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Web Services Business Strategies and Architectures

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This book is an excellent compilation of 20 articles from leading experts in both the business strategy and technology infrastructure of deploying Web services. The book's forward includes an overview of Web services, the premise for their adoption, and how they are integral to e-business and the evolution of the Web as a business platform.

Introductory chapters give a clear and concise description of the technologies, without complication or over simplification. Topics following then delve into the history and rapid rise in development of Web services, opportunities for the enterprise, and threats to adoption.

Experts in the field of EAI and B2Bi show with both examples and illustrations how Web services address key strategy and technology issues for e-business development. Technical discussion of the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and the foundation technologies of SOAP, UDDI, and WSDL give the reader an excellent introduction to the interlinked components of Web services. Coverage of UDDI was excellent, including a look at UDDI-based electronic marketplaces.

Topics also include integration brokers using Web services in ERP, SCM, and CRM, showing readers the reach of Web services in solving integration and orchestration issues in e-business. Practical deployments in e-logistics and financial services show how Web services are being used today. The book covers ebXML and STP (Straight Through Processing) and how each addresses the foundation and evolution of networked e-business.

The chapter on vendors, including coverage of IBM, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, Oracle, HP and BEA shows the reader how leading vendors support Web services. Material on security and remote references, addressing both network and distributed object technologies, show the reader the nuances of critical Web service infrastructure. The book finishes with a balanced "compare and contrast" of .NET and J2EE application frameworks, and how each supports Web services.

This book really worked for me. The compilation from experts with domain expertise created balanced and in-depth discussion without the "hype" associated with this subject. Key concepts and definitions, using examples and great illustrations, made this an easy book to read, but never shallow. If you want a great introduction to Web services, combining business strategy and technical architecture, this book is for you.

(-) Don't set big expectations on this book especially if you are looking for defining a Web services architecture.
(-) Does not address the Webservices implementation complexities especially Transactions, Security, Interoperability etc. (I WAS LOOKING FOR IT)
(+) This book is full of high level content if you want to know the basic story of Web services and where you can apply them.

If you are looking for a high-level book on Web Services, then this book is OK. Otherwise save your money and buy a book that outlines Web Services from the architecture perspective.

This book is a great collection of papers on Web Services, and cover various topics. If you are involved in Web Services in any way, then you must read this book.

Its a high level, overview of different topics related to Web Services. It also has case studies for Web Services in the Financial, Supply Chain and Real Estate verticals.

Overall a great introduction and overview of Web Services - without the hype and the "silver bullet" treatment that Web Services seems to be getting.

What a simle, but brilliant book. Well worth the money and i hope to see more.

Not a developers book and hardcore architects may find the business sections at the start too business focused, but as a focus for all on web service, this is the best book i have seen yet.

I'd love to see more of this type of book.

Este libro es una excelente referencia acerca del tema, ya que da la visisón de negocios de la Arquitectura de los WebServices, la integración de sistemas legados, ERPS, CRM, etc. Es un compilado de varios artículos que reune las mejores prácticas en el diseño, desarrollo e implantación de WebServices, es una buena forma de introducir el tema desde la perspectiva de visión de negocios.