Gunther recently joined Microsoft in the role of ISV Architect Evangelist. In this role he enables ISVs to efficiently architect, implement and deploy software solutions by fully, and efficiently, leveraging the potential of the Microsoft Development Platform. Before joining Microsoft, Gunther worked as a senior consultant on software architecture and software factories at Siemens Corporate Research in Princeton, NJ. With more than 10 years of experience in software architecture, design, implementation, and deployment of complex enterprise software solutions, Gunther has in-depth experience in the entire Software Development Lifecycle. As a result of his work, he published two books (".NET -- A Complete Development Cycle" and "Practical Software Factories in .NET") as well as numerous articles in magazines. Gunther is also an invited speaker at international conferences and received the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) - Solution Architect award in 2005/2006/2007. Visit Gunther's blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/glenz