Matthew Ferris is an independent consultant in Chicago, and currently serves as President of the Chicagoland Java User Group. He has written articles for ServletCentral.com, the Web Developer's Journal, and was a contributing author to the Wrox title, Professional Java Server Programming. He recently presented at the Wrox Professional Java Developer's Conference in Mumbai, India. Matthew also serves as Midwest Editor for Wireless Business and Technology, and recently founded the Chicago Wireless Developer User Group.