Janus Boye

Janus is a fine analyst and a respected organizer. His company, Boye IT (located in Aarhus, Denmark), brings IT minded professionals and executives together from throughout Scandinavia.

From his Web Site: A vendor neutral consulting company focusing on content management, intranet and portals. By being vendor neutral and working exclusively for the buy-side, we assist our customers in getting the most out of their investment in projects.

www.boyeit.dk

Joseph Busch

Joseph is the Don of metadata. Whether developing applications, leading IM professionals, or consulting on enterprise implementations, he is indispensable wherever he goes.

From his Web Site: Taxonomy Strategies LLC is an information management consultancy that specializes in applying taxonomies, metadata, automatic classification, and other information retrieval technologies to the needs of business.

Tony Byrne

Once a political wonk, Tony found his real calling in CM systems punditude. He is undoubtedly the best source on CM and other IM system comparisions and evaluations. His company (located in the Washington DC area), CMS Watch, is the source for industry analysis.

From his Web Site: In the technology world, conflicts of interest abound. Where can a prospective buyer of content management and search technologies turn for truly impartial counsel? CMS Watch was founded in 2001 to provide just such independent advice. We work solely on behalf of the technology buyer, providing vendor-neutral analysis and advice.

www.cmswatch.com

Bob Doyle

Bob is at ground zero of any idea he puts his mind to. Luckily for us he likes to think about CM. Bob's company (located in Boston Mass), skyBuilders, does so much that you just have to go to his site and see for yourself!

From his Web Site: skyBuilders.com produces a web-based small-enterprise information system for a multi-user community computer. Our webWare provides content management and a number of applications that run over the web. skyBuilders webWare runs on a virtual platform we call theSky, supported by Linux, MacOS, and Windows running on most hardware.

www.skybuilders.com

Frank Gilbane

Frank is the godfather of document and content management. His company, The Gilbane Group (located in Boston Mass.) produces the nation's primer content management conference.

From his her Web Site: Gilbane Group Inc. (formerly Bluebill Advisors, Inc.) publishes the Gilbane Report, the most widely read newsletter covering content management technologies. We also produce educational conferences. Our industry analysts and consultants provide advisory and consulting services to all types of organizations.

gilbane.com

Erik Hartman

Erik's wit and wisdom are admired and emulated throughout the CM community. His company (located in The Netherlands), Hartman Communicatie BV, keeps the information flowing in companies throughout Benilux.

From his Web Site: (translated from Dutch) We consult on information architecture and content strategy for enterprise content management projects. We create communication strategy and IT change management projects.

www.hartman-communicatie.nl

Kathryn Lamka

Kathryn is a fantastic facilitator. Combine that with her comprehensive and smart collaborative decision making software and you'll get a superb result from any meeting. Her company, Meetingworks, is located in Seattle, WA.

From her Web Site: We help groups become more focused, productive, and accountable for decisions made in meetings through the use of innovative technologies and methodologies. Through collaboration, we help groups of any size implement repeatable processes, come to closure on tough issues, foster teamwork, and build corporate memory. We make meetings more fun and more effective.

Meetingworks

Jim Larkin

Jim's business card says it all: "Main Guy." Whether he is shooting video, writing, creating systems or making enterprise strategy, Jim is the main guy wherever he goes. His company, Resources Online (in Seattle WA) specializes in all aspects of IM.

From his Web Site: At Resources Online, we help clients communicate by creating content--written, graphic, and video. We help clients manage communications by architecting systems and processes to manage content. Our service model is integration. We offer in-house expertise in all aspects of delivering content--development of dynamic content delivered via internet, intranet and CD/DVD; Web design, production, and maintenance; video production and digital post-production; animation design and creation; audio production and post-production; streaming media; and print production.

www.ronline.com

Allen Matsumoto

Allen is a true 21'st century designer-architect. He combines incredible graphics and layout talent with a true wisdom and expertise for information and technology. His company, UI Architects, is located in Bellingham WA.

From his Web Site: UI Architects apply user-centered design to create user-friendly products. Combining proven methodologies with the insight that only comes from years of experience, we save you from expensive "testing in the marketplace." We can integrate quickly with your design process to help you design things that work for your users.

www.uiarchitects.com

Peter Morville

Smart, kind and always right, Peter actually is a thought leader! His company (Located in Ann Arbor Michigan), Semantic Studios, does all things IA (and UX).

From his Web Site: Semantic Studios is an information architecture and user experience consultancy led by Peter Morville.help our clients around the world to create better web sites, intranets and knowledge networks.

www.semanticstudios.com

Liz Orna

Liz gets information. Furthermore she knows how to explain it to others. She has been described as "too good to be a guru." That about says it.

From her Web Site: (Actually from her publisher's site) Liz Orna's Practical Information Policies has become a standard text which has helped information managers in many countries to take productive action in their own environment: to get a job they wanted, carry through an information audit, make a successful business case for an information policy, or formulate an information strategy.

Gower Publishing Web site

Judy Ramey

Judy is usability. Her department at the University of Washington (located in Seattle), as well as her individual practice, exemplify the study and practice of user-centered design.

From her Web Site: Judith A. Ramey, Ph.D. Dr. Ramey is Director of the University of Washington's Laboratory for Usability Testing and Evaluation (LUTE). Dr. Ramey also serves as Chair of the University of Washington's Department of Technical Communication, where her leadership is nationally recognized for its emphasis on technical communication as a means to harness computing power; create the global village; and put people first.

www.uwtc.washington.edu

James Robertson

James is the leading IM figure down-under. His talent is evident in every word he speaks and every project he completes. His company, Step Two Designs, is located near Sydney Australia.

From his Web Site: Step Two Designs was established in early 1996, and has grown to become Australia's leading vendor-neutral consultancy, specializing in intranets and content management. We recognize that a holistic approach is necessary to solve real-world organizational challenges, and for that reason we have focused our efforts on five complementary fields: intranets, content management, knowledge management, usability, and information architecture.

www.steptwo.com.au

Ann Rockley

Widely known as the queen of reuse, Ann is a CM star. Her company, The Rockley Group (located in Ontario, Canada), has done content modeling and CM specification for companies big and small around the world.

From her Web Site: We help you analyze requirements, build a business case, select the right technologies, develop effective information architecture, and empower your staff to successfully adopt content management. We’re leaders in the development of industry best practices and content management standards. That’s why organizations of all sizes turn to The Rockley Group.

rockley.com

Lou Rosenfeld

When I picked up Lou and Peter's book "IA for the WWW" for the first time, it made me understand that information was for real. Since then, I can't count the number of other important things Lou has made me understand. His company (Located in Ann Arbor Michigan), Rosenfeld Media, will remake publishing.

From his Web Site: Founded in late 2005, Rosenfeld Media is a publishing house dedicated to developing short, practical, and useful books on user experience design. Our books will explain the design and research methods that web professionals need to make informed design decisions.

rosenfeldmedia.com

Claudio Terra

Claudio is South America's top thinker in Knowledge and Information Management. He's got a number of books on lots of IM subjects and a dynamite consultancy called TerraForum (located in Sao Paulo, Brazil).

From his Web Site: (translated from Portuguese) TerraForum is an enterprise consultancy and training organization specializing in Knowledge Management and Information Technology. Our clients are large and medium-sized organization in the public and private sector. His areas of expertise include KM, IM, Communities and Business Intelligence.

www.terraforum.com.br

Shinohara Toshikazu

Shino has pioneered, information design and architecture as well as CM in Japan. His company, Sociomedia (located in Tokyo, Japan) is tops in the region.

From his Web Site: The original Sociomedia group started to engage in evaluating, designing, translating, teaching, and consulting for interactive systems in 1998, when the web contents market didn't really recognize the importance on human-centered design or usability engineering process yet, especially for their web sites, in Japan.

www.sociomedia.com

Rita Warren

Rita has a superb talent for getting right to the heart of any IT matter. Her deep experience and focus on methodology and process make her invaluable on any IM project. Her company, Zia Content is located in Seattle WA.

From her Web Site: ZiaContent is a independent consultancy specializing in writing, editing, information architecture, and content management. Rita Warren, president and principal consultant of ZiaContent, Inc., is a veteran of the software and digital media industries with more than 10 years experience helping teams and clients deliver content in practical, compelling, and sensible ways.

www.ziacontent.com

Lisa Welchman

Lisa is smart, dedicated and at the head of the pack when it comes to information governance. Her company, Welchman Consulting, is located in Baltimore MD.

From her Web Site: Welchman Consulting specializes in an holistic approach to Web Operations Management. We provide solutions to complex organizational and technical challenges through a combination of common sense, analytics, and world-class subject matter expertise. Our practice is comprised of specialists in web content management, information architecture and taxonomies with a deep understanding of how web technologies affect business operations.

Martin White

Martin adds a touch of class to any conversation he is a part of. His company, Intranet Focus (located in West Sussex, England), provides strategic consulting and great wisdom to its international clients.

From his Web Site: Intranet Focus Ltd provides consulting services on intranet and extranet deployment and management. We develop content management and intranet strategies based on information audits, advise on information architecture design and implementation, and the selection of content management and search software.

www.intranetfocus.com