Gilbert Held is an award winning author and lecturer. Gil has written over 50 technical books and 400 articles over the past 30 years. In addition, Gil has earned many accolades and has been presented with an award from the Association of American Publishers. He has also been selected by Federal Computer Week to join the Federal 100, a list of the top 100 persons in academia, industry and the Federal Government that have made a significant impact upon the equipment acquisition process.