VB2Java.COM is the brain-child of David Jung and Tom Taulli. Both have been programming in different languages for years. With the boom of the Internet and everyone talking, thinking, and testing Java, they both embarked on learning Java in their own fashion. As it turned out, both learned that each other were working on course-ware to help Visual Basic developers make the transition from VB programming to Java programming. A lot of their material overlapped while other material was completely unique. So rather than recreating the wheel, they decided to join forces and create the organization, VB2Java.COM.

About David Jung
David Jung has been developing programs in BASIC ever since he discovered personal computers back in the early 1980s. A graduate of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, He has a degree in computer information systems. Mr. Jung's development expertise is in designing and constructing cross-platform client/server and distributed database solutions using Visual Basic, Access, SQL Server, Oracle, DB2 and Internet technology.

He is a member of the Pasadena IBM Users Group's technical staff and leads its Visual Basic Special Interest Group. He is a frequent speaker at seminars and users groups showing how Visual Basic, Java, and the Internet can be integrated into business solutions.

Mr. Jung has co-authored a number of books of Visual Basic and Outlook programming. He has written for Java Developers Journal, eBusiness Advisor, Office/VB/SQL Advisor, and Data Communcations. Currently, he's writing for Smart Computing and InformIT.Com. David can be reached via e-mail by clicking here.

About Tom Taulli
Tom Taulli, like David Jung, has been a programmer since the early 1980s. While in high school, he wrote magazine articles for Rainbow Magazine, which dealt with the TRS-80 Color Computer. Taulli graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. However, he majored in Finance and became a stockbroker for several years.

Mr. Taulli is a graduate of Whittier School of Law. While in law school, he developed the Multi-State Bar Exam software for West Publishing (now owned by Thomson). He has written articles for Java Developers Journal, Cold Fusion Developers Journal, Visual Basic Programmers Journal and Security Advisor Magazine.

Tom is also a specialist in the initial public offering field and has written about the stock market for a variety of publications including Barron's, Research Magazine and Registered Representative. He also writes columns on IPOs for such online publications as Internet.com, Edgar Online, MSN Investor, CMP's Techinvestor, and Forbes.com. He appears frequently on CNN, CNNfn and CNBC. He is also quoted extensively in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, New York Times, LA Times, Fortune, Business Week, US New and World Report, USA Today and Washington Post. His recent book, "Investing in IPO's" was released in April by its publisher, Bloomberg Press and is a top seller. He is currently working on a second book for Bloomberg about employee stock options.