Steve Kille
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Steve Kille is an English software engineer.
He has worked on Internet technologies since 1980, and was one of the principal engineers behind the ISODE (ISO Development Environment) open-source implementation of the OSI protocol stack.
He was born in London, had his Master's in physics from Oxford University, and a master's in electrical engineering from Manchester University and Stanford University
(the latter being attended on a Fulbright scholarship).
From 1981 to 1992, he was a researcher at University College London
, focusing on research into network-based applications.
He founded Isode Limited
in 1992, focusing on high end messaging and directory products, initially based around the ISODE codebase.
In 1999, he managed the merger of ISODE to form MessagingDirect, and subsequently spent two years in California. In 2001, MessagingDirect was acquired by ACI Worldwide, and Steve re-launched Isode in 2002, again focusing on X.400 and directory products.
Steve is the author of at least 32 RFCs, has published one book, "Implementing X.400 and X.500: the PP and QUIPU Systems" (ISBN 9780890065648), and has contributed to several others.
He has worked on Internet technologies since 1980, and was one of the principal engineers behind the ISODE (ISO Development Environment) open-source implementation of the OSI protocol stack.
He was born in London, had his Master's in physics from Oxford University, and a master's in electrical engineering from Manchester University and Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
(the latter being attended on a Fulbright scholarship).
From 1981 to 1992, he was a researcher at University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
, focusing on research into network-based applications.
He founded Isode Limited
Isode Limited
Isode Limited is a software company based in the United Kingdom. Isode develops and markets messaging and directory server software based on the LDAP and X.500 protocols and SMTP, IMAP, POP3, XMPP and X.400 protocols .-History:...
in 1992, focusing on high end messaging and directory products, initially based around the ISODE codebase.
In 1999, he managed the merger of ISODE to form MessagingDirect, and subsequently spent two years in California. In 2001, MessagingDirect was acquired by ACI Worldwide, and Steve re-launched Isode in 2002, again focusing on X.400 and directory products.
Steve is the author of at least 32 RFCs, has published one book, "Implementing X.400 and X.500: the PP and QUIPU Systems" (ISBN 9780890065648), and has contributed to several others.