About the technology author(s): Toni Bollinger studied computer science in Bonn, Germany, and Paris, France. He joined IBM in 1987 and worked in several AI research projects. Since 1994, Mr. Bollinger has worked on data mining in the development of the Intelligent Miner software products as well as in practical data-mining projects. His main focus in his current activities is to make data mining easier and more accessible to a wider range of users. He can be reached within IBM at
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