About the Lead Author

Randall A.Tamura is president of the Graphware Corporation, a consulting company specializing in Lotus Notes and Domino development. He has more than 25 years of experience in the computer field, and before founding Graphware, he was the general manager of Engineering Systems Development in the Application Solutions Division at IBM. Tamura is a Lotus Business Partner and has worked with Notes and Domino for several years.

Tamura has experience in helping both small and large companies with software development and strategies. Working with Notes as well as other technologies, he has helped his clients plan, implement, and deploy applications. He has helped a variety of companies in the financial, insurance, manufacturing, and high-tech industries.

Tamura is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and has a masters degree in computer science from Princeton University. You can contact him through Internet email at RandTamura@gwcorp.com, visit the Graphware Corporation web site at http://www.gwcorp.com, or contact him by phone at (310) 649-0310. Randy wrote Chapters 1-2, 4, 12-16, 18-27, and 33.