Harshad Oak is the author of the books 1) Oracle JDeveloper 10g: Empowering J2EE Development 2) Pro Jakarta Commons 3) coauthor J2EE 1.4 Bible 4) Java EE Applications On Oracle Java Cloud.He is the founder of Rightrix Solutions and IndicThreads.com, a software developer portal that also hosts some of India's finest technology conferences.He has spoken at conferences in India, US, Sri Lanka, Thailand & China. He also teaches enterprise Java to the students of M.Sc computer science at Symbiosis University, India. He has been working to build active Java communities in India and has organized as well as spoken at many Java user group meets.For his contributions to technology and the community, he has been recognized as an Oracle ACE Director and a Java Champion.Before starting his own venture, Harshad was part of i-flex Solutions and Cognizant Technology Solutions.In his free time, he works closely with organizations working in the domain of promoting scientific temperament and citizen empowerment. He especially looks at how these organizations can leverage technology.He is also the founder of nonprofit initiatives Sudhar.In. He lives in Pune, India.Contact - harshad aT rightrix doT com