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About the Author
Jerry Cashin is a technology writer based out of Berlin, Massachusetts. Currently, he is employed by the U.S. Air Force Computer Acquisition Center (AFCAC), an organization that evaluates and acquires computing and communications systems for the world's largest user of technology - the U.S. Air Force.
Mr. Cashin is a contributing editor to Software Magazine, a publication focused toward professionals in the software arena, and he frequently performs training seminars and presentations at conferences and forums on various subjects, including data communications and programming. He also belongs to numerous technical organizations, including the IEEE 802.8 tehnical committee developing standards for fiberoptic local area networks, the Government Open Systems Interconnection Profile (GOSIP) workgroup overseeing implementation of Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) standard protocol networks throughout the U.S. Government, and was a member of the ANSI X3T5 committee that first introduced layered network architectures.
Mr. Cashin's special areas of interest have centered on networking, operating systems, and data security. He has also written features for Computerworld, Network World, Government Computer News, and a host of other periodicals.
