. John Schitka is a former instructor at triOS College. Initially teaching NT4 technologies, he currently conducts courses on Windows 2000, UNIX, Linux, and more.
Dr. Brian T. McCann has taught courses in managerial economics, strategic management, and entrepreneurship at the undergraduate, MBA and executive education levels. He holds an MBA from Vanderbilt University where he earned the Founder's Medal as the top graduate of the class. Dr. McCann received his doctoral training in strategic management at Purdue University's Krannert School of Management where he was awarded the Ross Fellowship, the Krannert Certificate for Distinguished Teaching, and the Purdue Research Foundation Research Grant. His more than 10 years of industry experience include running a residential land development company, serving as the CFO for an Internet start-up, and implementing new strategic initiatives for a non-profit economic development group. In addition to co-authoring this MBA-level textbook in managerial economics, Dr. McCann's work has appeared or is forthcoming in journals such as Strategic Management Journal,Journal of Management, and Journal of Management Studies. His current research interests span strategic management and entrepreneurship and include the performance implications of firm agglomeration, the effects of ownership structure on competitive behaviors, and the role of threshold-based decision making in the entrepreneurial process.