The team that wrote this redbook This redbook was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working at the International Technical Support Organization (ITSO), Raleigh Center. The IBM redbook team, left to right: Werner Van Huffel, Pietro Lopriore, Naveen Nagaraj, Li Yuan, Richard Franck, Lakshmi Potluri, Edward Oguejiofor, and Hernan Cunico Edward Oguejiofor is a project leader at the ITSO, Raleigh Center. He has over 20 years experience in distributed and enterprise systems architecture, design, and consulting. His areas of expertise include Web Services and Service Oriented Architecture. He was also provides technical and thought leadership in emerging technologies and collaborative services. He holds a degree in Computer Science from Imperial College of Science and Technology. Hernan Cunico is a Certified Consulting IT Specialist and WebSphere software specialist at the ITSO, Raleigh Center. He writes extensively and teaches IBM classes on WebSphere software. Hernan has 12 years of experience in the Information Technology and e-business consulting areas. His areas of expertise also include networking, security, e-business and e-commerce solutions architecture design and implementation. Richard Franck is an IT architect in IBM Software Group, Public Sector Solutions, based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. He has 16 years of experience in IBM as a software developer, software development manager, and IT architect. He holds a BS in Computer Science and Psychology from Iowa State University. His work in the healthcare field has focused on cross-enterprise collaboration, clinical integration, and healthcare terminology. Preface xi