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Copyright © 2004 by Mehran Habibi
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This book is dedicated to my lovely wife, Angela Young, MD. I must have been really, really good in a previous life.
About the Author
Mehran Habibi is the coauthor of The Sun Certified Java Developer Exam with J2SE 1.4 (Apress, 2003) and Cracking the AP Computer Science Exam, 2004-2005 Edition (Princeton Review, 2004). He is also an application architect with BankOne in Ohio, where he resides with his lovely wife, Angela. Mehran has over nine years of IT experience, including positions with IBM, Executive Jet, UUNET, BankOne, and OCLC, in addition to working as a university lecturer, independent consultant, and Java certification trainer. Technologies of interest to him include Web services, wireless technologies, and XML/XSLT. Mehran's professional focus has been on architecture, project leadership, mentoring, team leadership, and programming from the mid-tier on back. Mehran holds certifications in both "The Other Company" and Java 2, and he graduated with a bachelor's of science degree in software engineering from the honors program at The Ohio State University.
Mehran is an amateur boxer, teaches martial arts at The Ohio State University, enjoys soccer, and has ruined his chess by playing too many speed games. You can contact him at <coach@influxs.com.>
About the Technical Reviewer
Bill Saez is a software engineer with Motorola in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While working with Motorola, Bill helped to create the world's first Java-powered wireless handset with J2ME and CLDC certification in 2000. Since then, he has continued to play an integral part in the commercialization and development of the J2ME platform and has authored several OEM APIs for iDEN handsets as well as J2ME Developer Guides for those products. Bill has been involved with Java development since its introduction and even served as a guinea pig for The Ohio State University's experimental Java software courses. He received his bachelor's degree in software engineering from The Ohio State University and is currently pursuing a master's degree in computer science from the University of Florida.
When he's not working or studying, Bill enjoys training for and running marathons, traveling with his family, and infrequently writing game reviews (http://www.epinions.com/user-billservo) in his copious spare time.
Acknowledgments
I'd like to thank Nate McFadden, Gary Cornell, Nicole LeClerc, and Laura Cheu from Apress for being such a joy to work with. I'd also like to acknowledge the strong contributions of various friends, including Terry Camerlengo, the excellent people at JavaRanch (http://www.javaranch.com), and various kind others who provided feedback and suggestions. In particular, I'm grateful for Jim Yingst's fine critical eye. I would also like to acknowledge the strong mathematical analysis provided by my father, Dr. Javad Habibi. Last but certainly not least, I'd like to thank my technical reviewer, Bill Saez, for an amazing technical eye and a very gentle style. I can't wait to see your book there, Bill.
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