I know I'm a week late, but it's never too late to thank someone. In this case, I wanted to give a big thank you to the IBM Champion program for selecting me as one of 50 new IBM Champions for Collaboration Services. And congratulations to all the other folks who got chosen as well!

I was in the room when Ed Brill gave the formal announcement at the View Developer conference in Las Vegas last week, and I was pleasantly surprised to see my name up on the screen. As much joking as a few of us have done about ordering IBM Champion superhero capes and swooping in to fight evil, it really is an honor and I am very flattered to be on the list.