About the Author
Ram Venkatesh is the Founder and CEO of S3 Edge Software, which delivers Real Time Visibility Solutions using the BizTalk RFID platform. Prior to S3, Venkatesh was the Software Architect for the Microsoft BizTalk RFID Platform. While at Microsoft, Venkatesh worked on a number of innovations around database technologies and the integration of the .NET framework into SQL Server, and filed over thirty patent applications along the way. His prior work experience includes senior technical roles at GemStone, Webridge, and Amazon.com.
Mark Simms is a co-founder of Cathexis Innovations, a mobile RFID solutions company, and the inventor of the world’s first Bluetooth® enabled mobile RFID reader, IDBlue™. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, and as the Vice-President of Research and Development at Cathexis is responsible for overseeing the technical direction of a wide variety of RFID projects. Representing one of the first hardware vendors involved with Microsoft BizTalk RFID, Mark has been deeply involved with the product since the early beta days, and enjoys writing about it on his blog (rfidsimulator.net/blogs/msimms/).
Mark Beckner specializes in business strategy and enterprise application integration. He runs his own consulting firm, Inotek Consulting Group, LLC, delivering innovative solutions to large corporations and small businesses. His projects have included engagements with numerous clients throughout the U.S., and range in nature from mobile application development to complete integration solutions. He has authored Pro EDI in BizTalk Server 2006 R2 (Apress, 2007) and co-authored BizTalk 2006: A Problem-Solution Approach (Apress, 2006), and has spoken on aspects of BizTalk Server at a number of venues.
