John F. Andrews is the President and CEO of Evans Data Corporation. Andrews brings a successful and diverse business background, having been CEO of several Information Technology based companies, both private and public. Prior to this set of CEO assignments he was CIO of CSX Corporation, and was also a CIO and division President at several of GTE's operations. Andrews also has deep experience in market research, having been the CEO of Giga Information Group before it was acquired by Forrester Research.

Steven Fullmer shares more than 26 years experience in the high technology arena. He has architected, developed and deployed leading edge technology in the supercomputer, financial, security, telecommunications and Internet industries. He has bachelor's degrees in Chemistry and Biology, graduate work in Biochemistry, and an MBA in Management and Services Marketing. He is a certified Project Management Professional and member of the Internal Institute of Business Analysis. He has honed business analysis both as founder of an entrepreneurial consultancy and as an employee of Fortune 500 companies, regularly managing projects based upon his analysis into practical application. He is currently president of Blue Sphere Solutions, providing outsource CTO services to emergent and growth oriented businesses. For his customers and employers, he regularly shines light into theoretical black boxes. He has contributed to InformIT and Dr. Dobbs Journal, as well as Evans Data Corp North American, APAC, EMEA and Wireless survey analysis.

Janel Garvin is a senior analyst and founder of Evans Data Corp. She founded the company in 1998 in order to fill a need for in-depth research into software development trends and adoption patterns amongst developers that was entirely lacking in the industry before Evans Data Corp, and which Evans Data Corp to this day exclusively supplies. Janel is currently actively involved with Evans Data’s international initiatives and is also heading up and directing Evans Data studies on Linux and the Open Source Software movement, as well as all development tools and embedded systems studies.

Joe McKendrick is lead analyst and author of Evans Data Corp.'s highly regarded bi-annual Web Services and Enterprise Development Management Issues surveys, which are widely quoted and referenced as premier benchmark reports. Joe is also author of ZDNet's popular "Service Oriented Architecture" blog, as well as ebizQ's "SOA in Action" blog. Joe is also a regular columnist for Database Trends & Applications journal. He speaks frequently on Web services and SOA topics, and is also a regular commentator for a weekly SOA and Web services industry podcast. Prior to his consulting career, Joe served as director of the Administrative Management Society (AMS), an international professional association for IT, financial, and human resource executives.

Monica Meyer has a background in product management and business development having over ten years experience in IT-based corporate enterprise as well as in start-up organizations. Prior to joining EDC in 2004, Monica was a member of engineering teams in EarthLink and Acer America. She has been involved in high tech product development and planning for a broad range of web and software products for the business and consumer markets. At Evans Data Monica writes many targeted analytics and custom reports, both working directly with clients and as a top-level analyst.

Michael Rasalan is a senior analyst at Evans Data Corp. He brings several years of experience as a developer in the finance, IT consulting and telecommunications sectors, as well as background in political and economic systems in emerging markets, with a specialization in Southeast Asia. Michael authors custom analytics and syndicated reports like the Developer Relations Programs Report, and is a contributor to EDC's Global Developer Population and Demographics Report . He is also a good cook.

Esther Schindler has been writing about technology subjects since 1992. She has focused on software development topics for the last several years, with her byline appearing in Software Test & Performance, SD Times, Informit.com, IT Business Network, and DevSource.com. Currently, she is senior online editor at CIO.com, where she has written such articles as "Five Things CIOs Need To Know About Software Requirements” and “The Enterprise Committer: When Your Employee Develops Open-Source Code on the Company Payroll.”

Ann R. Thryft has over 20 years of industry knowledge in embedded technology. She has held editorial positions with RTC Magazine, COTS Journal, EE Times, Computer Design and Electronic Buyers’ News. Currently, she is a Contributing Technical Editor for EDN. An award-winning trade journalist, Ann has introduced readers to several emerging trends ahead of the curve, including early cell-phone architectures, set-top box system design, open network server and switch/router architectures, software-defined radio and RFID. At Electronic Buyers’ News, she won two independently-judged CMP Media Excellence in Editorial Awards for Best Technology Feature.

Before entering technical trade journalism, Ann spent 10 years in marketing communications for a variety of companies in industrial and business-to-business markets, including software development systems, aerospace/defense environmental testing, telecommunications, test and monitoring, and power line protection. She received a Certified Business Communicator certificate from the Business Marketing Association (formerly B/PAA).

Ann graduated with a BA in Cultural Anthropology from Stanford University, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Her honors thesis was published the same year in The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology.

A formally trained Military Intelligence analyst, Danny joined the Evans Data team at the end of the Summer, 2007. Having spent the better part of the last decade analyzing high volumes of sophisticated data for the National Security Agency and reporting the findings to strategic consumers across the nation, he brings a a strong set of analytical expertise to the team. His training and experience contributes to Evans Data Corporation's commitment to high quality research and reporting. When he is not poring over data sets, Danny spends his time creating musical composition and performing as a DJ at festivals and events.