About the Author
Thomas A. Powell ([email protected]) has been
involved in the Internet community for almost
20 years. In the early 1990s he worked for the first
Internet service provider in Southern California,
CERFnet. In 1994 he founded PINT, Inc. (pint.com)
a Web development firm with headquarters in San
Diego, which today services a diverse range of
educational and corporate clients around the country.
He is also the lead investor and founder of port
Software (port80software.com), which sells Web
server and development products to thousands of
organizations around the world.
In addition, Powell is the author of numerous
other Web development books, including the
bestsellers JavaScript: The Complete Reference, HTML &
XHTML: The Complete Reference, Web Design: The
Complete Reference, and Web Site Engineering. He also
writes frequently about Web technologies for Network
World magazine.
Mr. Powell teaches Web design and development
classes for the University of California, San Diego
Computer Science and Engineering Department as
well as for the Information Technologies program at
the UCSD Extension. He holds a B.S. from UCLA and
an M.S. in Computer Science from UCSD.About the Technical Editor
Ric Smith is a principal product manager for Oracle’s
Application Development Tools. He is responsible for
the evangelism and product direction of Oracle ADF
Faces Rich Client as well as Oracle’s Ajax and Java EE
Web Tier offerings. Prior to joining Oracle’s Fusion
Middleware team, Ric worked for Oracle’s consulting
business as a principal consultant, specializing in Java
EE and Ajax development. In addition, Ric is a
frequent speaker at industry events and has written
articles featured in industry publications such as Java
Developer’s Journal and Ajax World magazine. He is
also a member of the OpenAjax Alliance and
a graduate of the University of Arizona.