IT Architectures and Middleware: Strategies for Building Large, Integrated Systems, Second Edition

Acknowledgments

CHRIS: I must first thank Peter Gordon from Addison-Wesley Professional and Dot Malson, then at Unisys, for persuading me to embark on the second edition. Peter Bye was coopted to help. I have known Peter ever since Burroughs merged with Sperry to form Unisys and have often had long interesting discussions about IT architecture, classical music, and cricket. The book is better for Peter’s involvement. His enthusiasm for the project and his attention to detail have been particularly appreciated.

Since the first edition of this book, I left Unisys and most of the more recent influences on my thinking have come from outside Unisys. It’s hard to pick out individuals, especially as I have been more influenced by disagreement than by ...