Certification Magazine - December 2007 - (Page 3) EDITOR’S LETTER Tools and Techniques for the IT Professional VOLUME 9 ISSUE 12 DECEMBER 2007 GROUP PUBLISHER John R. Taggart | jrtag@certmag.com EDITOR IN CHIEF Norman B. Kamikow | nkam@certmag.com EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Mike Prokopeak | mikep@certmag.com SENIOR EDITORS Daniel Margolis | dmargolis@certmag.com Brian Summerfield | bsummerfield@certmag.com Kellye Whitney | kwhitney@certmag.com COPY EDITOR Lisa Rummler | lrummler@certmag.com ASSOCIATE EDITORS Agatha Gilmore | agilmore@certmag.com Ben Warden | bwarden@certmag.com DIRECTOR, CREATIVE & PRODUCTION SERVICES Kendra Chaplin | kendra@certmag.com PRODUCTION MANAGER Linda Dziwak | linda@certmag.com WEB MANAGER Chris Patterson | cpatterson@certmag.com DESIGNER Spencer Thayer | spencer@certmag.com E-MEDIA MANAGER Kat O’Connor | koconnor@certmag.com TRAFFIC COORDINATOR Cassandra Schmutz | cassandra@certmag.com VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS Gwen Connelly | gwen@certmag.com EVENTS MANAGER Trey Smith | tsmith@certmag.com EVENTS COORDINATOR Christen MacKenzie | cmackenzie@certmag.com EVENTS SALES MANAGER Tana Johnson | tjohnson@certmag.com BUSINESS MANAGER Vince Czarnowski | vince@certmag.com CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Cindy Cardinal | ccardinal@certmag.com LIST MANAGER Jay Schwedelson | mediatec@worldata.com REPRINTS reprints@parsintl.com OR call David Einziger at 212-221-9595, ext. 407 ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER & ADVERTISING DIRECTOR James R. Yeakel | jyeakel@certmag.com ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Dave Lienemann | davel@certmag.com Lisa Newton | lnewton@certmag.com PUBLISHER’S ASSISTANT Sarah Ryan | sryan@certmag.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Daniel Margolis Wayne Anderson Agatha Gilmore Katherine Spencer Lee Ashley Poynter Julieann Scalisi Kelly Shermach Brian Summerfield Ken Wagner Ben Warden Kellye Whitney ’Tis the Season to Spend Money DANIEL MARGOLIS It’s December and, honestly, my main concern going into the holidays is whether I buy the new “Blade Runner” FiveDisc Ultimate Collector’s Edition when it comes out Dec. 18 or allow the purchase to be relegated to, ahem, Santa. I know buying yourself an $80 item a week before Christmas is crass. But the “Blade Runner” set was originally slated for release in advance of Christmas 2001, so hopefully jumping the gun is forgivable. Buying a deluxe edition of a movie primarily concerned with androids hunting and killing other androids seems likely to appeal to the stereotypical IT person, but even if it doesn’t, one thing’s for sure: Our readership is on track to have a prosperous holiday season. According to the CertMag 2007 Salary Survey, IT in general and certification in particular are fully mature, healthy and robust. Salaries continue to grow across the board, and certification programs’ earning potential is trending upward. IT is no longer a field that just supports lines of business. Rather, it is fully in line with business. We’re seeing real career potential within IT. It’s not just a tech field anymore — it’s a field that touches on every aspect of today’s world. And the certification industry is supporting this paradigm shift with programs that stress blending business acumen with technical skill. Our ’08 editorial calendar reflects these trends while continuing to provide IT pros with multiple streams of tech news, cert updates and career advice. If you have any feedback or suggestions, or if you just want to debate the plausibility of a VoightKampff machine, feel free to send us an e-mail at editor@certmag.com or contribute to our forums at www.certmag.com/forums. 8 Norman B. Kamikow PRESIDENT Philip S. Wolin GENERAL COUNSEL John R. Taggart EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Patricia Pierce CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Certification Magazine (ISSN 1529-6903) is published monthly by MediaTec Publishing Inc., 318 Harrison St., Suite 301, Oakland, CA 94607. Periodicals Class Postage Paid at Oakland, CA and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to: Certification Magazine, P.O. Box 2083, Skokie, IL 60076-7983. Subscriptions are free to qualified IT professionals. Non-qualified paid subscriptions are available at the subscription price of $39.97 for 12 issues. Canada/Mexico orders must be prepaid in U.S. funds with an additional $15 postage charge. All other countries outside the U.S. must be prepaid in U.S. funds with an additional $40 postage surcharge. Certification Magazine, CertMag and CertMag.com are the trademarks of MediaTec Publishing Inc. Copyright © 2007, MediaTec Publishing Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Reproduction of material published in Certification Magazine is forbidden without permission. Daniel Margolis Senior Editor dmargolis@certmag.com Printed by: RR Donnelley Inc., Mendota, IL December 2007 CERTIFICATION MAGAZINE 3 http://www.certmag.com/forums http://CertMag.com
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