WorksWithU is published by Nine Lives Media Inc., which takes aim at niche IT audiences.

Founders

• Amy Katz, Sales and Business Development: Amy is CEO and co-founder of Nine Lives Media Inc. She oversees sales and business development for our digital platforms (WorksWithU, MSPmentor and The VAR Guy). Previously, Amy was VP of sales at Microcast Communications and Corporate Sales Director at Ziff Davis Media.

• Joe Panettieri, Editorial Director: Joe is executive VP and co-founder of Nine Lives Media Inc. Joe oversees our content strategies and Web sites. Previously, Joe was VP of editorial content at Microcast Communications and Ziff Davis Media, and he held senior editorial posts at CMP Media. Joe has spent more than a decade building and managing integrated media platforms.

Contributing Bloggers

Our contributors strive to help you understand the current state — and future path — of Ubuntu, and its potential impact across consumer and corporate markets. Our contributors are independent, so their opinions may not necessarily represent the views of Nine Lives Media Inc., this site’s publisher.

• Christopher Tozzi: Christopher Tozzi is a PhD student at a major U.S. university. Tozzi has extensive hands-on experience with Ubuntu Server Edition and Ubuntu Desktop Edition.
• The VAR Guy: Anonymous. Outspoken. Irreverent. The VAR Guy covers Canonical’s partner program on WorksWithU, but spends most of his time blogging about what’s next in the IT channel for his own site: TheVARguy.com.

Seeking Two More Contributing Bloggers

Want to blog for us? Contact Editorial Director Joe Panettieri (joe [at] ninelivesmediainc.com).