About the Authors

Matjaz B. Juric holds a PhD in computer and information science. He is a full-time professor at the University of Ljubljana and heads the Cloud Computing and SOA Competence Centre (http://www.soa.si). Matjaz is an Oracle ACE Director and has been designated Java Champion and IBM Champion. He has more than 20 years of work experience.

He has authored and coauthored Do More with SOA Integration: Best of Packt, WS-BPEL 2.0 for SOA Composite Applications with IBM WebSphere 7, Oracle Fusion Middleware Patterns, Business Process Driven SOA using BPMN and BPEL, Business Process Execution Language for Web Services (both English and French editions), BPEL Cookbook (which was awarded the best SOA book in 2007 by SOA World Journal), SOA Approach to Integration, Professional J2EE EAI, Professional EJB, J2EE Design Patterns Applied, and Visual Basic .NET Serialization Handbook.

He has published chapters in More Java Gems, Cambridge University Press, and in Technology Supporting Business Solutions, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. His work has also been published in several journals and magazines and presented at conferences.

This book is dedicated to my beautiful daughter, Ela, and my second child, who will be born in July. Big thanks go to my beautiful Eva, my mother, and my grandmother (R.I.P.). I would like to specially thank my team, my friends, and the team at Packt Publishing.

Sven Bernhardt is a leading SOA/BPM architect and works as a solution architect for OPITZ CONSULTING Deutschland GmbH—a German Oracle Platinum Partner. In his role, he follows his passion for designing and building future-oriented, robust enterprise applications based on pioneering technologies. Sven is involved in perse, large SOA and BPM implementations, dealing with challenges in the areas of business process automation and enterprise application integration. He also has longtime experience as an SOA/BPM coach, trainer, developer, and architect. As a leader of Competency Center for Oracle-based solutions, he develops and prepares implementation best practices and showcases and is responsible for knowledge building with respect to different Oracle technologies in the middleware area. Sven is an Oracle ACE and a frequent speaker at numerous IT conferences.

Hajo Normann works at Accenture in the role of an SOA and BPM's community of practice lead in ASG. Hajo is responsible for the architecture and solution design of SOA/BPM projects, mostly acting as the interface between the business and IT sides. He enjoys tackling organizational and technical challenges and motivates solutions in customer workshops, conferences, and publications. Hajo, together with Torsten Winterberg, leads the DOAG SIG Middleware; is an Oracle ACE Director; and is an active member of the global network within Accenture. Hajo is also in regular contact with SOA/BPM architects from around the world.

Kapil Pant (coauthor of the first edition of this book) is an accomplished BPM consultant and a public speaker with extensive experience in products and professional services consulting. He currently manages Wipro Technologies' BPM/SOA practice in Europe and leads consulting engagements, including business process improvement workshops; BPMS and SOA tools study and recommendations; and the BPM architecture, implementation, and governance.

Over the years, Kapil has been extensively involved in conducting successful workshops on process improvement, requirement analysis, BPM/SOA, and enterprise architecture for clients in the telecom, banking, securities, and insurance industry verticals. He has also worked closely with leading system integrators, such as Wipro, Tata Consultancy Services, HCL, and the then Satyam (now Tech Mahindra), to conduct technology enablement programs for client projects across industry verticals.

As a recognized public speaker, Kapil is known for his well-researched programs delivered in his high-energy, enthusiastic, and down-to-earth style. He has presented keynote speeches, workshops, seminars, and over 40 roadshows across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the U.S. He was also nominated by the Government of India to lead seminars as a part of a 25-member working committee for E-Governance Enterprise Architecture and Standards Taxonomy.

He has a master's degree in computer applications, a bachelor's degree in business studies, and a TOGAF Certification.

Kapil presently lives in Hampshire, UK, with his wife and enjoys blogging in his free time.

Danilo Schmiedel follows his passion to deliver SOA and BPM solutions based on new technologies and trends. He is one of the leading BPM and SOA architects at OPITZ CONSULTING Deutschland GmbH—a German Oracle Platinum Partner. He is involved in large integrations, business process automations, and BPM/SOA development projects, where he has implemented well-accepted solutions for various customers. Danilo is an Oracle Director (ACE is short for Acknowledged Community Expert); frequent speaker at IT conferences; and author of numerous articles in various technical journals. Before joining OPITZ CONSULTING, he worked as a software engineer in several international projects. The Leipzig University of Applied Science awarded his outstanding work in 2009.

I would like to thank my wife and my little son for their support, patience, and help in producing this book as well as for enduring the many late nights and weekends that I spent working on many different projects over the past few years. In addition, I would like to thank my colleagues as well as the many clients who have provided me with opportunities to expand my knowledge and take on challenging tasks.

Guido Schmutz works for Trivadis, an Oracle Platinum Partner. He has more than 25 years of technology experience, including mainframes, integration, and SOA technologies in financial services, government, and logistics environments. At Trivadis, he is responsible for innovation in the areas of SOA, BPM, and application integration solutions and leads the Trivadis Architecture Board. He has longtime experience as a developer, coach, trainer, and architect in the areas of building complex Java EE and SOA-based solutions. Currently, he is focusing on the design and implementation of SOA and BPM projects using the Oracle SOA stack. A few other areas of interest for Guido are big data and fast data solutions and how to combine these emerging technologies into a modern information and software architecture. Guido is an Oracle ACE Director for Fusion Middleware and SOA and a regular speaker at international conferences, such as Oracle Open World, ODTUG, SOA & Cloud Symposium, UKOUG conference, and DOAG. He is also a coauthor of Oracle Service Bus 11g Development Cookbook, Do More with SOA Integration: Best of Packt, Service-Oriented Architecture: An Integration Blueprint, Spring 2.0 im Einsatz, Architecture Blueprints, and Integration Architecture Blueprint.

I would like to thank my wonderful wife, Renata, and my family for their love and all the support. Without their help and understanding, such a book project would not be possible.

And, of course, a big thank you goes to the whole team at Packt Publishing for their help and support.

Mark Simpson, in addition to being an Oracle ACE Director, is Consultancy Director at Griffiths Waite, where he leads the UK-based Fusion Middleware development team with a focus on user experience, BPM, and SOA. He has worked with these technologies for over 10 years, having successfully delivered the first UK Oracle BPEL project back in 2004 and then the first BAM dashboard in 2005 for an innovative financial services organization. He is a frequent conference speaker, has received numerous awards, and actively supports the UKOUG and EMEA SOA Community. Recently, Mark was the lead architect on a design-focused ADF and WebCenter project. This project has reignited his passion for great UX and delivering increased customer insight through data visualization using SOA to ensure consistency in processes, services, and data.

I would like to thank my wonderful wife, Laura, and my three amazing boys, Archie, Benji, and Tom, for their patience and support while I juggled the book project, Griffiths Waite commitments, and family life. Also, I must thank my coauthors for their perseverance to get a distributed team pulling in the right direction to get this book completed.

Torsten Winterberg is active in several roles at OPITZ CONSULTING, all with a strong focus on delivering value to the customer. Being part of the business development and innovation department, he searches for and evaluates emerging trends and technologies to deliver innovative and differentiating solutions to customers. As a director of the competency center for integration and business process solutions, he follows his passion to build the best delivery unit for customer solutions in the areas of SOA and BPM. Torsten has longtime experience as a developer, coach, and architect in the area of building complex mission-critical Java EE applications. His competence and passion lies in the design and architecture of complex IT systems with regard to BPMN, BPEL, ESB, BAM, and service-oriented architecture in general. He is a known speaker in the German Java and Oracle communities and has written numerous articles on SOA/BPM-related topics. Torsten is part of the Oracle ACE Director team, is active in Enterprise BPM Alliance, and is responsible for the SOA/BPM topics in the DOAG development community.

Thanks to my wife, Simone, and my wonderful daughters, Johanna and Amelie, for their patience with me when I was spending time with my hobby and job, doing this nerdy IT stuff.