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Michael Dortch is a senior analyst at the Aberdeen Group. He has over 25 years of experience serving as an information technology industry analyst, a consultant, an information entrepreneur, and a writer.[CR-LF][CR-LF]Prior to his current position, Mr. Dortch was a principal business analyst in IT infrastructure at the Robert Frances Group. He is also the former Director of Special Projects for NetGuide, published by CMP Media Inc. Before joining NetGuide, Mr. Dortch was Vice President of Marketing, then Vice President and Chief Evangelist for UTG, Inc., a trade association of UNIX System vendors. Prior to UTG, he served as a senior writer for Communications Week, a nationwide weekly newspaper for enterprise networkers published by CMP Media, Inc.[CR-LF][CR-LF]His career in the information industry began in the 1970s when he started as manager of information technologies. Mr. Dortch was then promoted to senior analyst, and then manager of West Coast Research for The Yankee Group. In 1990, he wrote the book, "The ABCs of Local Area Networks," which was published internationally in three languages by Sybex, Inc. [CR-LF][CR-LF]Mr. Dortch is a founding member of the Advisory Board of Verit?, a Massachusetts-based company that aids U.S. manufacturers to ensure that offshore suppliers comply with international labor standards.

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