mgibbs@gibbs.com

For over twenty-five years, Mark Gibbs has advised on and developed product and service marketing for many businesses and he has consulted, lectured, and authored numerous articles and books about networking. His areas of expertise include Internet and intranet technology, Web design and technology, software development, electronic commerce, technology analysis, business development and planning, collateral development, and marketing.

Gibbs writes a number of weekly items for Network World including the popular BackSpin and Gearhead columns and the Web Applications Newsletter as well authoring a blog, Gibbsblog. As a contributing editor, he also pens reviews and features and authored the monthly "Intravert" column for which he was awarded runner-up Best Overall Columnist by the Computer Press Association.

Gibbs is the author of the best selling titles "The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Networking" (Sams Publishing, Second Edition 1995), and "Navigating the Internet" (Sams Publishing, 1993 and Deluxe Edition, 1994 and 1995) as well as co-author of “Networking Personal Computers” (Que, Fourth Edition, 1989).

In conjunction with Network World, Gibbs has presented numerous seminars in cities nationwide on the theory and practical business use of Information Technology. Seminar topics have included NetWare, e-commerce, spam, security, and Web technology.

As a consultant Gibbs has advised on the development of products and the design and implementation of product marketing and communications strategies for a diverse range of clients including IDG, Folio Corporation, Global One, Hitachi Computer Products, Acxiom Corporation, American Standard, GAF Chemicals, and Security Dynamics.

Gibbs conceived of and was a co-founder of Netratings, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTRT, http://www.netratings.com), a leading Internet and digital media measurement and analysis company.

As a presenter and keynote speaker, Gibbs has appeared at major conferences including Internet Commerce Expo, Managing Enterprise Networks, Communication Managers Association, International Computer Security Association, and HighTech Direct.

As a contributing editor to the Patricia Seybold Group, Gibbs authored their research reports "PC LAN EMail Architectures," "The Computer Virus Threat-A Practical Strategy for Prevention and Cure," and "Pen-Based Computing-A New Business Edge."

Gibbs was co-founder of the UK operation of Novell Inc., where he was responsible for the management of all technical services. He also worked for Novell's Strategic Marketing Group and Novell International and was with Novell for five years.

Partial Client List

Acxiom Corporation / American Standard / BMC Software /
Chatcom Systems / Dallas Semiconductor /
EMC Insurance Companies / First Consulting Group /
Fisher International / Folio Corporation / GAF Chemicals /
Gill Gordon Associates / Global One /
Hitachi Computer Products / International Data Group /
International Business Machines /
International Computer Security Association /
Netratings Inc. / Network World / Objectivity Inc. /
Patricia Seybold Group / PC World / Price Waterhouse / Security Dynamics / Sun Microsystems /
The Trane Company

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