VERN ALLISON
Before joining WSC, Inc. Mr. Allison spent eighteen of his twenty-seven years in the I/S industry providing technical support for storage systems. When IBM introduced the world to systems managed storage (SMS), Vern led the effort in the U.S. As a result of his close association with SMS from the conception stage, through design, to exploitation of hardware and software, Vern is in a unique position to assist clients with both technical and philosophical issues associated with storage management.

Vern has spoken on numerous occasions at SHARE and GUIDE and is in high demand as an educator due to his outstanding abilities in the areas of SMS, DFP, VSAM and catalog management. He has written for ComputerWorld and is on the editorial review board of Enterprise Systems Journal. Vern co-authored IBM's Integrated Catalog Forward Recovery Utility as well as the publication entitled "Managing Data Availability in an Integrated Catalog Facility Environment." Storage product developers have utilized Vern's experience in designing future products, in providing technical assistance for resolution of critical situations, and in implementing plans which exploit the features of SMS.