Peter Herzum -

          Internationally recognized as a pioneer of component-based development for large distributed systems, Peter has participated as consultant, methodologist, lead architect, software ecologist and senior manager to many large-scale developments using components and object technology. In 1992, after extensive object oriented experience, Peter started exploring the technical, architectural, methodological, and organizational challenges of enterprise-level component development, which later became COSM™, formerly known as the business component approach. He has also trained and mentored many organizations around the world in all aspects of cost-effective development of quality software. A frequent speaker at conferences across the world, and active member of the OMG, Peter is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Herzum Software LLC.  

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Oliver Sims -

          Practice Director with Genesis Development Corporation, Oliver is internationally recognized as a leader in the design and implementation of distributed business object and component systems. For a number of years he was Principal Architect on advanced component-based enterprise software, and prior to that worked as a Systems Consultant on large-scale business systems. Oliver has served on the OMG Architecture Board, and has been active in the OMG Business Object Domain Task Force since 1994. Author of "Business Objects" and co-author of "Building Business Objects", he has many published articles to his credit. During his career, Oliver has accumulated significant practical experience across the industry, from some of the first distributed systems in the mid 1970s, through large transaction-based mainframe systems, to client-server and distributed component systems. About ten years ago Oliver originated the "cooperative business object" concept, which through innovative middleware and its use in operational business systems, first proved the synergy between distributed objects and component software.