Description

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This book draws the reader into the service-oriented architecture (SOA) mindset and immerses them in updated code and reference material specifically architected for Visual Studio 2005 and Web Services Enhancements (WSE) 3.0. It provides a head start on building SOA applications using the author's clear conceptual discussions, practical examples, and accurate treatment of difficult material that doesn't simply "gloss over" the hard stuff. Most .NET-based Web services are simply containers for limited RPC-style methods. This book shows how to shift development paradigm to create Web services that process sophisticated XML messages within a secure, service-oriented, loosely-coupled architecture. Over half of the book has been thoroughly updated from the first edition. It focuses on implementation by policy, rather than code, as a more efficient means for implementing solutions. The book provides the practical information needed today, while at the same time preparing you for what is needed tomorrow.

About the Author

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Mauricio Duran is the vice president of nearshore development of the Venice Consulting Group, a consulting firm specializing in time-sensitive and mission-critical system development. He is president of Sieena Software, a software development company that implements solutions using state-of-the-art technology. He is also a software architect specializing in Microsoft technologies with more than eight years of experience in software development. He has worked as a consultant for companies such as General Electric, Hewlett-Packard, Merrill Lynch, and Boeing. Mauricio holds a bachelor of science degree in computer systems from the Instituto Tecnol gico de Monterrey, Mexico.