Paul R. Allen is a principal of UCNY, Inc., an international consulting firm that helps Fortune 500 companies improve operations through the use of database and object technology. His e-mail address is pallen@ucny.com. He has been developing applications systems for over 15 years. He has been developing database applications for the last eight years, using SilverStream and Java for Web development the past three years. (SilverStream is a J2EE certified application server.) Paul is a Certified SilverStream Trainer, Developer, and FAE. His professional experience includes work with the financial, brokerage, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing industries. He specializes in transitioning clients to Web-based, object-oriented database technology. He has taught numerous courses in computing at Columbia University in New York. He has co-authored the following books: PowerBuilder: A Guide To Developing Client/Server Applications (McGraw-Hill, 1995), Informix: Client/Server Application Development (McGraw-Hill, 1997), Informix: Universal Data Option (McGraw-Hill, 1998), SQL Server Developer's Guide (IDG, 2000), and SilverStream Success Volumes I and II (SilverStream Journal Inc, 2000 & 2001). He has also written several SilverStream Journal articles. He a regular presenter at SilverSummit user conferences and the New York metropolitan area SilverStream user group. Over the past seven years, he has taught numerous courses and given many presentations on computing in several cities worldwide, including Los Angeles, Vienna, Paris, Berlin, Orlando, Nashville, New York, Washington, D.C., Copenhagen, Oslo, and Stockholm.
Joseph J. Bambara is a principal of UCNY, Inc. His e-mail address is jbambara@ucny.com. He has been developing applications systems for over 25 years including relational database development for the last 15 years and Java application server for Web development the past four years. He is a Certified SilverStream Trainer, Developer, and FAE. His professional experience includes work with the financial, brokerage, manufacturing, medical, and entertainment industries. Mr. Bambara has a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Computer Science. He also holds a Juris Doctorate in Law and has been admitted to the New York Bar. He has taught various computer courses for CCNY's School of Engineering. He has co-authored the following books: PowerBuilder: A Guide To Developing Client/Server Applications (McGraw-Hill, 1995), Informix: Client/Server Application Development (McGraw-Hill, 1997), Informix: Universal Data Option (McGraw-Hill, 1998), SQL Server Developer's Guide (IDG, 2000), and volumes I and II of SilverStream Success (SilverStream Journal Inc., 2000 & 2001). He has also written several SilverStream Journal articles. Over the past seven years, he has taught numerous courses and given many presentations for SilverStream and Sybase in several cities worldwide, including Los Angeles, Vienna, Paris, Berlin, Orlando, Nashville, New York, Copenhagen, Oslo, and Stockholm.
Mark Ashnault is a Java consultant working for UCNY, Inc. He has been specializing in Java-based business applications, with emphasis on the SilverStream Application Server, Servlets, EJB, and JSP for the past two years. His background includes developing applications for client/server, Web, and SQL Server databases. He is a SilverStream Certified Developer and Instructor. Mark studied at Scranton University in Pennsylvania, attaining a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.
Thomas Garben is a Java consultant working for UCNY, Inc. He has been specializing in Java-based business applications, with emphasis on the SilverStream Application Server, Servlets, EJB, and JSP for the past five years. His background includes developing applications for client/server, Web, and SQL databases. He is a SilverS