About the Authors

Clarence Ho is the Senior Java Architect of a HK-based software consultancy firm, SkywideSoft Technology Limited (www.skywidesoft.com). Working in IT for over 20 years, Clarence has been the team leader on many in-house application development projects, as well as providing consultancy services on enterprise solutions to clients. Clarence started programming with Java in 2001, and then was heavily involved in the design and development of JEE applications with technologies including EJB, Spring Framework, Hibernate, JMS, WS, etc., beginning from 2005. Since then, Clarence has performed as a Java Enterprise Architect.

Currently Clarence is working as a consultant for an international financial institution, contributing in various areas including Java EE architectural design, education, providing recommendations on technology solutions as well as application development best practices.