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More about the author: David Gewirtz
David Gewirtz tells how he came to write about White House email:
"Back in April of 2007, it came to America's attention that some
email messages from the White House had gone missing. As the
publisher of two of the largest publications dedicated to email and
electronic
 communication,
OutlookPower Magazine and
DominoPower Magazine,
it seemed appropriate for us to investigate this issue.
"I honestly expected to write one short article that would discuss
the basics of the issue and then forget all about it. Of course,
from the news reports in the mainstream media, there was really no
way to know there was a nightmare scenario hidden inside the
incredibly mundane topic that is email.
"Looking at the problem through the eyes of an email expert," David
continues, "I quickly saw some things that both the mainstream media
and the Congressional investigators didn't.
"Just a quick scan of the White House press briefing transcripts
uncovered serious concerns about unsecured email communications that
might affect national security, transitions in server technology
during a time of war that might have caused both communications
interruptions and historical records loss, and data management
practices that seriously question the technical email infrastructure
being used by the Executive Office of the President.
"It was time to get serious.
"The fact is, if I am to take my job seriously here at ZATZ,
there is no topic more appropriate for me to cover.
David Gewirtz has written more than 600 articles about email,
collaboration, security, and mobile technology. He is the Publisher and
Editor-in-Chief of ZATZ Publishing, an independent digital magazine
and book publisher.
David is a former professor of computer science, has lectured at
Princeton, Berkeley, UCLA, and Stanford, has been awarded the
prestigious Sigma Xi Research Award in Engineering, and was a
candidate for the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in Letters. He is the author
of four books including Where Have All The Emails Gone? and
The
Flexible Enterprise.
He is the Cyberterrorism Advisor for the International Association for
Counterterrorism & Security Professionals, a columnist for
The Journal of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, and has been
a guest commentator for the Nieman Watchdog of the
Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.
Earlier in his career, he held the unusual title of "Godfather" at
Apple, was an executive at Symantec, and served on the board of the
Software Entrepreneurs Forum (now SDForum) in the heart of Silicon
Valley.
David is the creator of ZENPRESS, a breakthrough technology for
Internet magazine production. He is also the lead developer of the
MySQL and SQLite database extensions for the open-source Frontier
Kernel project and has designed embedded database technology used by
more than 2,000 companies, universities, and government agencies.
An accomplished author and photographer, David is also an
entertaining and electrifying speaker. His commentaries on
technology, industry, and emerging nations have been broadcast into
more than 40 countries (all in their own unique translations) by
Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty.
Weaving a tapestry of art, industry, politics, and technology, he
brings a unique and powerful perspective to all his audiences. Known
for their clarity and insight, his articles reach nearly a million
people worldwide each week.
For more information about David Gewirtz:
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