H. Albert Napier, Ph.D. is a Professor of Management at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management, Rice University. The author and co-author of several books about using desktop applications, Al has been involved in computer education for more than 20 years.

Philip J. Judd is the former Director of the Research and Instructional Computing Service and an instructor in the Management Department at the University of Houston. Phil currently focuses on consulting as a principal of Napier & Judd, Inc. His consulting activities include the analysis and design of automated business systems, planning for large-scale computer operations, the design and implementation of local area networks, and the development of integrated Web sites.

Dr. Jack P. Hoggatt is Department Chair for the Department of Business Communications at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He has taught courses in Business Writing, Advanced Business Communications, and the communication component of the university's Master in Business Administration (MBA) program. Dr. Hoggatt has held offices in professional organizations and has been received the Outstanding Post-Secondary Business Educator Award in Wisconsin. He has served as an advisor to local and state business organizations. Dr. Hoggatt is involved with his community and the school activities of his four children.