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Brian Haverty, Editorial Director

Brian Haverty is Editorial Director for CBS Interactive Australia and is responsible for the company's CNET.com.au, ZDNet Australia and Builder AU online titles.

Brian has been editing and writing on an extensive range of technology subjects for 10 years in Australia but the areas he specialises in are digital publishing and production systems. He has launched a number of print publications in Australia, including Technology & Business and C|Level, and has served as Editor-in-Chief for the Australian editions of PC Magazine and Windows Sources.

Prior to working with CNET Networks Australia, Brian was Editor of a number of magazines in Japan including Winds (the in-flight magazine for Japan Airlines) and Tokyo Journal, the English language city guide to Tokyo.

Calling on that experience, Brian has been asked to present at a variety of speaking and media engagements. More prominently, in 2005, he was the chairperson of the RFID World Event held at the Sydney Convention Centre, and he also chaired the Security in Government Conference 2004 held in Canberra. Brian works regularly with other media outlets to provide content and commentary on consumer technology topics. Most recently, he has been working with 2GB to produce podcasts on subjects including iPods and big screen TV reviews – flat plasma v. LCD.

Brian’s personal interests include music and he has played in bands professionally in the US. He is also very interested in music-related technology, from iPods and music players to digital recording, mixing and production.

Pam Carroll, Editor

As Editor of CNET.com.au, Pam covers a wealth of consumer technology issues but focuses particularly on home theatre including big screen TVs and home sound systems. As part of this, Pam not only writes about the latest products but also provides advice to her readers on how to set up these technologies at home and considerations to bear in mind when doing so.

Pam has been writing about technology since 1994 and has concentrated on consumer electronics and in-home technology since 2003. Prior to joining the launch team for CNET.com.au in June 2004, Pam held Editor roles for Smarthouse magazine, a national print title focusing on all aspects of the digital home as well as Voice & Data, a publication providing business and new product news for the Australian IT&T industries.

While Pam has held senior journalist roles since 2002, her background was originally in marketing and PR and she has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Arizona State University majoring in Marketing and International Business.

She has previously held the positions of Marketing Manager ANZ for Belkin and CODA Australia as well as SMB (Small to Medium Business) Marketing Manager for Lotus Development. These roles have provided Pam with an in-depth local knowledge into the workings of the enterprise, wireless and accessories markets as well as insights into the requirements and concerns of the Small to Medium Business.

Pam has also held management roles in Public Relations consultancies including Burson Marsteller covering a range consumer and B2B technology accounts.

Outside of technology, Pam’s interests are wide ranging and include reading, movies, walking on the beach, raising teenage boys, home decorating and sports including rugby, basketball, volleyball and kayaking.

Ty Pendlebury, Associate Editor

Ty is a journalist with over 10 years experience in writing for IT and entertainment publications. He covers notebooks, desktops and accessories for CNET, as well as some home theatre and related devices.

Magazines he has worked for include PC Authority, Smarthouse and Roam, and has worked as a freelance writer for several music papers. He has also completed a Bachelor of Journalism at RMIT, and worked as a journalist for Public Radio News.

He began coding in BASIC at the age of 10 (and promptly stopped again), and has been building and troubleshooting computers since the days of the 486.

He is a keen gamer and a home-theatre enthusiast. And don’t get him started on music -- he has worked as a DJ, and his favourite bands include the Pixies, Talking Heads, Arcade Fire, and LCD Soundsystem.

Derek Fung, Associate Editor

Derek joined the CNET.com.au team as an Associate Editor in December 2006. He spends his time looking after the camcorder, PDA & GPS and MP3-player categories, as well as whatever piques his interest. Prior to doing his Masters of Media Practice and becoming a tech journalist, Derek spent many years as a security consultant, with the highlight being his time as an ethical hacker; he regrets, though, that it was nothing like the movie Swordfish, with an utter dearth of fast cars and fast women.

His fascination with technology and writing can probably be traced back to his earliest electronic memory, that of his red Speak & Spell demanding that he spell "leee-zure". During his formative years he spent way too much time playing Bubble Bobble, Doom, and North and South, pimping up his Amiga 1000 and frequenting bulletin boards. It's only natural, then, that when he progressed out of high school, he spent four further years at uni burnishing his geek credentials with a Bachelor of Computer Engineering.

Aside from writing and technology, Derek's other passions include photography, travelling, cricket, soccer, all things automotive and his Pomeranian, Murray.

Ella Morton, Features Editor

Ella grew up playing "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" on her dad's Apple IIc computer. At 13, she pestered her family into purchasing a blazingly fast 33.6k modem so that they might have access to the so-called Information Superhighway. Many late nights were then spent designing Web pages and discussing The X-Files in IRC chat rooms.

Ella's tech cred was further cemented during a three-year stint in consumer electronics retail, in which she was the only female in a store full of teenage boys. Although sustained by the ability to use the word "dongle" on a regular basis, she eventually abandoned the gig to pursue her interest in writing.

While at university, Ella did sound design for several theatre productions, thus developing an interest in audio devices and software. In addition to helming the portable audio category on CNET.com.au, she also enjoys writing about cyberculture and tech's effects on social interaction.

Outside nine-to-five, Ella's main passion is performance, and she has been involved in theatre for around six years as an actor, writer, director and designer. She occasionally settles disputes using the medium of dance.