Reginaldo W. Barosa is an IBM Executive IT Specialist. He provides sales support, helping customers with enterprise modernization solutions and development tools, such as Rational Developer for System z. Before joining IBM U.S. more than eight years ago, Reginaldo worked for 27 years for IBM Brazil. He has co-authored IBM Redbooks and has written two books, as well as other articles and tutorials for IBM developerWorks. He holds a degree in electrical engineering from Instituto Maua de Tecnologia, Sao Paulo, Brazil