ECC Background
ECC was founded in 1999 as an IT services organization providing enterprise infrastructure
operating system services, training and product development. The company provided
technical and competitive marketing consulting for industry leaders including
Microsoft, Compaq, Hewlett Packard, Sun Microsystems, Sony, QWest and others.
In
2005, ECC focused on the demands of IT security and regulatory
compliance. Building their software solutions around Microsoft's System Center,
ECC has emerged as a leader in providing security, reporting, archival and
management solutions and services. The company and its principles are award
winning security experts (including five time winners of Microsoft's Most Value
Professional in security and Federal anti-terrorism commendations). With decades of collective experience, ECC subject
matter experts have written best selling technology books and over 200 trade
articles.
In order to provide greater depth of product and service expertise, ECC has
aligned itself with the premium technical partners in the industry. As a result
of its successful independently tested software and customer reviews, ECC has
been acknowledged as senior level partners with organizations such as Microsoft,
Hewett Packard and IBM.
The Company Mission
As leaders in the IT Security Information Management (SIM) sector, ECC's mission is to provide customers solutions that achieve the highest level of quality, efficiency and cost effectiveness. The company is committed to providing expert based applications and services based upon well recognized industry best practice standards.
The Only System Center Suite Designed, Developed and Supported by Multiple Microsoft Security Most Valuable Professionals !!!
The Founders
Mark E. Walla - MSCE, CISSP
Mark Walla is a veteran of over a decade of technical management and project development. His areas of expertise include IT infrastructure, operating systems, networking, e-commerce and security. He served as Director of Professional Services at PDS Advanced Technologies, and has been the technical lead of a number of extensive UNIX, Windows NT, and networking projects. Additionally, Walla has consulted for Microsoft Corporation and Hewlett Packard; at Microsoft, he helped develop integration strategy and materials for the national tour Integration 97/98. While consulting for US West, he evaluated network management tools. At Bay Networks, he was the technical lead for sustaining released software and customer hot site issues. He was also a software engineer at Motorola, with software design and testing responsibilities. At Storage Technology, he was an embedded software engineer. He is the co-author of the Ultimate Windows 2000 Administration Guide (Addison Wesley 2000) and the Ultimate Windows Server 2003 System Administration Guide (Addison Wesley 2002). Walla is a Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE), and holds a BS in Engineering from the University of Colorado. He was named by Microsoft Corporation as the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in the field of Security.
Robert Williams - PhD
Dr. Williams has over 20 years of senior-level IT management experience
with companies ranging from start-ups to large technology firms and
consultancies. He was also instrumental in recent anthrax terrorist
attack crisis management and is active in continuing anti-terrorism
efforts. Prior positions include being President of professional
services organization PDS Advanced Technologies, President and founder
of pioneering UNIX applications developer Decathlon Data Systems, a
senior executive at UNISYS/System Development Corporation, and Dean of
Research at the University of California, Los Angeles and California
State Polytechnic University. A recognized technology expert, he was
also the featured speaker in the international road shows sponsored by
Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, Compaq and Tech Data on UNIX and Windows NT
interoperability. He is the co-author of the best selling The Ultimate
Windows Server 2003 Administrator's Guide (Addison Wesley 2002), and
other best selling books. Dr. Williams has a BA and MA from Whittier
College, and a PhD from UCLA. He was repeatedly named by Microsoft
Corporation as the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in the field of
Security.
Award Winning Subject Matter Experts with over 200 technical papers and best selling bookings including
Best selling Windows 2003 administrator's guide
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Best Selling Windows 2000 administrator's guide
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Windows and Unix interoperability guide
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Best selling Windows 2003 administrator's guide in Spanish!
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Published in association with the FBI, Homeland security and other federal agencies.
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