about me

My name is Elliot Turner, and I am a software entrepreneur located in Denver, CO.

I'm the founder of Orchestr8, a software startup currently building a next-generation Internet mashup / 'structured web' solution. Prior to forming Orchestr8 I founded MimeStar, an enterprise network intrusion detection software company. MimeStar was acquired by Intrusion, Inc. in 2000, and our flagship SecureNet Pro software is still being sold to enterprise and government customers requiring IDS/IPS capability.

My research background is in network protocols, computer security, and artificial intelligence (with a focus on data-mining, inference systems, and natural language processing). I've been a contributor or co-author of several books including Linux Networking Unleashed, RedHat System Administration Unleashed, and Caldera OpenLinux System Administration Unleashed.