Author

Tariq Ahmed

is an accomplished web application pioneer having introduced next

generation web technologies to companies such as Bell Canada and REUTERS.

He and Jon Hirschi were first to introduce eBay to Adobe Flex which later proliferated

to other teams. As an Adobe Flex Community Expert, Tariq has been

evangelizing the technology and supporting the community through various

projects and is particularly known for his Community Flex (CFLEX.Net) site.

Tariq is the Manager of Product Development at Amcom Technology.

Jon Hirschi has been innovating with Flex since its first version. As an Adobe Flex

Community Expert, he’s been sharing his expert-level knowledge through his

personal blog, technology magazine articles, and user groups. Jon was also

involved in not only the introduction of Flex at eBay, but also in the continuance

of it via a cutting-edge command center that allows eBay to manage its servers.

Faisal Abid is a software engineering student in Toronto, Canada and runs his

own RIA consulting company (G-uniX Technologies). He’s written RIA solutions

for various clients including internet startups Buzzspot and RazorCom. Faisal’s

community involvement includes numerous articles for magazines, and he is

known for his experiments with technology.