Service-oriented Architecture. A Field Guide to Integrating XML and Web Services (Prentice Hall Service-Oriented Computing Series from Thomas Erl)

As XML becomes an increasingly significant part of the IT mainstream, expert

guidance and common-sense strategies are required to avoid the many pitfalls

of applying XML incorrectly or allowing it to be used in an uncontrolled

manner. This book acts as a knowledge base for issues relating to integration,

and provides clear, concise advice on how to best determine the manner and

direction XML technology should be positioned and integrated. The book will

be one of the first to provide documentation for second-generation Web

services technologies (also known as WS-*). The importance of these

specifications (which include BPEL, WS-Transaction, WS-Coordination, WSSecurity,

WS-Policy, and WS-Reliable Messaging) cannot be understated. Major

standards organizations and vendors are supporting and developing these

standards.

***David Keogh, Program Manager for Enterprise Frameworks and Tools,

Microsoft, will provide a front cover quotation for the book.