He has received a bachelor's degree from the University of Oklahoma and a master's degree in information systems and software engineering from George Mason University. He has been developing complex software systems for several years and has spent the last three years concentrating on object-oriented distributed system development using CORBA and object-oriented databases. Some of his most recent projects utilized the combination of Java and CORBA to support client/server systems. Ken can be reached at KenCartwright@msn.com.