Mark Hamilton

Marc Hamilton is director of technology for global education and research at Sun Microsystems Inc. In this role, Mr. Hamilton is responsible for driving the widespread adoption and use of Sun products and technology by Sun's worldwide education and research customers.

Mr. Hamilton has 20 years of experience in the computer industry. For the last 9 years he has held various technology management positions in Sun's field sales organization. He has published a number of technical articles and is the author of the book, "Software Development, Building Reliable Systems" that focuses on the people, process, and technology issues surrounding software development. Prior to joining Sun, he spent 11 years in various software development roles at TRW, one of the world's largest software developers.

Mr. Hamilton holds a BS degree in Math and Computer Science from UCLA, an MS degree in Electrical Engineering from USC, and is a graduate of the UCLA Executive Management program.

Marc Hamilton will be on the panel discussion between Sun, Mandrake, and MSC.