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Acknowledgments
Each author has arrived at this collaboration through a different
path, but we would all like to thank the many people who made this
book both possible and a joy to write.First of all, we're all grateful to each other. Bob
and Rick worked together on Oracle Essentials,
but Don was new to the mix. What was quite amazing about this process
was how well we meshed. Although this particular birthing process
included occasional pain and frustration, we sincerely believe the
result is far better because all three of us were involved in the
gestation. Many times, as one of us wrote a chapter, we would pause
to consider a detailed point and then simply pose a question and move
on, confident that one of our coauthors would be sure to fill in the
blank, egg us on to rewrite, or deliver constructive criticism.This book would not have been possible without the invaluable
assistance of many, many people at Oracle Corporation. This book was
the brainchild of Thomas Kurian and Lisa Goldstein, and we would like
to give a special thank you to Lisa for her stewardship of this book,
from inception to completionthe second most important birthing
activity of her recent life. Many thanks to Sheila Cepero as well for
her help in getting this book from the drawing board to production.Pete Farkas provided invaluable tips on Oracle Application Server and
did a tremendous job of managing the intricate review process at
Oracle (as well as reviewing a number of chapters himself).Many people helped out with that review process and although we have
tried our best to mention everyone here, we may simply be unaware of
certain contributions. If we have missed anyone, please let us know
so that we can thank you in a subsequent printing of this book. Many
thanks to our reviewers: Janga Aliminati, Christine Chan, Jim Clark,
Rob Clark, Brian Conneen, Lee Cooper, John Deeb, Lars Ewe, Pete
Farkas, Mikael Fransson, Gordon Jackson, Ragu Kodali, John Lang,
Bruce Lowenthal, Debu Panda, Blaise Ribet, Ekkehard Rohwedder, Donald
Smith, Deepak Thomas, Philipp Weckerle, and Rin Zimmerman. These
reviewers did a great job of checking our text, suggesting changes,
and finding errors. However, any remaining errors are exclusively our
own responsibility.And thanks as always to the terrific O'Reilly
teamour editor, Debby Russell, our production editor, Mary
Anne Weeks Mayo, and everyone else who had a hand in this book.
From Rick
Many thanks to Christine Chan who provided a great deal of help in
clarifying technical points. Many current and former Oracle employees
offered me assistance at various crucial points in the writing and
editing process, including Ashesh Parekh, Todd Vender, and Nick
Kritikos. A special thanks to Raz Alivarius for his contribution to
Chapter 13 and to Judson Althoff for getting the
ball rolling.
From Robert
Thanks to:The pilots at American Airlines and United Airlines. By avoiding
turbulence, I was able to complete much of my portion of the book on
dozens of flights while accumulating frequent flyer miles at the same
time.Doughnut-shop owners in northern Illinois. Without these pastries,
the book may have never gotten off the ground. Fortunately(?), we
were powered by sugar when we created the outline.My management for their continuing support. I'd
especially like to thank Susan Cook and Mark Salser. In addition, the
guys in Oracle's Enterprise Technology Center,
especially Jim Olsen and Geoff Grandstaff, were helpful in providing
Grid Control access to a pool of Oracle Application Servers.
I'd also like to thank the Oracle Technology
Business Unit Application Server specialists and, in the area of
business intelligence, Louis Nagode.Oracle product managers and developers. They continue to produce
excellent documentation that was used in providing the basis for much
of what was assembled in this book.Oracle's customers. As always,
Oracle's customers have a practical understanding of
Oracle Application Server and its components.
From Donald
I would like to thank Kathy Bishop from Corporate Communications at
Red Hat for supplying me with a copy of Red Hat Enterprise on which
to run Oracle Application Server 10g.
