AUTHORS
Authors
Ellen
Rony
and Peter
Rony
are siblings who have been writing about microcomputer
technology since its inception. This collaborative effort
combines Peter's extensive technical expertise with
Ellen's business background, using the newest
communications tools of the twenty-first century. The
writing team has produced a book distilled from material
retrieved off the Internet and shared electronically
between cross-country work sites. The Domain Name
Handbook culminates two years of research on DNS
issues.
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ELLEN
RONY, M.A.
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- Ellen
Rony
has worked in and written about the computer industry
since 1981. Her writing portfolio includes
documentation of sophisticated database and property
management systems, software reviews in national
publications, award-winning newsletters, ad copy,
corporate profiles, product brochures, marketing
collateral and computer news scripts. In "Discovering
the Source," published by PC Magazine in 1982,
she described the early marriage of technology,
information and communication in a predecessor to the
Internet. She monitors the evolution of the domain
name system through active participation on numerous
electronic
mailing lists,
Internet governance panels at trade shows, and
presentations to decision-makers. She has testified as
a domain name expert witness in the U.S. District
Courts for the Northern District of California, the
Southern District of Texas, and the District of
Connecticut. She locally operates the Alexander Works,
specializing in Internet and domain name research and
consultation. She is co-author of a college textbook,
Understanding Public Relations, which has not
yet been published. She holds a Master of Arts in
Communication from Stanford
University
and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Pomona
College.
She has appeared as a speaker
at various industry
symposia
and has written several domain-related
articles
published in online media:
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  At
Large Membership: ICANN's Ultimate Tar
Baby
(ICANN At-Large Study Committee - August
2001)- Whither
.ORG?
(Matrix News - June 2001)
- Procter
& Gamble Bids Adieu to SINUS, THIRST and
FLU
(Domain Notes - June 2000)
- Clicks
or Mortar: Are Domain Names
Property?
(Domain Notes - February 2000)
- More.
. . on Viewpoint
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- On May
16, 2000, she appeared on a segment
of the Today
show
discussing celebrity domain names. Ellen is available
for consulting and expert witness services on domain
name issues. Websites designed, developed, and/or
maintained by Alexander Works:
- Domain
Name Handbook
- Marin
County School to Career Partnership
- Marin
County Office of Education - Emergency
Preparedness
- Marin
County Office of Education - Walker Creek
Ranch
- The
Rony Family
(under construction)
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PETER
RONY, Ph.D
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Dr.
Rony
is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg,
Virginia, where he has taught since 1972. He is a
pioneering author on the subject of microcomputer
interfacing and the author/originator of the popular
series of Bugbooks at the beginning of the personal
computer revolution. These landmark textbooks taught a
wide range of individuals &endash; college students,
high-school students, scientists, engineers, hobbyists,
and medical doctors -- how to use digital electronic
integrated circuits, and both the 8080A and Z80
microprocessors. Several editions were translated into
Italian, Japanese, and Spanish, bringing the total
worldwide sales of the Bugbooks to more than 350,000
books.
Dr. Rony
is a trustee of Computer Aids for Chemical Engineering
Education (CACHE). He is editor of CAST Communications, a
divisional newsletter of the American Institute of
Chemical Engineers. In addition to authoring numerous
scientific articles and teaching short courses worldwide,
he has written and edited many monthly columns on
computer and microcomputer interfacing. Dr. Rony earned a
Bachelor of Science degree from the California Institute
of Technology and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from
the University of California at Berkeley.
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PUBLISHER:
R&D Books
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R&D
Books (now CMP Books) provides practical
development titles for working programmers and
systems administrators. R&D Books is an imprint
of Miller-Freeman, Inc. and is located at 1601 West
23rd Street, Suite 200, Lawrence, Kansas 66046.
R&D Books was acquired by CMP Books.
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