Advanced Java 2 Platform: How to Program

Dr. Harvey M. Deitel, CEO of Deitel & Associates, Inc., has 40 years experience in the computing field including extensive industry and academic experience. He is one of the world's leading computer science instructors and seminar presenters. Dr. Deitel earned B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. from Boston University. He has 20 years of college teaching experience including earning tenure and serving as the Chairman of the Computer Science Department at Boston College before founding Deitel & Associates, Inc. with his son Paul J. Deitel. He is author or co-author of dozens of books and multimedia packages and is currently writing many more. With translations published in Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Basic Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, French, Polish and Portuguese, the Deitel's texts have earned international recognition. Dr. Deitel has delivered professional seminars internationally to major corporations, government organizations and various branches of the military.

Paul J. Deitel, Chief Technical Officer of Deitel & Associates, Inc., is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management where he studied Information Technology. Through Deitel & Associates, Inc. he has delivered Internet and World Wide Web courses and programming language classes for industry clients including Sun Microsystems, EMC2, IBM, BEA Systems, Visa International, Progress Software, Boeing, Fidelity, Hitachi, Cap Gemini, Compaq, Art Technology, White Sands Missile Range, NASA at the Kennedy Space Center, the National Severe Storm Laboratory, Rogue Wave Software, Lucent Technologies, Computervision, Cambridge Technology Partners, Adra Systems, Entergy, CableData Systems, Banyan, Stratus, Concord Communications and many other organizations. He has lectured on Java and C++ for the Boston Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery, and has taught satellite-based courses through a cooperative venture of Deitel & Associates, Inc., Prentice Hall and the Technology Education Network. He and his father, Dr. Harvey M. Deitel, are the world's best-selling Computer Science textbook authors.

Sean E. Santry, Director of Software Development with Deitel & Associates, Inc., is a graduate of Boston College where he studied computer science and philosophy. At Boston College he performed original research on the application of metaphysical systems to object-oriented software design. Through Deitel & Associates, Inc. he has delivered advanced and introductory courses for industry clients including Sun Microsystems, EMC2, Dell, Compaq, Boeing and others. He has contributed to several Deitel publications, including Java How to Program, Fourth Edition; XML How to Program; C++ How to Program, Third Edition; C How to Program, Third Edition; e-Business and e-Commerce How to Program and e-Business and e-Commerce for Managers. Before joining Deitel & Associates, he developed e-business applications with a leading Boston-area consulting firm.