Michael Abbey (Ottawa, Ontario CN) has used Oracle for the past 12 years, specializing in Oracle/UNIX installation, performance tuning, and instance management. He is a member of the board of IOUG-A. Michael J. Corey (Newton, MA) is co-owner of Database Technologies, former president of IOUG-A, and has more than 12 years experience using Oracle products. He has garnered a huge following in the Oracle Community and is considered to have the ear of the Oracle Corporation by the community.