Bill Brogden has been working with Java since the introduction of version 1.0. He is employed by LANWrights, Inc., where he has been using Java servlet technology for online courseware. Bill has written several books about Java, including Java Developer's Guide to Servlets and JSP, also from Sybex.

Chris Minnick is president of Minnick Web Services, which develops database-driven Web applications for businesses, including law firms and consultancies. Co-author of several Internet-related books and a contributing editor for Software Development magazine, he has been writing about and building Web applications since 1996.