Authors

Peter Eeles

I'm an IBM Executive IT Architect, working within the Rational brand of IBM’s Software Group. I spend most of my time helping organizations improve their software development capability, with a particular focus on improving the architecting process. I've been in the software industry since 1985 and have spent much of my career architecting and implementing large-scale, distributed systems.

I've written many papers and a few books over the years. I'm coauthor of “Building J2EE Applications with the Rational Unified Process” (Addison-Wesley, 2002) and coauthor of “Building Business Objects” (John Wiley & Sons, 1998). I'm a Fellow of the British Computer Society (FBCS), a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (FIET), an IBM Technical Staff Member, an Open Group Distinguished IT Architect and a Chartered IT Professional (CITP). I also run my own website at www.architecting.co.uk where you'll find some of my presentations and papers.

I can be contacted at peter.eeles@processofsoftwarearchitecting.com

Peter Cripps

I'm an IT Architect in IBM Global Business Services in the United Kingdom. I've been in the software industry since 1980 during which time I've worked as a programmer, real-time software engineer and process engineer across a range of industries including telecommunications, financial services, retail and government.

My particular area of technical expertise and interest is the application of component and service based development techniques and the development of good architecture practice. I'm a Member of the British Computer Society (MBCS) and a Chartered IT Professional (CITP).

I can be contacted at peter.cripps@processofsoftwarearchitecting.com