Andrew Binstock is the principal analyst at Pacific Data Works. He is a columnist for SDTimes and a senior contributing editor for InfoWorld, where he analyzes market trends and performs review of enterprise development products. He also writes regularly about IT at GreenerComputing.com. Previously, he was a senior manager at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, where he oversaw technology forecasting for the firm's clients. Prior to that, he was editor in chief of UNIX Review, and earlier of the C Gazette. He started his career in technology in 1981 as a software developer. He has written several books on programming, published by Addison-Wesley and Intel Press. For the last 17 years, he has been a judge for the Jolt awards.

Alan Zeichick Analyst Alan Zeichick is the founder of Camden Labs where he has performed hardware benchmarking and reviews for InfoWorld, Internet Week, PlanetIT, Red Herring, as well as for a host of private clients. Previously, he was the editor in chief of Network Magazine several other technical publications. He has more than 20 years' experience in evaluating hardware and software for IT.

Allan McNaughton is a patent-holding technologist and veteran writer with more than eighteen years of experience. He serves as a strategic technical and marketing advisor to emerging technology companies. He has held senior roles at blue chip and startup technology companies such as Rational Software, AltaVista/CMGI, ATI Technologies, Mercury Interactive, Silicon Graphics, and Sony.