About the Authors

Swami Chandrasekaran works for IBM as an Industry Executive Architect for its Software Group—Industry Solutions. He provides architectural leadership for IBM tooling / product suite and works with its global customers in delivery of best in class solutions. His expertise includes next-generation networks, OSS/BSS, SOA, Dynamic BPM and modern web-based architectures, and TM Forum Frameworx (NGOSS). He has travelled to almost 24 countries and is constantly sought after within the company for his technical leadership and client skills. His credits include technical and strategic interface with various senior executive and institutions, including Fortune 100/500 companies and international clients. He is the SME and Co-Lead Architect for the WebSphere Telecom Content Pack.

He has presented at several conferences, authored articles within IBM, articles featured in BearingPoint Institute for Thought Leadership, and also holds several patent disclosures. He previously worked for BearingPoint and also for Ericsson Wireless Research. He lives with his wife Ramya and daughter Harshitha in Dallas, Texas. He is an avid video gamer and during his free time he likes to write at http://www.nirvacana.com. He holds a Master's in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas, Arlington.

There are many people whom I would like to thank. I thank my IBM management team for encouraging and allowing me the time needed to write this book. I'd like to thank all my mentors and my family members including my in-laws who have helped and guided me over the last several years. I'd like to thank the staff at Packt Publishing, including Poorvi Nair, Sarah Cullington, Reshma Sundaresan, and Dhwani Devater for their assistance in this effort. Finally and most importantly, I thank my wife, Ramya and daughter, Harshitha for encouraging me to take this immensely challenging journey and for all the weekends and time they have sacrificed so that this book could become a reality.

I dedicate this book to my parents, my Gurus, and Ramya.

Salil Ahuja currently works for IBM as a Technical Lead in their AIM Customer Programs group. He has been working in the IT industry for over eight years in a variety of positions ranging from development to client services. As a certified IBM SOA Designer, he has spent the majority of his career consulting with large healthcare players on the design, implementation, and delivery of standards-based enterprise SOA solutions. In his current role, he works with premium IBM clients to educate and enable them on the leading edge technologies within the IBM Business Process Management portfolio. Salil is a sought after expert on HIPAA and Health Level 7 Clinical Data Architecture, and has presented to various IBM labs on healthcare information exchange in the provider payer space.

He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife Priyanka. In his spare time he enjoys the outdoors, theater, and playing or watching basketball whenever possible. He can be contacted on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/pub/salil-ahuja/0/b92/186.

This book is a result of a collaborative effort and I would like to acknowledge those who helped make it possible. First, I thank IBM management for approving the undertaking of this book project and Packt publishing for helping materialize the book. Also, I would like to extend thanks to my co-author, Swami Chandrasekaran, for bringing this opportunity to me. We worked countless hours to make this book a reality. I could not have completed this book without the continuous support from my mentors, friends, and family - thank you to all of you. Specifically, I would like to thank my parents, Sudha and Suvir, and my brother, Nitin, for their constant support and encouragement that allows me to continuously take on new challenges like this. And lastly, a very special thanks to my wife Priyanka - thank you for your encouragement, understanding, and patience that gave me the space and enviroment that allowed me to write this book.

I dedicate this book to my parents - Sudha and Suvir, who have always put my needs before theirs and laid the foundation for the life that I have built.

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