David Bowley is a consultant for e-Centric Innovations, an e-business solution provider based in Melbourne, Australia. Over the past nine years, David has worked extensively with IBM technologies and has been involved in some of Australia’s largest portal projects. He holds numerous IT certifications in areas such as WebSphere Portal, WebSphere Portlet Factory, Java, Lotus Notes, .NET, DB2, Rational, SOA, and RUP. He is a frequent contributor to various technical magazines, including The View and Lotus Advisor.