Understanding the Portlet Component Model in IBM WebSphere Portal

After finishing his studies at the top of the class at Staatliche Studienakademie Sachsen in Dresden, Germany in 1999, Peter Fischer has been working as a Software Engineer for IBM in the development lab in Boeblingen, Germany. He is currently working in WebSphere Portal Development as the technical team lead of the Web Services/Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP) team. He is responsible for the architecture and design of the WSRP implementation in WebSphere Portal Version 5 and the Apache Charon project. In his spare time, Peter likes to spend time with his girlfriend, go mountain biking, or work on one of his vintage cars. You can contact Peter at peter.fischer3@de.ibm.com.

Stephan Hesmer is currently working as Performance Chief Developer. In his previous role he worked as Portlet Runtime architect in WebSphere Portal and WebSphere Application Server. He is responsible for integrating the JSR 168 portlet container into WebSphere Application Server. Stephan worked on the JSR 168 Java™ Portlet Specification, and designed and implemented the initial version of the JSR 168 Reference Implementation, Pluto. Stephan received a Diploma of Information Technology from the University of Cooperative Education Stuttgart, Germany, in 2000. After graduating, he joined the IBM Böblingen Development Laboratory to work in the WebSphere Portal Team.

Juergen Schaeck is a Software Engineer at IBM Boeblingen Lab. Juergen holds a Master's degree from the University of Karlsruhe and currently works in WebSphere Portal Development. He is responsible for Business Process Integration and Dynamic UI Management in WebSphere Portal.