Guido Schmutz Author

Guido Schmutz works as a Technology Manager for Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA), Application Integration, and Open Source-based development at Trivadis, a leading independent IT service company operating in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. He has worked in the software industry for over 20 years, most of which was spent in software development and architecting. He has led a wide range of enterprise-level application development and application integration projects in a variety of industries. His current focus is on SOA and Application Integration projects using the Oracle SOA platform. Guido is also an Oracle ACE Director for Fusion Middleware and SOA. Guido is co-author of the German books Spring 2.0 im Einsatz, Architecture Blueprints and Integration Architecture Blueprints and he is a regular speaker at International Oracle and Java conferences. Peter Welkenbach works as a consultant, senior architect, and trainer in the fields of requirement engineering, object-oriented methodologies, software engineering, and quality management. He has more than 20 years experience of designing and implementing complex information systems for banks, automotive manufacturers, and pharmaceutical companies. For 10 years he has been a technology evangelist for Java technology and the use of the corresponding frameworks in customer projects. Peter Welkenbach is a course developer, author of numerous publications, and speaker at JAX and international Oracle conferences. He has been using Spring in numerous customer projects since it first appeared in summer 2003. His current focus is on enterprise architecture and lean architecture methodologies. In his current projects he works as an enterprise architect for a well known German retailer. Daniel Liebhart has over 20 years of experience in the information technology field, which has culminated in a broad technical and business know-how. For 10 years he has been working in different management positions, leading IT professional services or product development. His broad know-how comprises the engineering, realization, and operation of complex and internationally operated IT systems for the Telecommunication, Finance, Logistic, and Chemical industries, as well as for public services. He has authored three books for Hanser Publications, is a passionate computer science engineer, possesses several awards, and has worked for Trivadis, a leading independent IT service company operating in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. He works as an assistant professor at the University of Applied Science in Zurich.