Pro WCF: Practical Microsoft SOA Implementation [Paperback]

Part of Microsoft's radical WinFX API is the Indigo foundation, more formally known as the Windows Communication Foundation, or WCF. Pro WCF: Practical Microsoft SOA Implementation is a complete guide to WCF from the?service-oriented architecture (SOA)?perspective and shows you why WCF is important to web service development and architecture.

The book covers the unified programming model, reliable messaging, security, the peer-to-peer programming model, and more. Youll also learn how to move your current DCOM and .NET remoting applications to WCF, and how to integrate those applications with new WCF-based applications. Youll want to get ahold of a copy because it:

• Contains a comprehensive WCF programming model
• Explains how queue management and reliable messaging work in WCF
• Discusses implementing transaction support in WCF
• Shows how to make WCF services interoperable with other SOA offerings
• Thoroughly covers WCF security topics and concerns

Introducing Windows Communication Foundation.- Introducing Service-Oriented Architecture.- Introducing WCF Basics.- Exploring the WCF Programming Model.- Programming with WCF.- Installing and Creating WCF Services.- Hosting and Consuming WCF Services.- Managing WCF Services.- Advanced Topics in WCF.- Implementing WCF Security.- Implementing Reliable Messaging and Queue-Based Communications.- Using Transactions in WCF.- Integrating with COM+.- Working with Data.- Developing Peer-to-Peer Applications with WCF.- Implementing SOA Interoperability.Amit Bahree is a solution architect with Avanade and has over 14 years of experience in IT, developing and designing mission-critical systems. His background is a mixture of product development, embedded systems, and custom solutions across both public and private sectors. He has experience in a wide range of indul3&