James Martin is the computer industry's foremost educator and information systems communicator, and is a world-renowned consultant and high-level advisor to government and industry. He is the author of nearly 80 best-selling books--many of which are regarded as the most authoritative sources of information on database, telecommunications, teleprocessing, interactive systems, the impact of computers on commerce and society, and software development tools and methodologies. Mr. Martin is regarded as "the father of CASE," and the originator of the information engineering and rapid application development methodologies.
Joe Leben, Leben, Inc., an independent consultant based in the Chicago area, writes books on information technology and develops technical training courses for the industry.