Author Bio
Paul R. Allen (New York, NY) is a principal of UCNY, Inc., an international consulting firm that helps Fortune 500 companies improve operations through the use of database and object technology. He has been developing applications systems for more than 15 years. He has been developing database applications for the last eight years, using SilverStream and Java for Web development the past three years. (SilverStream is a J2EE certified application server.) Paul is a Certified SilverStream Trainer, Developer, and FAE. His professional experience includes work with the financial, brokerage, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing industries. He specialises in transitioning clients to Web-based, object-oriented database technology. He has taught numerous courses in computing at Columbia University in New York. He has coauthored the following books: PowerBuilder: A Guide To Developing Client/Server Applications (McGraw-Hill, 1995), Informix: Client/Server Application Development (McGraw-Hill, 1997), Informix: Universal Data Option (McGraw-Hill, 1998), SQL Server Developer's Guide (IDG, 2000), and SilverStream Success Volumes I and II (SilverStream Journal Inc, 2000 & 2001). Paul also contributed to J2EE Unleashed (Sams, 2001). He has also written several SilverStream Journal articles. He is a regular presenter at SilverSummit user conferences and the New York metropolitan area SilverStream user group. Over the past seven years, he has taught numerous courses and given many presentations on computing in several cities worldwide, including Los Angeles, Vienna, Paris, Berlin, Orlando, Nashville, New York, Washington, D.C., Copenhagen, Oslo, and Stockholm. Joseph J. Bambara (New York, NY) is a principal of UCNY, Inc. He has been developing applications systems for more than 25 years including relational database development for the last 15 years and Java application server for Web development the past four years. He is a Certified SilverStream Trainer, Developer, and FAE. His professional experience includes work with the financial, brokerage, manufacturing, medical, and entertainment industries. Mr. Bambara has a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Computer Science. He also holds a Juris Doctorate in Law and has been admitted to the New York Bar. He has taught various computer courses for CCNY's School of Engineering. He has co-authored the following books: PowerBuilder: A Guide to Developing Client/Server Applications (McGraw-Hill, 1995), Informix: Client/Server Application Development (McGraw-Hill, 1997), Informix: Universal Data Option (McGraw-Hill, 1998), SQL Server Developer's Guide (IDG, 2000), and SilverStream Success Volumes I and II (SilverStream Journal Inc., 2000 & 2001). He has also written several SilverStream Journal articles. Joseph also contributed to J2EE Unleashed (Sams, 2001). Over the past seven years, he has taught numerous courses and given many presentations for SilverStream and Sybase in several cities worldwide, including Los Angeles, Vienna, Paris, Berlin, Orlando, Nashville, New York, Copenhagen, Oslo, and Stockholm