Java Message Service, 2nd Edition

Acknowledgments from the First Edition

These acknowledgments are carried over from the first edition of this book and are from the original authors, Richard Monson-Haefel and David A. Chappell.

While there are only two names on the cover of this book, the credit for its development and delivery is shared by many individuals. Michael Loukides, our editor, was pivotal to the success of this book. Without his experience, craft, and guidance, this book would not have been possible.

Many expert technical reviewers helped ensure that the material was technically accurate and true to the spirit of the Java Message Service. Of special note are Joseph Fialli, Anne Thomas Manes, and Chris Kasso of Sun Microsystems; Andrew Neumann and Giovanni Boschi of Progress; Thomas Haas of Softwired; Mikhail Rizkin of International Systems Group; and Jim Alateras of ExoLab. The contributions of these technical experts are critical to the technical and conceptual accuracy of this book. They brought a combination of industry and real-world experience to bear and helped to make this the best book on JMS published today.

Thanks also to Mark Hapner of Sun Microsystems, the primary architect of Java 2, Enterprise Edition, who answered several of our most complex questions. Thanks to all the participants in the JMS-INTEREST mailing list hosted by Sun Microsystems for their interesting and informative postings.

Special appreciation goes to George St. Maurice of the SonicMQ tech writing team for his participation ...