The book is a fast-paced guide full of step-by-step instructions covering all aspects of application development using Apache Karaf.Learning Apache Karaf will benefit all Java developers and system administrators who need to develop for and/or operate Karaf's OSGi-based runtime. Basic knowledge of Java is assumed.

Author Biography

Johan Edstrom is an open source software evangelist, Apache developer, and seasoned architect; he has created Java architectures for large, scalable, hightransaction monitoring, fi nancial, and open source systems. Johan is, by training, an electronics engineer with a penchant for fractal geometry. He has worked as development lead, infrastructure manager, IT lead, and programmer and has guided several large companies to success in the use of open source software components. Lately, he has been helping some of the world's largest networking companies and medical startups achieve high availability and scalability and dynamically adapt SOA systems. Johan divides his time between writing software, mentoring development teams, and teaching people how to use Apache ServiceMix, Camel, CXF, and ActiveMQ effectively and scalable to enterprise installations. He is the co-author of the book Instant OSGi Starter, Packt Publishing. Johan is a committer on Apache Camel and Apache ServiceMix and is a PMC member for Apache Camel. Jamie Goodyear is an open source advocate, Apache developer, and computer systems analyst with Savoir Technologies; he has designed, critiqued, and supported architectures for large organizations worldwide. Jamie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Memorial University of Newfoundland. Jamie has worked in systems administration, software quality assurance, and senior software developer roles for businesses ranging from small startups to international corporations. He has attained committer status on Apache Karaf, ServiceMix, and Felix and is a Project Management Committee member on Apache Karaf. His fi rst print publication was Instant OSGi Starter, Packt Publishing, which he co-authored with Johan Edstrom. Currently, he divides his time between providing high-level reviews of architectures, mentoring developers and administrators on SOA deployments, and helping to grow the Apache community. Heath Kesler is an Apache developer and committer and has spoken at conferences around the world. He is a Senior SOA Architect with Savoir Technologies and has architected and developed scalable, highly available SOA systems for large corporations around the globe. Heath currently helps corporations implement and develop enterprise integration systems using messaging and web services with a focus on maintainability and scalability. He gives training classes on complex concepts and frameworks that provide functionality to large-scale enterprise solutions. He has bootstrapped development on mission-critical systems for several Fortune 500 companies. Heath has reached committer status on Apache Karaf and has been a contributor to Camel. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from DeVry University after his tour in the army.