IBM WebSphere RFID Handbook: A Solution Guide

xx IBM WebSphere RFID Handbook: A Solution Guide

The team who wrote this book

This book was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working

at the International Technical Support Organization (ITSO), Raleigh Center.

James Chamberlain is a Senior Software Engineer and certified Senior IT

Specialist. He is a project leader at the ITSO, Raleigh Center. He has over 24

years of experience in the IT industry and specializes in pervasive computing

technologies. His areas of expertise include e-commerce, pervasive computing,

portals, AIX®, Linux®, and Java™ programming. He also architects, designs,

and develops solutions using J2EE™, XML, Web Services, and IBM software

products, including WebSphere and DB2®. Before joining the ITSO, James

worked for IBM Global Services on e-commerce system development for IBM

Business Partners. He majored in Computer Science at Iowa State University.

Corinne Blanchard is a Business Consulting Services (BCS) IT Specialist in

France. She has 18 years of experience in the application development field.

She has been working extensively with WebSphere RFID Premises Server and

tools for the last year. She helped customers such as Sernam, Renault, and

IBM-ISC Montpellier to implement, tune, and customize RFID applications using

IBM middleware.

Sam Burlingame is a Software Engineer with IBM Software Group, Application

and Integration Middleware Software. He has worked in Sensors and Actuators

RFID Middleware Test for the past year and a half, specializing in functional and

performance testing as well as test automation. He has been involved with the

testing and improvement of the IBM WebSphere RFID solution from both product

and customer specific standpoints. Sam holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical

Engineering from Tufts University.

Sarika Chandramohan is a Solutions Architect with the India Software Labs

(ISL) in Bangalore, India. She has five years of experience in the IT industry and

has worked on domains that span mobile solutions, retail and distribution, and

RFID. Her skill sets include C/C++, J2ME™, and J2EE. At ISL she works with the

Distribution Sector Solutions team and is involved with activities that include

pre-sales, solution development, and customer pilots. Sarika has a degree in

Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Bangalore, India.

Eric Forestier is an IT Architect and works at the e-business Solutions Center in

IBM La Gaude, France. He currently is working with the IBM Pervasive

Computing Division and provides EMEA advanced technical support to

Independent Software Vendors, assessing and enabling IBM Partners to include

the pervasive computing assets into their solutions. He has also been a system

software developer, working in various areas such as networking, telephony, and

Internet.