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Acknowledgments

With any writing effort, there is always a huge sacrifice of time that must be made to properly research, demonstrate, and describe leading edge subject matter. The brunt of the burden usually falls on those many people that are near and very dear to me. With this in mind, I desperately need to thank my family for allowing me to encroach on many months of what should have been my family's “quality time.”

However, with sacrifice also comes reward in the form of technical excellence and solid business relationships. Many individuals were involved in this effort, both directly and indirectly. Starting with my technology leaders network of Ray Rankins, Jack McElreath, Walter Kuketz, and John Williams, who offered ideas and comments ...