Andreas Blumauer studied Computer Sciences and Business Administration and started his career as a software developer for financial services. In 1998 he co-founded punkt.net Services, a specialised software company, which has developed several national and international knowledge platforms. He is a managing partner at the Semantic Web Company and responsible for several consultancy projects. Andreas is lecturer at several Universities of Applied Sciences in Vienna – FHWien and FH Technikum Wien – and at the University of Applied Sciences Campus02 Graz, in the areas of Knowledge Management Systems and Semantic Technologies.