Dennis Quan is Director of Development in IBM's Autonomic Computing division. He launched the IBM/Google Cloud Computing partnership in October 2007 to empower the next generation of engineers with Cloud Computing resources and skills. Dennis was also instrumental in the creation of the IBM Blue Cloud initiative announced in November 2007, a multi-year effort spanning software, hardware, and services offerings for supporting clients' adoption of Cloud Computing technologies. Previously, Dennis held various technical leadership positions within IBM, including CTO of the IBM High Performance On Demand Solutions group, development manager for IBM DataPower's XML Technologies team, and research scientist and manager of the High Performance SOA department at the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center. Dennis holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as degrees in Chemistry and Mathematics, also from MIT. Less   View all posts

Rudy Wolfs, ING DIRECT USA's Chief Customer Service Officer and Chief Information Officer, joined ING DIRECT USA in 2000. With his software development background, Rudy joined the team to develop and manage the ING DIRECT USA Technology platform. Previously, Rudy co-founded EveryWare Development Corporation in 1989, an Internet Application Server leader and publicly traded company, which grew to 120 employees and sold to Pervasive Software in 1999. In 1997, he also co-founded an email software solutions management company – Emailtopia Corporation, located in Toronto with 30 employees, which was later sold. Less   View all posts