About the Author

Hitesh Seth is editor in chief of XML Journal and chief technology officer of ikigo, a provider of business activity monitoring solutions. He has been following the development of Microsoft .NET through its early alpha/beta testing days and has played the role of a consultant and a technology evangelist ”evaluating, educating , and implementing .NET-based enterprise applications at global organizations. Apart from .NET, his technology strengths include XML, Web services, J2EE, and integration technologies. He holds a Bachelors of Technology degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, India. You can reach him at [e-mail].