For enterprises adopting SOA, there is detailed advice for service-oriented analysis, planning, and design. This book is a must read!" -Alex Lynch, Principal Consultant, Microsoft Enterprise Services "One primary objective of applying SOA in design is to provide business value to the solutions we build.

Understanding the right approach to analyzing, designing, and developing service-oriented solutions is critical. Thomas has done a great job of demystifying SOA in practical terms with his book.

" -Rick Weaver, IBM Senior Consulting Certified SW I/T Specialist "A pragmatic guide to SOA principles, strategy, and best practices that distills the hype into a general framework for approaching SOA adoption in complex enterprise environments." -Sameer Tyagi, Senior Staff Engineer, Sun Microsystems "A very timely and much needed contribution to a rapidly emerging field.

Through clarifying the principles and nuances of this space, the author provides a comprehensive treatment of critical key aspects of SOA from analysis and planning to standards ranging from WS-specifications to BPEL. I'll be recommending this book to both clients and peers who are planning on embracing SOA principles.

" -Ravi Palepu, Senior Field Architect, Rogue Wave Software "Finally, an SOA book based on real implementation experience in production environments. Too many SOA books get lost in the technical details of Web Services standards, or simply repeat vendor hype.

This book covers the really hard parts: the complexprocess of planning, designing and implementing service-oriented architectures that meet organizational goals. It is an essential companion to any software developer, architect, or project manager implementing-or thinking about implementing-a service-oriented architecture.

" -Priscilla Walmsley, Managing Director of Datypic "Thomas Erl's "Service-Oriented Architecture: Concepts, Technology, and Design "is as good an introduction to service-oriented architectures as one could wish for. In a single volume, it covers the entire topic, from theory to real-world use to technical details.

The examples are superb and the writing is wonderfully clear." -Ronald Bourret, Author, "XML and Databases" "Finally an SOA book which gets to the point with real world answers and examples.

Erl guides you on a real world SOA journey. From architecture design to industry standards, this book is well written and can be easily referenced for everyday use.

When embarking on your own service orientated adventures, this is the book you want in your bag." -Clark Sell, Vice President, CSell Incorporated "Organizations struggling to evolve existing service-oriented solutions beyond simple Web Services now have an expert resource available.

Leading the way to the true service-oriented enterprise, Thomas Erl demystifies the complexities of the open WS-I standards with detailed practical discussions and case studies. Erl's depth and clarity makes this work a superb complement to his Field Guide.

" -Kevin P. Davis, PhD.

, Software Architect "This book is an excellent guide for architects, developers, and managers who are already working with or are considering developing Web Services or Service-Oriented Architecturesolutions. The book is divided into four sections.

In the first section the fundamental technologies of XML, Web Services and Service-Oriented Architectures are described in detail with attention given to emerging standards. The book is well written and very thorough in its coverage of the subject.

I recommend this book highly to anyone interested in enterprise level service architectures." -Adam Hocek, President and CTO, Broadstrokes, Inc.

Additional praise quotes are published at: www.soabooks.

com/reviews.asp The foremost "how-to" guide to SOA Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is at the heart of a revolutionary computing platform that is being adopted world-wide and has earned the support of every major software provider.

In "Service-Oriented Architecture: Concepts, Technology, and Design," Thomas Erl presents the first end-to-end tutorial that provides step-by-step instructions for modeling and designing service-oriented solutions from the ground up. Erl uses more than 125 case study examples and over 300 diagrams to illuminate the most important facets of building SOA platforms: goals, obstacles, concepts, technologies, standards, delivery strategies, and processes for analysis and design.

His book's broad coverage includes Detailed step-by-step processes for service-oriented analysis and service-oriented design An in-depth exploration of service-orientation as a distinct design paradigm, including a comparison to object-orientation A comprehensive study of SOA support in .NET and J2EE development and runtime platforms Descriptions of over a dozen key Web services technologies and WS-* specifications, including explanations of how they interrelate and howthey are positioned within SOA The use of "In Plain English" sections, which describe complex concepts through non-technical analogies Guidelines for service-oriented business modeling and the creation of specialized service abstraction layers A study contrasting past architectures with SOA and reviewing current industry influences Project planning and the comparison of different SOA delivery strategies The goal of this book is to help you attain a solid understanding of what constitutes contemporary SOA along with step-by-step guidance for realizing its successful implementation.

About the Web Sites Erl's Service-Oriented Architecture books are supported by two Web sites. http: //www.

soabooks.com provides a variety of content resources and http: //www.

soaspecs.com supplies a descriptive portal to referenced specifications.

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Thomas Erl has contributed to Service- Oriented Architecture: Concepts, Technology, and Design as an author. Thomas Erl is the world's top-selling SOA author and Editor of The SOA Magazine.

Thomas is also the founder of SOA Systems Inc. (www.

soasystems.com), a company specializing in SOA training and strategic consulting services with a vendor-agnostic focus.

Thomas is a speaker and instructor for private and public events, and has delivered many workshops and keynote speeches. Papers and articles written by Thomas have been published in numerous industry trade magazines and web sites, and he has delivered webcasts and interviews for many publications, including the Wall Street Journal (less)

" "-Steve Birkel, Chief IT Technical Architect, Intel Corp." "An absolute pleasure to read.

..

the best SOA book I've read. A book I would recommend to all of my colleagues; it provides much insight to the topics often overlooked by most books in this genre.

..

the visuals were fantastic." "-Brandon Bohling, SOA Architecture and Strategy, Intel Corporation" "This book is a milestone in SOA literature.

For the first time we are provided with a practical guide on defining service characteristics and service design principles for SOA from a vendor-agnostic viewpoint. It's a great reference for SOA discovery, adoptions, and implementation projects.

" "-Canyang Kevin Liu, Principal Enterprise Architect, SAP Americas, Inc." "I liked this book.

It contains extremely important material for those who need to design services." "-Farzin Yashar, IBM SOA Advanced Technologies"" " "This book does a great job laying out benefits, key ideas and design principles behind successfully adopting service-oriented computing.

At the same time, the book openly addresses challenges, risks and trade-offs that are in the way of adopting SOA in the real-world today. It moves away from ivory-tower views of service orientation, but still lays out a strong vision for SOA and outlines the changes necessary to realize the full potential.

" "-Christoph Schittko, Senior Architect, Microsoft" "I recommend this book to any SOA practitioner who wishes to empower themselves in making service design real..

.gives readers the 360 view into service design [and] gives SOA practitioners the depth and understanding needed intothe principles of SOA to assist in the design of a mature and successful SOA program.

" "-Stephen G. Bennett, Americas SOA Practice Lead, BEA Systems"" " "SOA projects are most successful when they are based on a solid technical foundation.

Well accepted and established design principles are part of this foundation. This book takes a very structured approach at defining the core design principles for SOA, thus allowing the reader to immediately applying them to a project.

Each principle is formally introduced and explained, and examples are given for how to apply it to a real design problem. A 'must read' for any architect, designer or developer of service oriented solutions.

" "-Andre Tost, Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM Software Group"" " "There are few references for SOA that give you the nuts and bolts and this one is at the top of the list. Well written and valuable as a reference book to any SOA practitioner.

" "-Dr. Mohamad Afshar, Director of Product Management, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Corporation"" " "A thorough examination of the considerations of service design.

Both seasoned SOA practitioners and those endeavoring to realize services can benefit from reading this book." "-Bill Draven, Enterprise Architect, Intel Corporation" "There are very few who understand SOA like Thomas Erl does! The principle centric description of service orientation from Thomas canonizes the underpinnings of this important paradigm shift in creating agile and reusable software capabilities.

The principles, so eloquently explained, leave little room for any ambiguity attached to the greater purpose of SOA. Most organizations today are creating services in a bottoms-up approach, realizingcomposition and reuse organically.

The time is ripe for a book like this that prepares architects for a principle centric approach to SOA." "-Hanu Kommalapati, Architect, Microsoft Corporation" "Outstanding SOA literature uniquely focused on the fundamental services design with thorough and in-depth study on all practical aspects from design principles to methodologies.

This book provides a systematic approach for SOA adoption essential for both IT management and professionals." "-Robin Chen, PhD, Google, Inc.

" "Thomas Erl's books are always densely filled with information that's well structured. This book is especially insightful for Enterprise Architects because it provide s great context and practical examples.

Part 1 of the book alone is worth getting the book for." "-Markus Zirn, Senior Director, Product Management, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Corporation" "A very clear discussion of the subject matter.

Provides a good structure that facilitates understanding and readily highlights key points." "-Kareem Yusuf, Director of SOA Strategy and Planning, IBM Software Group"" " "I am very impressed.

Comprehensive. Educative.

This book helped me to step back and look at the SOA principles from broader perspective. I'd say this is a must-read book for SOA stakeholders.

" "-Radovan Janecek, Director R&D, SOA Center, Hewlett-Packard" "Very valuable guidance for understanding and applying SOA service design principles with concrete examples. A must read for the practitioner of SOA service design.

" "-Umit Yalcinalp, PhD, Standards Architect, SAP" "This book really does an excellent job of explaining the principles underpinning the value of SOA..

.Erl goes to great length to explain and giveexamples of each of the 8 principles that will significantly increase the readers ability to drive an SOA service design that benefits both business and IT.

" "-Robert Laird, IT Architect, IBM EAI/SOA Advanced Technologies Group" "This book strikes a healthy balance between theory and practice. It is a perfect complement to the SOA series by the author.

" "-Prakash Narayan, Sun Microsystems"" " "If you are going to be designing, developing, or implementing SOA, this is a must have book." "-Jason "AJ" Comfort Sr.

, Booz Allen Hamilton" "An excellent book for anyone who wants to understand service-orientation and the principles involved in designing services..

.a clear, concise and articulate exploration of the eight design principles involved in analyzing, designing, implementing, and maintaining services.

..

" "-Anish Karmarkar, Oracle Corporation"" " "Very well written, succinct, and easy to understand." "-Raj Balasubramanian, IBM Software Group" "Acomprehensive exploration of the issues of service design which has the potential to become the definitive work in this area.

" "-James Pasley, Chief Technology Officer, Cape Clear Software" "An excellent addition to any SOA library; it covers a wide range of issues in enough detail to be a valuable asset to anyone considering designing or using SOA based technologies." "-Mark Little, Director of Standards, Red Hat" "This book communicates complex concepts in a clear and concise manner.

Examples and illustrations are used very effectively." "-Darryl Hogan, Senior Architect, Microsoft" "A work of genius.

..

Offers the most comprehensive and thorough explanation on the principles of service design and what it means to be 'service oriented.' "Erl's treatment of the complex world of service oriented architecture is pragmatic, inclusive of real world situations and offers readers ways to communicate these ideas through illustrations and well formulated processes.

" "-David Michalowicz, MITRE Corporation" "This is the book for the large organization trying to rationalize its IT assets and establish an agile platform for the future. By highlighting risk and rewards, Thomas Erl brings clarity to how Service Orientation can be applied to ensure a responsive IT organization.

This book finally brings software engineering principles to address the real world development challenges being faced. To effectively serve the business, let alone embrace SOA, everyone involved should be familiar with the concepts investigated here.

Thomas Erl thoroughly clarifies the nuances and defines the practice of service design. We expect that this will become a classic text in software engineering, corporate training and colleges.

" "-Cory Isaacson, President, Rogue Wave Software and Ravi Palepu, SOA Author and Speaker" "Thomas Erl does a great job..

.an easy read.

" "-Michael H. Sor, Booz Allen Hamilton" .

,."a must read for SOA Architects to develop a firm foundation and understanding of the principles (and trade-offs) that make up a good SOA service.

After reading this book, it finally 'clicked' as to why a properly designed SOA system is different (and better) than a system based on previous enterprise architectures." "-Fred Ingham, Platinum Solutions Inc.

" "Lays a tremendous foundation for business and technical workers to come to common terms and expectations..

.incredibly enlightening to see the details associated with achieving the SOA vision.

" "-Wayne P. Ariola, Vice President of Strategy, Parasoft" "[Erl does] and excellent job of addressing the breadth of [his] audience to present to those new to SOA and weaved in enough detail to assist those who are already actively involved in SOA development.

" "-R. Perry Smith, Application Program Manager, EDS/OnStar" "It is easy to miss the big picture of what SOA means for the design of larger scale systems amidst the details of WS technologies.

Erl helps provide a broader perspective, surveying the landscape from a design standpoint." "-Jim Clune, Chief Architect, Parasoft" "Lays a firm foundation for the underlying principles of good service design.

Cuts through the hype and provides a cogent resource for improving architectural judgment on SOA projects." "-Jim Murphy, Vice President of Product Management, Mindreef, Inc.

" "The first book to concisely, gradually and comprehensively explain how to apply SOA principles into enterprise-level software design. It is an excellent book.

" "-Robin G. Qiu, Ph.

D., Division of Engineering and Information Science, Pennsylvania State University" "I really think that this is a very useful book that a lot of people really need out there in the industry.

" "-Dr. Arnaud Simon, Principal Software Engineer, Red Hat" .

,."indispensable companion to designing and implementing a service-oriented architecture.

It condenses all information necessary to design services and is the mostrele Thomas Erl has contributed to SOA: Principles of Service Design as an author. Thomas Erl is the world's top-selling SOA author and Editor of The SOA Magazine.

Thomas is also the founder of SOA Systems Inc. (www.

soasystems.com), a company specializing in SOA training and strategic consulting services with a vendor-agnostic focus.

Thomas is a speaker and instructor for private and public events, and has delivered many workshops and keynote speeches. Papers and articles written by Thomas have been published in numerous industry trade magazines and web sites, and he has delivered webcasts and interviews for many publications, including the Wall Street Journal (less)

Steve's gay and his first job is to learn how to be a slave master, with all the rules, regulations and erotic decisions it entails. Pete Brown has contributed to Steve's First Job as an author.

Pete Brown is a Microsoft MVP for Silverlight and a Silverlight Insider who works as an RIA Architect/Project Manager for Applied Information Sciences in the Washington, DC area. He's an International .

NET Association (INETA) speaker and has worked with Silverlight since the 1.1 alpha, developing projects as varied as a Commodore 64 emulator and an analog synthesizer.

In his spare time Pete enjoys programming, blogging at www.irritatedvowel.

com/blog, woodworking, and raising his two children with his wife in the suburbs of Maryland (less)

Maria gives advice on health, career, relationships, renovations, recreation and so much more. From your carpet to the red carpet, she teaches the EveryGirl, on the "every salary," how to groom herself like the stars, how to live a healthier and happier life and how to set herself up for success.

Maria Menounos has contributed to The Everygirl's Guide to Life as an author. Maria Menounos, at age 22, was the youngest person to host "Entertainment Tonight".

Soon, she was the youngest to host the "Today Show", the youngest female to report for NBC "Nightly News" and the first person in the history of Hollywood to star in a wide release feature film and report for network news. In addition to her roles reporting for "Access Hollywood", NBC "Nightly News", "Dateline" and "The Today Show", Maria is an international spokesperson for Pantene and a movie producer, too.

Whether she's doing her own hair and makeup and assembling her own outfits--continually getting weekly (less)

Michael Lewis is our jungle guide through five of the most violent and costly upheavals in recent financial history: the crash of '87, the Russian default (and the subsequent collapse of Long-Term Capital Management), the Asian currency crisis of 1999, the Internet bubble, and the current sub-prime mortgage disaster. With his trademark humor and brilliant anecdotes, Lewis paints the mood and market factors leading up to each event, weaves contemporary accounts to show what people thought was happening at the time, and then, with the luxury of hindsight, analyzes what actually happened and what we should have learned from experience.

As he proved in Liar's Poker, The New New Thing, and Moneyball, Lewis is without peer in his understanding of market forces and human foibles. He is also, arguably, the funniest serious writer in America.

Michael Lewis has contributed to Panic: The Story of Modern Financial Insanity as an author. Michael Lewis grew up in New Orleans and has degrees from Princeton and the London School of Economics.

Formerly a bond salesman with Salomon Brothers, he is the author of the runaway international bestseller, Liar's Poker. He holds an adjunct professorship at the University of California a " Berkeleya (TM)s journalism school and lives in Berkeley with his wife, Tabitha Soren (less)

A devastating new weapon of destruction. An unthinkable target.

When world-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to his first assignment to a Swiss research facility to analyze a mysterious symbol -- seared into the chest of a murdered physicist -- he discovers evidence of the unimaginable: the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati..

.the most powerful underground organization ever to walk the earth.

The Illuminati has now surfaced to carry out the final phase of its legendary vendetta against its most hated enemy -- the Catholic Church.Langdon's worst fears are confirmed on the eve of the Vatican's holy conclave, when a messenger of the Illuminati announces they have hidden an unstoppable time bomb at the very heart of Vatican City.

With the countdown under way, Langdon jets to Rome to join forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and mysterious Italian scientist, to assist the Vatican in a desperate bid for survival.Embarking on a frantic hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that snakes across Rome toward the long-forgotten Illuminati lair.

..

a clandestine location that contains the only hope for Vatican salvation.Critics have praised the exhilarating blend of relentless adventure, scholarly intrigue, and cutting wit found in Brown's remarkable thrillers featuring Robert Langdon.

An explosive international suspense, "Angels & Demons" marks thishero's first adventure as it careens from enlightening epiphanies to dark truths as the battle between science and religion turns to war (less)

You Don't Need Meat dishes the dirt on some nasty news, including--Everything They Don't Want You to Know---"They" being the agribusinesses, corporate fast-food chains, advertisers, lobbyists for the meat industry, and other players in the vastly profitable meat market that the media peddles to us and our children night and day.--Apocalypse Cow---How Mad Cow Disease, and the lies that have swirled around government efforts to conceal the facts from the public, has endangered our food supply worldwide.

--Health Risks---What scientists don't know can hurt you---for example, are we really so sure that bovine leukemia can't cross the species barrier'These and many other under-publicized and controversial questions are addressed here head-on in a style that is refreshingly cheerful and entertaining.Peter Cox gives us all a great deal of vital food for thought.

AUTHORBIO: Peter Cox has been a life-long campaigner for the meatless lifestyle and is a leading international expert.He lectures and appears regularly in the media, and was a guest on every leading television talk show when You Don't Need Meat was published in England.

He was the first chief executive of the Vegetarian Society in England, and he co-authored the best-selling Linda McCartney's Home Cooking.He has countless followers among food writers and nutrition experts worldwide, many of whom were happy to contribute their insider knowledge to this book (less)

Are children reading enough? Not according to most parents and teachers, who know that reading aloud with children fosters a lifelong love of books, ensures better standardized test scores, promotes greater success in school, and helps instill the values we most want to pass on. Esme Raji Codell--an inspiring children's literature specialist and an energetic teacher--has the solution.

She's turned her years of experience with children, parents, librarians, and fellow educators into a great big indispensable volume designed to help parents get their kids excited about reading. Here are hundreds of easy and inventive ideas, innovative projects, creative activities, and inspiring suggestions that have been shared, tried, and proven with children from birth through eighth grade.

This five-hundred-page volume is brimming with themes for superlative storytimes and book-based birthday parties, ideas for mad-scientist experiments and half-pint cooking adventures, stories for reluctant readers and book groups for boys, step-by-step instructions for book parades, book-related crafts, storytelling festivals, literature-based radio broadcasts, readers' theater, and more. There are book lists galore, with subject-driven reading recommendations for science, math, cooking, nature, adventure, music, weather, gardening, sports, mythology, poetry, history, biography, fiction, and fairy tales.

Codell's creative thinking and infectious enthusiasm will empower even the busiest parents and children to include literature in their lives. Esme Raji Codell has contributed to How to Get Your Child to Love Reading as an author.

Esme Raji Codell is a teacher and children's literature specialist at an elementary school in Chicago. Her public radio feature based on this diary was awarded First Prize for National Education Reporting from the Education Writers Association.

She is also the recipient of the Dr. Peggy Williams Award for outstanding new teacher in the field of reading and language arts, given by the Chicago chapter of the International Reading Association.

Esme lives in Chicago with her husband and son (less)

The proposed Code is currently being scrutinized by the Indian Parliament. Taking the opportunity to provide comments and recommendations on the new Code, the DTC Global Think Tank convened by Nishith Desai Associate analyess some of its key international dimensions.

The members of the DTC Global Think Tank have significant expertise and experience in international tax policy and include renowned academicians, jurists. Public policy experts and industry leaders from developed and developing countries.

The Report of the DTC Global Think Tank provides interesting insights and an objective assessment of legal, constitutional and international law implisations of specific DTC proposals that impact the global business community. It also provides a constructive critique of the manner in which India has embraced this mammoth task of overhauling its tax law and provides recommendations based on international best practices.

The members of the Think Tank argue in favour of a robust, fair stable, sustainable and trust based tax regime that would enhance India's participation in international trade and investment flows and facilitate its emergence as a responsible economic power. * (less)

The proposed Code is currently being scrutinized by the Indian Parliament. Taking the opportunity to provide comments and recommendations on the new Code, the DTC Global Think Tank convened by Nishith Desai Associate analyess some of its key international dimensions.

The members of the DTC Global Think Tank have significant expertise and experience in international tax policy and include renowned academicians, jurists. Public policy experts and industry leaders from developed and developing countries.

The Report of the DTC Global Think Tank provides interesting insights and an objective assessment of legal, constitutional and international law implisations of specific DTC proposals that impact the global business community. It also provides a constructive critique of the manner in which India has embraced this mammoth task of overhauling its tax law and provides recommendations based on international best practices.

The members of the Think Tank argue in favour of a robust, fair stable, sustainable and trust based tax regime that would enhance India's participation in international trade and investment flows and facilitate its emergence as a responsible economic power. * (less)

Leaving home with a BA third class degree, he experimented with a string of jobs, including that of a factory hand in suburban Britain, before accepting an offer to edit Debonair, a journal best known for featuring naked women. With the eclecticism and flair that were to become his hallmark, he turned it into an intelligent, lively magazine, while managing to keep fans of its centrespreads happy.

The next three decades saw Vinod Mehta becoming one of Indias most widely-read and influential editors, as he launched a number of successful new publications, from the now legendary Sunday Observer to the weekly newsmagazine, Outlook. There are riveting accounts of his encounters with personalities from the worlds of politics, business, films and the media.

There are masterly pen portraits of personalities ranging from Shobhaa D to V.S.

Naipaul, Salman Rushdie and Sonia Gandhi. There are the stories behind the scoops Mehta has brought before a fascinated public, from the alleged mole in Indira Gandhis cabinet, to the cricket match-fixing scandal, to the Radia Tapes.

There are valuable lessons, too, in Mehtas inside stories of his successful media launches, in his tips for aspiring journalists, and in his struggles for editorial independence through his nearly four-decade-long tryst with Indian journalism. * (less)

Leaving home with a BA third class degree, he experimented with a string of jobs, including that of a factory hand in suburban Britain, before accepting an offer to edit Debonair, a journal best known for featuring naked women. With the eclecticism and flair that were to become his hallmark, he turned it into an intelligent, lively magazine, while managing to keep fans of its centrespreads happy.

The next three decades saw Vinod Mehta becoming one of Indias most widely-read and influential editors, as he launched a number of successful new publications, from the now legendary Sunday Observer to the weekly newsmagazine, Outlook. There are riveting accounts of his encounters with personalities from the worlds of politics, business, films and the media.

There are masterly pen portraits of personalities ranging from Shobhaa D to V.S.

Naipaul, Salman Rushdie and Sonia Gandhi. There are the stories behind the scoops Mehta has brought before a fascinated public, from the alleged mole in Indira Gandhis cabinet, to the cricket match-fixing scandal, to the Radia Tapes.

There are valuable lessons, too, in Mehtas inside stories of his successful media launches, in his tips for aspiring journalists, and in his struggles for editorial independence through his nearly four-decade-long tryst with Indian journalism. * (less)

--Tom Glover, Senior Program Manager, Web Services Standards, IBM Software Group, and Chairman of the Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). An excellent guide to building and integrating XML and Web services, providing pragmatic recommendations for applying these technologies effectively.

The author tackles numerous integration challenges, identifying common mistakes and providing guidance needed to get it right the first time. A valuable resource for understanding and realizing the benefits of service-oriented architecture in the enterprise.

--David Keogh, Program Manager, Visual Studio Enterprise Tools, Microsoft. Leading-edge IT organizations are currently exploring second generation web service technologies, but introductory material beyond technical specifications is sparse.

Erl explains many of these emerging technologies in simple terms, elucidating the difficult concepts with appropriate examples, and demonstrates how they contribute to service-oriented architectures. I highly recommend this book to enterprise architects for their shelves.

--Kevin P. Davis, Ph.

D., Software Architect.

Service-oriented integration with less cost and less risk The emergence of key second-generation Web services standards has positioned service-oriented architecture (SOA) as the foremost platform for contemporary business automation solutions. The integration of SOA principles and technologyis empowering organizations to build applications with unprecedented levels of flexibility, agility, and sophistication (while also allowing them to leverage existing legacy environments).

This guide will help you dramatically reduce the risk, complexity, and cost of integrating the many new concepts and technologies introduced by the SOA platform. It brings together the first comprehensive collection of field-proven strategies, guidelines, and best practices for making the transition toward the service-oriented enterprise.

Writing for architects, analysts, managers, and developers, Thomas Erl offers expert advice for making strategic decisions about both immediate and long-term integration issues. Erl addresses a broad spectrum of integration challenges, covering technical and design issues, as well as strategic planning.

Service-oriented architecture is no longer an exclusive discipline practiced only by expensive consultants. With this book's help, you can plan, architect, andimplement your own service-oriented environments-efficiently and cost-effectively.

About the Web Sites Erl's Service-Oriented Architecture books are supported by two Web sites. http: //www.

soabooks.com provides a variety of content resources and http: //www.

soaspecs.com supplies a descriptive portal to referenced specifications.

Thomas Erl has contributed to Service- Oriented Architecture: A Field Guide to Integrating XML and Web Services as an author. Thomas Erl is the world's top-selling SOA author and Editor of The SOA Magazine.

Thomas is also the founder of SOA Systems Inc. (www.

soasystems.com), a company specializing in SOA training and strategic consulting services with a vendor-agnostic focus.

Thomas is a speaker and instructor for private and public events, and has delivered many workshops and keynote speeches. Papers and articles written by Thomas have been published in numerous industry trade magazines and web sites, and he has delivered webcasts and interviews for many publications, including the Wall Street Journal.

Deliverable Countries : This product ships to Web services is the integration technology preferred by organizations implementing service-oriented architectures. I would recommend that anybody involved in application development obtain a working knowledge of these technologies, and I'm pleased to recommend Erl's book as a great place to begin.

--Tom Glover, Senior Program Manager, Web Services Standards, IBM Software Group, and Chairman of the Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). An excellent guide to building and integrating XML and Web services, providing pragmatic recommendations for applying these technologies effectively.

The author tackles numerous integration challenges, identifying common mistakes and providing guidance needed to get it right the first time. A valuable resource for understanding and realizing the benefits of service-oriented architecture in the enterprise.

--David Keogh, Program Manager, Visual Studio Enterprise Tools, Microsoft. Leading-edge IT organizations are currently exploring second generation web service technologies, but introductory material beyond technical specifications is sparse.

Erl explains many of these emerging technologies in simple terms, elucidating the difficult concepts with appropriate examples, and demonstrates how they contribute to service-oriented architectures. I highly recommend this book to enterprise architects for their shelves.

--Kevin P. Davis, Ph.

D., Software Architect.

Service-oriented integration with less cost and less risk The emergence of key second-generation Web services standards has positioned service-oriented architecture (SOA) as the foremost platform for contemporary business automation solutions. The integration of SOA principles and technologyis empowering organizations to build applications with unprecedented levels of flexibility, agility, and sophistication (while also allowing them to leverage existing legacy environments).

This guide will help you dramatically reduce the risk, complexity, and cost of integrating the many new concepts and technologies introduced by the SOA platform. It brings together the first comprehensive collection of field-proven strategies, guidelines, and best practices for making the transition toward the service-oriented enterprise.

Writing for architects, analysts, managers, and developers, Thomas Erl offers expert advice for making strategic decisions about both immediate and long-term integration issues. Erl addresses a broad spectrum of integration challenges, covering technical and design issues, as well as strategic planning.

Service-oriented architecture is no longer an exclusive discipline practiced only by expensive consultants. With this book's help, you can plan, architect, andimplement your own service-oriented environments-efficiently and cost-effectively.

About the Web Sites Erl's Service-Oriented Architecture books are supported by two Web sites. http: //www.

soabooks.com provides a variety of content resources and http: //www.

soaspecs.com supplies a descriptive portal to referenced specifications.

Thomas Erl has contributed to Service- Oriented Architecture: A Field Guide to Integrating XML and Web Services as an author. Thomas Erl is the world's top-selling SOA author and Editor of The SOA Magazine.

Thomas is also the founder of SOA Systems Inc. (www.

soasystems.com), a company specializing in SOA training and strategic consulting services with a vendor-agnostic focus.

Thomas is a speaker and instructor for private and public events, and has delivered many workshops and keynote speeches. Papers and articles written by Thomas have been published in numerous industry trade magazines and web sites, and he has delivered webcasts and interviews for many publications, including the Wall Street Journal.

Deliverable Countries : This product ships to Web services is the integration technology preferred by organizations implementing service-oriented architectures. I would recommend that anybody involved in application development obtain a working knowledge of these technologies, and I'm pleased to recommend Erl's book as a great place to begin.

--Tom Glover, Senior Program Manager, Web Services Standards, IBM Software Group, and Chairman of the Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). An excellent guide to building and integrating XML and Web services, providing pragmatic recommendations for applying these technologies effectively.

The author tackles numerous integration challenges, identifying common mistakes and providing guidance needed to get it right the first time. A valuable resource for understanding and realizing the benefits of service-oriented architecture in the enterprise.

--David Keogh, Program Manager, Visual Studio Enterprise Tools, Microsoft. Leading-edge IT organizations are currently exploring second generation web service technologies, but introductory material beyond technical specifications is sparse.

Erl explains many of these emerging technologies in simple terms, elucidating the difficult concepts with appropriate examples, and demonstrates how they contribute to service-oriented architectures. I highly recommend this book to enterprise architects for their shelves.

--Kevin P. Davis, Ph.

D., Software Architect.

Service-oriented integration with less cost and less risk The emergence of key second-generation Web services standards has positioned service-oriented architecture (SOA) as the foremost platform for contemporary business automation solutions. The integration of SOA principles and technologyis empowering organizations to build applications with unprecedented levels of flexibility, agility, and sophistication (while also allowing them to leverage existing legacy environments).

This guide will help you dramatically reduce the risk, complexity, and cost of integrating the many new concepts and technologies introduced by the SOA platform. It brings together the first comprehensive collection of field-proven strategies, guidelines, and best practices for making the transition toward the service-oriented enterprise.

Writing for architects, analysts, managers, and developers, Thomas Erl offers expert advice for making strategic decisions about both immediate and long-term integration issues. Erl addresses a broad spectrum of integration challenges, covering technical and design issues, as well as strategic planning.

Service-oriented architecture is no longer an exclusive discipline practiced only by expensive consultants. With this book's help, you can plan, architect, andimplement your own service-oriented environments-efficiently and cost-effectively.

About the Web Sites Erl's Service-Oriented Architecture books are supported by two Web sites. http: //www.

soabooks.com provides a variety of content resources and http: //www.

soaspecs.com supplies a descriptive portal to referenced specifications.

Thomas Erl has contributed to Service- Oriented Architecture: A Field Guide to Integrating XML and Web Services as an author. Thomas Erl is the world's top-selling SOA author and Editor of The SOA Magazine.

Thomas is also the founder of SOA Systems Inc. (www.

soasystems.com), a company specializing in SOA training and strategic consulting services with a vendor-agnostic focus.

Thomas is a speaker and instructor for private and public events, and has delivered many workshops and keynote speeches. Papers and articles written by Thomas have been published in numerous industry trade magazines and web sites, and he has delivered webcasts and interviews for many publications, including the Wall Street Journal.

Deliverable Countries : This product ships to Web services is the integration technology preferred by organizations implementing service-oriented architectures. I would recommend that anybody involved in application development obtain a working knowledge of these technologies, and I'm pleased to recommend Erl's book as a great place to begin.

--Tom Glover, Senior Program Manager, Web Services Standards, IBM Software Group, and Chairman of the Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). An excellent guide to building and integrating XML and Web services, providing pragmatic recommendations for applying these technologies effectively.

The author tackles numerous integration challenges, identifying common mistakes and providing guidance needed to get it right the first time. A valuable resource for understanding and realizing the benefits of service-oriented architecture in the enterprise.

--David Keogh, Program Manager, Visual Studio Enterprise Tools, Microsoft. Leading-edge IT organizations are currently exploring second generation web service technologies, but introductory material beyond technical specifications is sparse.

Erl explains many of these emerging technologies in simple terms, elucidating the difficult concepts with appropriate examples, and demonstrates how they contribute to service-oriented architectures. I highly recommend this book to enterprise architects for their shelves.

--Kevin P. Davis, Ph.

D., Software Architect.

Service-oriented integration with less cost and less risk The emergence of key second-generation Web services standards has positioned service-oriented architecture (SOA) as the foremost platform for contemporary business automation solutions. The integration of SOA principles and technologyis empowering organizations to build applications with unprecedented levels of flexibility, agility, and sophistication (while also allowing them to leverage existing legacy environments).

This guide will help you dramatically reduce the risk, complexity, and cost of integrating the many new concepts and technologies introduced by the SOA platform. It brings together the first comprehensive collection of field-proven strategies, guidelines, and best practices for making the transition toward the service-oriented enterprise.

Writing for architects, analysts, managers, and developers, Thomas Erl offers expert advice for making strategic decisions about both immediate and long-term integration issues. Erl addresses a broad spectrum of integration challenges, covering technical and design issues, as well as strategic planning.

Service-oriented architecture is no longer an exclusive discipline practiced only by expensive consultants. With this book's help, you can plan, architect, andimplement your own service-oriented environments-efficiently and cost-effectively.

About the Web Sites Erl's Service-Oriented Architecture books are supported by two Web sites. http: //www.

soabooks.com provides a variety of content resources and http: //www.

soaspecs.com supplies a descriptive portal to referenced specifications.

Thomas Erl has contributed to Service- Oriented Architecture: A Field Guide to Integrating XML and Web Services as an author. Thomas Erl is the world's top-selling SOA author and Editor of The SOA Magazine.

Thomas is also the founder of SOA Systems Inc. (www.

soasystems.com), a company specializing in SOA training and strategic consulting services with a vendor-agnostic focus.

Thomas is a speaker and instructor for private and public events, and has delivered many workshops and keynote speeches. Papers and articles written by Thomas have been published in numerous industry trade magazines and web sites, and he has delivered webcasts and interviews for many publications, including the Wall Street Journal.

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Reagan, he is chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, which is charged with the task of rebuilding Ground Zero. John Whitehead began life in Montclair, New Jersey, as a child of the Depression and went on to lead an exemplary life in the years of the Greatest Generation.

In this intimate, charming autobiography, he shares his stories and the lessons he's learned about quiet leadership.He describes how on D-Day he commanded one of the landing crafts at Omaha Beach, and witnessed one of the greatest battles in American military history.

Later, in his role as co-chair of Goldman Sachs, he was one of the pioneers of the globalization of international finance that was to change the face of American business. In 1985, Whitehead was appointed Deputy Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and became the architect of the Reagan administration's successful efforts to wean the countries of Eastern Europe from the Soviet Union and to open up space there for the democratic movements that eventually resulted in the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Most recently, he was appointed by New York Governor George Pataki as Chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, which is charged with the task of rebuilding Ground Zero. Whitehead provides a first-hand account of the difficult decisions the LMDC has made in meeting its goals of re-developing lower Manhattan and honoring the victims of 9/11 as the capstone of his remarkable career.

Deliverable Countries : This product ships to In this intimate autobiography, the author describes how he commanded one of the landing crafts at Omaha Beach on D-Day and went on to pioneer the globalization of finance at Goldman Sachs. Secretary of State under Pres.

Reagan, he is chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, which is charged with the task of rebuilding Ground Zero. John Whitehead began life in Montclair, New Jersey, as a child of the Depression and went on to lead an exemplary life in the years of the Greatest Generation.

In this intimate, charming autobiography, he shares his stories and the lessons he's learned about quiet leadership.He describes how on D-Day he commanded one of the landing crafts at Omaha Beach, and witnessed one of the greatest battles in American military history.

Later, in his role as co-chair of Goldman Sachs, he was one of the pioneers of the globalization of international finance that was to change the face of American business. In 1985, Whitehead was appointed Deputy Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and became the architect of the Reagan administration's successful efforts to wean the countries of Eastern Europe from the Soviet Union and to open up space there for the democratic movements that eventually resulted in the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Most recently, he was appointed by New York Governor George Pataki as Chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, which is charged with the task of rebuilding Ground Zero. Whitehead provides a first-hand account of the difficult decisions the LMDC has made in meeting its goals of re-developing lower Manhattan and honoring the victims of 9/11 as the capstone of his remarkable career.

Deliverable Countries : This product ships to In this intimate autobiography, the author describes how he commanded one of the landing crafts at Omaha Beach on D-Day and went on to pioneer the globalization of finance at Goldman Sachs. Secretary of State under Pres.

Reagan, he is chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, which is charged with the task of rebuilding Ground Zero. John Whitehead began life in Montclair, New Jersey, as a child of the Depression and went on to lead an exemplary life in the years of the Greatest Generation.

In this intimate, charming autobiography, he shares his stories and the lessons he's learned about quiet leadership.He describes how on D-Day he commanded one of the landing crafts at Omaha Beach, and witnessed one of the greatest battles in American military history.

Later, in his role as co-chair of Goldman Sachs, he was one of the pioneers of the globalization of international finance that was to change the face of American business. In 1985, Whitehead was appointed Deputy Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and became the architect of the Reagan administration's successful efforts to wean the countries of Eastern Europe from the Soviet Union and to open up space there for the democratic movements that eventually resulted in the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Most recently, he was appointed by New York Governor George Pataki as Chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, which is charged with the task of rebuilding Ground Zero. Whitehead provides a first-hand account of the difficult decisions the LMDC has made in meeting its goals of re-developing lower Manhattan and honoring the victims of 9/11 as the capstone of his remarkable career.

Deliverable Countries : This product ships to In this intimate autobiography, the author describes how he commanded one of the landing crafts at Omaha Beach on D-Day and went on to pioneer the globalization of finance at Goldman Sachs. Secretary of State under Pres.

Reagan, he is chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, which is charged with the task of rebuilding Ground Zero. John Whitehead began life in Montclair, New Jersey, as a child of the Depression and went on to lead an exemplary life in the years of the Greatest Generation.

In this intimate, charming autobiography, he shares his stories and the lessons he's learned about quiet leadership.He describes how on D-Day he commanded one of the landing crafts at Omaha Beach, and witnessed one of the greatest battles in American military history.

Later, in his role as co-chair of Goldman Sachs, he was one of the pioneers of the globalization of international finance that was to change the face of American business. In 1985, Whitehead was appointed Deputy Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and became the architect of the Reagan administration's successful efforts to wean the countries of Eastern Europe from the Soviet Union and to open up space there for the democratic movements that eventually resulted in the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Most recently, he was appointed by New York Governor George Pataki as Chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, which is charged with the task of rebuilding Ground Zero. Whitehead provides a first-hand account of the difficult decisions the LMDC has made in meeting its goals of re-developing lower Manhattan and honoring the victims of 9/11 as the capstone of his remarkable career.

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For enterprises adopting SOA, there is detailed advice for service-oriented analysis, planning, and design. This book is a must read!" -Alex Lynch, Principal Consultant, Microsoft Enterprise Services "One primary objective of applying SOA in design is to provide business value to the solutions we build.

Understanding the right approach to analyzing, designing, and developing service-oriented solutions is critical. Thomas has done a great job of demystifying SOA in practical terms with his book.

" -Rick Weaver, IBM Senior Consulting Certified SW I/T Specialist "A pragmatic guide to SOA principles, strategy, and best practices that distills the hype into a general framework for approaching SOA adoption in complex enterprise environments." -Sameer Tyagi, Senior Staff Engineer, Sun Microsystems "A very timely and much needed contribution to a rapidly emerging field.

Through clarifying the principles and nuances of this space, the author provides a comprehensive treatment of critical key aspects of SOA from analysis and planning to standards ranging from WS-specifications to BPEL. I'll be recommending this book to both clients and peers who are planning on embracing SOA principles.

" -Ravi Palepu, Senior Field Architect, Rogue Wave Software "Finally, an SOA book based on real implementation experience in production environments. Too many SOA books get lost in the technical details of Web Services standards, or simply repeat vendor hype.

This book covers the really hard parts: the complexprocess of planning, designing and implementing service-oriented architectures that meet organizational goals. It is an essential companion to any software developer, architect, or project manager implementing-or thinking about implementing-a service-oriented architecture.

" -Priscilla Walmsley, Managing Director of Datypic "Thomas Erl's "Service-Oriented Architecture: Concepts, Technology, and Design "is as good an introduction to service-oriented architectures as one could wish for. In a single volume, it covers the entire topic, from theory to real-world use to technical details.

The examples are superb and the writing is wonderfully clear." -Ronald Bourret, Author, "XML and Databases" "Finally an SOA book which gets to the point with real world answers and examples.

Erl guides you on a real world SOA journey. From architecture design to industry standards, this book is well written and can be easily referenced for everyday use.

When embarking on your own service orientated adventures, this is the book you want in your bag." -Clark Sell, Vice President, CSell Incorporated "Organizations struggling to evolve existing service-oriented solutions beyond simple Web Services now have an expert resource available.

Leading the way to the true service-oriented enterprise, Thomas Erl demystifies the complexities of the open WS-I standards with detailed practical discussions and case studies. Erl's depth and clarity makes this work a superb complement to his Field Guide.

" -Kevin P. Davis, PhD.

, Software Architect "This book is an excellent guide for architects, developers, and managers who are already working with or are considering developing Web Services or Service-Oriented Architecturesolutions. The book is divided into four sections.

In the first section the fundamental technologies of XML, Web Services and Service-Oriented Architectures are described in detail with attention given to emerging standards. The book is well written and very thorough in its coverage of the subject.

I recommend this book highly to anyone interested in enterprise level service architectures." -Adam Hocek, President and CTO, Broadstrokes, Inc.

Additional praise quotes are published at: www.soabooks.

com/reviews.asp The foremost "how-to" guide to SOA Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is at the heart of a revolutionary computing platform that is being adopted world-wide and has earned the support of every major software provider.

In "Service-Oriented Architecture: Concepts, Technology, and Design," Thomas Erl presents the first end-to-end tutorial that provides step-by-step instructions for modeling and designing service-oriented solutions from the ground up. Erl uses more than 125 case study examples and over 300 diagrams to illuminate the most important facets of building SOA platforms: goals, obstacles, concepts, technologies, standards, delivery strategies, and processes for analysis and design.

His book's broad coverage includes The goal of this book is to help you attain a solid understanding of what constitutes contemporary SOA along with step-by-step guidance for realizing its successful implementation. About the Web Sites Erl's Service-Oriented Architecture books are supported by two Web sites.

http: //www.soabooks.

com provides a variety of content resources and http: //www.soaspecs.

com supplies a descriptive portal to referenced specifications. (c) Copyright Pearson Education.

All rights reserved. Thomas Erl has contributed to Service- Oriented Architecture: Concepts, Technology, and Design as an author.

Thomas Erl is the world's top-selling SOA author and Editor of The SOA Magazine. Thomas is also the founder of SOA Systems Inc.

(www.soasystems.

com), a company specializing in SOA training and strategic consulting services with a vendor-agnostic focus. Thomas is a speaker and instructor for private and public events, and has delivered many workshops and keynote speeches.

Papers and articles written by Thomas have been published in numerous industry trade magazines and web sites, and he has delivered webcasts and interviews for many publications, including the Wall Street Journal. Deliverable Countries : This product ships to "Service Oriented Architecture is a hot, but often misunderstood topic in IT today.

Thomas articulately describes the concepts, specifications, and standards behind service orientation and Web Services. For enterprises adopting SOA, there is detailed advice for service-oriented analysis, planning, and design.

This book is a must read!" -Alex Lynch, Principal Consultant, Microsoft Enterprise Services "One primary objective of applying SOA in design is to provide business value to the solutions we build. Understanding the right approach to analyzing, designing, and developing service-oriented solutions is critical.

Thomas has done a great job of demystifying SOA in practical terms with his book." -Rick Weaver, IBM Senior Consulting Certified SW I/T Specialist "A pragmatic guide to SOA principles, strategy, and best practices that distills the hype into a general framework for approaching SOA adoption in complex enterprise environments.

" -Sameer Tyagi, Senior Staff Engineer, Sun Microsystems "A very timely and much needed contribution to a rapidly emerging field. Through clarifying the principles and nuances of this space, the author provides a comprehensive treatment of critical key aspects of SOA from analysis and planning to standards ranging from WS-specifications to BPEL.

I'll be recommending this book to both clients and peers who are planning on embracing SOA principles." -Ravi Palepu, Senior Field Architect, Rogue Wave Software "Finally, an SOA book based on real implementation experience in production environments.

Too many SOA books get lost in the technical details of Web Services standards, or simply repeat vendor hype. This book covers the really hard parts: the complexprocess of planning, designing and implementing service-oriented architectures that meet organizational goals.

It is an essential companion to any software developer, architect, or project manager implementing-or thinking about implementing-a service-oriented architecture." -Priscilla Walmsley, Managing Director of Datypic "Thomas Erl's "Service-Oriented Architecture: Concepts, Technology, and Design "is as good an introduction to service-oriented architectures as one could wish for.

In a single volume, it covers the entire topic, from theory to real-world use to technical details. The examples are superb and the writing is wonderfully clear.

" -Ronald Bourret, Author, "XML and Databases" "Finally an SOA book which gets to the point with real world answers and examples. Erl guides you on a real world SOA journey.

From architecture design to industry standards, this book is well written and can be easily referenced for everyday use. When embarking on your own service orientated adventures, this is the book you want in your bag.

" -Clark Sell, Vice President, CSell Incorporated "Organizations struggling to evolve existing service-oriented solutions beyond simple Web Services now have an expert resource available. Leading the way to the true service-oriented enterprise, Thomas Erl demystifies the complexities of the open WS-I standards with detailed practical discussions and case studies.

Erl's depth and clarity makes this work a superb complement to his Field Guide." -Kevin P.

Davis, PhD., Software Architect "This book is an excellent guide for architects, developers, and managers who are already working with or are considering developing Web Services or Service-Oriented Architecturesolutions.

The book is divided into four sections. In the first section the fundamental technologies of XML, Web Services and Service-Oriented Architectures are described in detail with attention given to emerging standards.

The book is well written and very thorough in its coverage of the subject. I recommend this book highly to anyone interested in enterprise level service architectures.

" -Adam Hocek, President and CTO, Broadstrokes, Inc. Additional praise quotes are published at: www.

soabooks.com/reviews.

asp The foremost "how-to" guide to SOA Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is at the heart of a revolutionary computing platform that is being adopted world-wide and has earned the support of every major software provider. In "Service-Oriented Architecture: Concepts, Technology, and Design," Thomas Erl presents the first end-to-end tutorial that provides step-by-step instructions for modeling and designing service-oriented solutions from the ground up.

Erl uses more than 125 case study examples and over 300 diagrams to illuminate the most important facets of building SOA platforms: goals, obstacles, concepts, technologies, standards, delivery strategies, and processes for analysis and design. His book's broad coverage includes The goal of this book is to help you attain a solid understanding of what constitutes contemporary SOA along with step-by-step guidance for realizing its successful implementation.

About the Web Sites Erl's Service-Oriented Architecture books are supported by two Web sites. http: //www.

soabooks.com provides a variety of content resources and http: //www.

soaspecs.com supplies a descriptive portal to referenced specifications.

(c) Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.

Thomas Erl has contributed to Service- Oriented Architecture: Concepts, Technology, and Design as an author. Thomas Erl is the world's top-selling SOA author and Editor of The SOA Magazine.

Thomas is also the founder of SOA Systems Inc. (www.

soasystems.com), a company specializing in SOA training and strategic consulting services with a vendor-agnostic focus.

Thomas is a speaker and instructor for private and public events, and has delivered many workshops and keynote speeches. Papers and articles written by Thomas have been published in numerous industry trade magazines and web sites, and he has delivered webcasts and interviews for many publications, including the Wall Street Journal.

Deliverable Countries : This product ships to "Service Oriented Architecture is a hot, but often misunderstood topic in IT today. Thomas articulately describes the concepts, specifications, and standards behind service orientation and Web Services.

For enterprises adopting SOA, there is detailed advice for service-oriented analysis, planning, and design. This book is a must read!" -Alex Lynch, Principal Consultant, Microsoft Enterprise Services "One primary objective of applying SOA in design is to provide business value to the solutions we build.

Understanding the right approach to analyzing, designing, and developing service-oriented solutions is critical. Thomas has done a great job of demystifying SOA in practical terms with his book.

" -Rick Weaver, IBM Senior Consulting Certified SW I/T Specialist "A pragmatic guide to SOA principles, strategy, and best practices that distills the hype into a general framework for approaching SOA adoption in complex enterprise environments." -Sameer Tyagi, Senior Staff Engineer, Sun Microsystems "A very timely and much needed contribution to a rapidly emerging field.

Through clarifying the principles and nuances of this space, the author provides a comprehensive treatment of critical key aspects of SOA from analysis and planning to standards ranging from WS-specifications to BPEL. I'll be recommending this book to both clients and peers who are planning on embracing SOA principles.

" -Ravi Palepu, Senior Field Architect, Rogue Wave Software "Finally, an SOA book based on real implementation experience in production environments. Too many SOA books get lost in the technical details of Web Services standards, or simply repeat vendor hype.

This book covers the really hard parts: the complexprocess of planning, designing and implementing service-oriented architectures that meet organizational goals. It is an essential companion to any software developer, architect, or project manager implementing-or thinking about implementing-a service-oriented architecture.

" -Priscilla Walmsley, Managing Director of Datypic "Thomas Erl's "Service-Oriented Architecture: Concepts, Technology, and Design "is as good an introduction to service-oriented architectures as one could wish for. In a single volume, it covers the entire topic, from theory to real-world use to technical details.

The examples are superb and the writing is wonderfully clear." -Ronald Bourret, Author, "XML and Databases" "Finally an SOA book which gets to the point with real world answers and examples.

Erl guides you on a real world SOA journey. From architecture design to industry standards, this book is well written and can be easily referenced for everyday use.

When embarking on your own service orientated adventures, this is the book you want in your bag." -Clark Sell, Vice President, CSell Incorporated "Organizations struggling to evolve existing service-oriented solutions beyond simple Web Services now have an expert resource available.

Leading the way to the true service-oriented enterprise, Thomas Erl demystifies the complexities of the open WS-I standards with detailed practical discussions and case studies. Erl's depth and clarity makes this work a superb complement to his Field Guide.

" -Kevin P. Davis, PhD.

, Software Architect "This book is an excellent guide for architects, developers, and managers who are already working with or are considering developing Web Services or Service-Oriented Architecturesolutions. The book is divided into four sections.

In the first section the fundamental technologies of XML, Web Services and Service-Oriented Architectures are described in detail with attention given to emerging standards. The book is well written and very thorough in its coverage of the subject.

I recommend this book highly to anyone interested in enterprise level service architectures." -Adam Hocek, President and CTO, Broadstrokes, Inc.

Additional praise quotes are published at: www.soabooks.

com/reviews.asp The foremost "how-to" guide to SOA Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is at the heart of a revolutionary computing platform that is being adopted world-wide and has earned the support of every major software provider.

In "Service-Oriented Architecture: Concepts, Technology, and Design," Thomas Erl presents the first end-to-end tutorial that provides step-by-step instructions for modeling and designing service-oriented solutions from the ground up. Erl uses more than 125 case study examples and over 300 diagrams to illuminate the most important facets of building SOA platforms: goals, obstacles, concepts, technologies, standards, delivery strategies, and processes for analysis and design.

His book's broad coverage includes The goal of this book is to help you attain a solid understanding of what constitutes contemporary SOA along with step-by-step guidance for realizing its successful implementation. About the Web Sites Erl's Service-Oriented Architecture books are supported by two Web sites.

http: //www.soabooks.

com provides a variety of content resources and http: //www.soaspecs.

com supplies a descriptive portal to referenced specifications. (c) Copyright Pearson Education.

All rights reserved. Thomas Erl has contributed to Service- Oriented Architecture: Concepts, Technology, and Design as an author.

Thomas Erl is the world's top-selling SOA author and Editor of The SOA Magazine. Thomas is also the founder of SOA Systems Inc.

(www.soasystems.

com), a company specializing in SOA training and strategic consulting services with a vendor-agnostic focus. Thomas is a speaker and instructor for private and public events, and has delivered many workshops and keynote speeches.

Papers and articles written by Thomas have been published in numerous industry trade magazines and web sites, and he has delivered webcasts and interviews for many publications, including the Wall Street Journal. Deliverable Countries : This product ships to "Service Oriented Architecture is a hot, but often misunderstood topic in IT today.

Thomas articulately describes the concepts, specifications, and standards behind service orientation and Web Services. For enterprises adopting SOA, there is detailed advice for service-oriented analysis, planning, and design.

This book is a must read!" -Alex Lynch, Principal Consultant, Microsoft Enterprise Services "One primary objective of applying SOA in design is to provide business value to the solutions we build. Understanding the right approach to analyzing, designing, and developing service-oriented solutions is critical.

Thomas has done a great job of demystifying SOA in practical terms with his book." -Rick Weaver, IBM Senior Consulting Certified SW I/T Specialist "A pragmatic guide to SOA principles, strategy, and best practices that distills the hype into a general framework for approaching SOA adoption in complex enterprise environments.

" -Sameer Tyagi, Senior Staff Engineer, Sun Microsystems "A very timely and much needed contribution to a rapidly emerging field. Through clarifying the principles and nuances of this space, the author provides a comprehensive treatment of critical key aspects of SOA from analysis and planning to standards ranging from WS-specifications to BPEL.

I'll be recommending this book to both clients and peers who are planning on embracing SOA principles." -Ravi Palepu, Senior Field Architect, Rogue Wave Software "Finally, an SOA book based on real implementation experience in production environments.

Too many SOA books get lost in the technical details of Web Services standards, or simply repeat vendor hype. This book covers the really hard parts: the complexprocess of planning, designing and implementing service-oriented architectures that meet organizational goals.

It is an essential companion to any software developer, architect, or project manager implementing-or thinking about implementing-a service-oriented architecture." -Priscilla Walmsley, Managing Director of Datypic "Thomas Erl's "Service-Oriented Architecture: Concepts, Technology, and Design "is as good an introduction to service-oriented architectures as one could wish for.

In a single volume, it covers the entire topic, from theory to real-world use to technical details. The examples are superb and the writing is wonderfully clear.

" -Ronald Bourret, Author, "XML and Databases" "Finally an SOA book which gets to the point with real world answers and examples. Erl guides you on a real world SOA journey.

From architecture design to industry standards, this book is well written and can be easily referenced for everyday use. When embarking on your own service orientated adventures, this is the book you want in your bag.

" -Clark Sell, Vice President, CSell Incorporated "Organizations struggling to evolve existing service-oriented solutions beyond simple Web Services now have an expert resource available. Leading the way to the true service-oriented enterprise, Thomas Erl demystifies the complexities of the open WS-I standards with detailed practical discussions and case studies.

Erl's depth and clarity makes this work a superb complement to his Field Guide." -Kevin P.

Davis, PhD., Software Architect "This book is an excellent guide for architects, developers, and managers who are already working with or are considering developing Web Services or Service-Oriented Architecturesolutions.

The book is divided into four sections. In the first section the fundamental technologies of XML, Web Services and Service-Oriented Architectures are described in detail with attention given to emerging standards.

The book is well written and very thorough in its coverage of the subject. I recommend this book highly to anyone interested in enterprise level service architectures.

" -Adam Hocek, President and CTO, Broadstrokes, Inc. Additional praise quotes are published at: www.

soabooks.com/reviews.

asp The foremost "how-to" guide to SOA Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is at the heart of a revolutionary computing platform that is being adopted world-wide and has earned the support of every major software provider. In "Service-Oriented Architecture: Concepts, Technology, and Design," Thomas Erl presents the first end-to-end tutorial that provides step-by-step instructions for modeling and designing service-oriented solutions from the ground up.

Erl uses more than 125 case study examples and over 300 diagrams to illuminate the most important facets of building SOA platforms: goals, obstacles, concepts, technologies, standards, delivery strategies, and processes for analysis and design. His book's broad coverage includes The goal of this book is to help you attain a solid understanding of what constitutes contemporary SOA along with step-by-step guidance for realizing its successful implementation.

About the Web Sites Erl's Service-Oriented Architecture books are supported by two Web sites. http: //www.

soabooks.com provides a variety of content resources and http: //www.

soaspecs.com supplies a descriptive portal to referenced specifications.

(c) Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.

Thomas Erl has contributed to Service- Oriented Architecture: Concepts, Technology, and Design as an author. Thomas Erl is the world's top-selling SOA author and Editor of The SOA Magazine.

Thomas is also the founder of SOA Systems Inc. (www.

soasystems.com), a company specializing in SOA training and strategic consulting services with a vendor-agnostic focus.

Thomas is a speaker and instructor for private and public events, and has delivered many workshops and keynote speeches. Papers and articles written by Thomas have been published in numerous industry trade magazines and web sites, and he has delivered webcasts and interviews for many publications, including the Wall Street Journal.

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" "-Steve Birkel, Chief IT Technical Architect, Intel Corp." "An absolute pleasure to read.

..

the best SOA book I've read. A book I would recommend to all of my colleagues; it provides much insight to the topics often overlooked by most books in this genre.

..

the visuals were fantastic." "-Brandon Bohling, SOA Architecture and Strategy, Intel Corporation" "This book is a milestone in SOA literature.

For the first time we are provided with a practical guide on defining service characteristics and service design principles for SOA from a vendor-agnostic viewpoint. It's a great reference for SOA discovery, adoptions, and implementation projects.

" "-Canyang Kevin Liu, Principal Enterprise Architect, SAP Americas, Inc." "I liked this book.

It contains extremely important material for those who need to design services." "-Farzin Yashar, IBM SOA Advanced Technologies"" " "This book does a great job laying out benefits, key ideas and design principles behind successfully adopting service-oriented computing.

At the same time, the book openly addresses challenges, risks and trade-offs that are in the way of adopting SOA in the real-world today. It moves away from ivory-tower views of service orientation, but still lays out a strong vision for SOA and outlines the changes necessary to realize the full potential.

" "-Christoph Schittko, Senior Architect, Microsoft" "I recommend this book to any SOA practitioner who wishes to empower themselves in making service design real..

.gives readers the 360 view into service design [and] gives SOA practitioners the depth and understanding needed intothe principles of SOA to assist in the design of a mature and successful SOA program.

" "-Stephen G. Bennett, Americas SOA Practice Lead, BEA Systems"" " "SOA projects are most successful when they are based on a solid technical foundation.

Well accepted and established design principles are part of this foundation. This book takes a very structured approach at defining the core design principles for SOA, thus allowing the reader to immediately applying them to a project.

Each principle is formally introduced and explained, and examples are given for how to apply it to a real design problem. A 'must read' for any architect, designer or developer of service oriented solutions.

" "-Andre Tost, Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM Software Group"" " "There are few references for SOA that give you the nuts and bolts and this one is at the top of the list. Well written and valuable as a reference book to any SOA practitioner.

" "-Dr. Mohamad Afshar, Director of Product Management, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Corporation"" " "A thorough examination of the considerations of service design.

Both seasoned SOA practitioners and those endeavoring to realize services can benefit from reading this book." "-Bill Draven, Enterprise Architect, Intel Corporation" "There are very few who understand SOA like Thomas Erl does! The principle centric description of service orientation from Thomas canonizes the underpinnings of this important paradigm shift in creating agile and reusable software capabilities.

The principles, so eloquently explained, leave little room for any ambiguity attached to the greater purpose of SOA. Most organizations today are creating services in a bottoms-up approach, realizingcomposition and reuse organically.

The time is ripe for a book like this that prepares architects for a principle centric approach to SOA." "-Hanu Kommalapati, Architect, Microsoft Corporation" "Outstanding SOA literature uniquely focused on the fundamental services design with thorough and in-depth study on all practical aspects from design principles to methodologies.

This book provides a systematic approach for SOA adoption essential for both IT management and professionals." "-Robin Chen, PhD, Google, Inc.

" "Thomas Erl's books are always densely filled with information that's well structured. This book is especially insightful for Enterprise Architects because it provide s great context and practical examples.

Part 1 of the book alone is worth getting the book for." "-Markus Zirn, Senior Director, Product Management, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Corporation" "A very clear discussion of the subject matter.

Provides a good structure that facilitates understanding and readily highlights key points." "-Kareem Yusuf, Director of SOA Strategy and Planning, IBM Software Group"" " "I am very impressed.

Comprehensive. Educative.

This book helped me to step back and look at the SOA principles from broader perspective. I'd say this is a must-read book for SOA stakeholders.

" "-Radovan Janecek, Director R&D, SOA Center, Hewlett-Packard" "Very valuable guidance for understanding and applying SOA service design principles with concrete examples. A must read for the practitioner of SOA service design.

" "-Umit Yalcinalp, PhD, Standards Architect, SAP" "This book really does an excellent job of explaining the principles underpinning the value of SOA..

.Erl goes to great length to explain and giveexamples of each of the 8 principles that will significantly increase the readers ability to drive an SOA service design that benefits both business and IT.

" "-Robert Laird, IT Architect, IBM EAI/SOA Advanced Technologies Group" "This book strikes a healthy balance between theory and practice. It is a perfect complement to the SOA series by the author.

" "-Prakash Narayan, Sun Microsystems"" " "If you are going to be designing, developing, or implementing SOA, this is a must have book." "-Jason "AJ" Comfort Sr.

, Booz Allen Hamilton" "An excellent book for anyone who wants to understand service-orientation and the principles involved in designing services..

.a clear, concise and articulate exploration of the eight design principles involved in analyzing, designing, implementing, and maintaining services.

..

" "-Anish Karmarkar, Oracle Corporation"" " "Very well written, succinct, and easy to understand." "-Raj Balasubramanian, IBM Software Group" "Acomprehensive exploration of the issues of service design which has the potential to become the definitive work in this area.

" "-James Pasley, Chief Technology Officer, Cape Clear Software" "An excellent addition to any SOA library; it covers a wide range of issues in enough detail to be a valuable asset to anyone considering designing or using SOA based technologies." "-Mark Little, Director of Standards, Red Hat" "This book communicates complex concepts in a clear and concise manner.

Examples and illustrations are used very effectively." "-Darryl Hogan, Senior Architect, Microsoft" "A work of genius.

..

Offers the most comprehensive and thorough explanation on the principles of service design and what it means to be 'service oriented.' "Erl's treatment of the complex world of service oriented architecture is pragmatic, inclusive of real world situations and offers readers ways to communicate these ideas through illustrations and well formulated processes.

" "-David Michalowicz, MITRE Corporation" "This is the book for the large organization trying to rationalize its IT assets and establish an agile platform for the future. By highlighting risk and rewards, Thomas Erl brings clarity to how Service Orientation can be applied to ensure a responsive IT organization.

This book finally brings software engineering principles to address the real world development challenges being faced. To effectively serve the business, let alone embrace SOA, everyone involved should be familiar with the concepts investigated here.

Thomas Erl thoroughly clarifies the nuances and defines the practice of service design. We expect that this will become a classic text in software engineering, corporate training and colleges.

" "-Cory Isaacson, President, Rogue Wave Software and Ravi Palepu, SOA Author and Speaker" "Thomas Erl does a great job..

.an easy read.

" "-Michael H. Sor, Booz Allen Hamilton" .

,."a must read for SOA Architects to develop a firm foundation and understanding of the principles (and trade-offs) that make up a good SOA service.

After reading this book, it finally 'clicked' as to why a properly designed SOA system is different (and better) than a system based on previous enterprise architectures." "-Fred Ingham, Platinum Solutions Inc.

" "Lays a tremendous foundation for business and technical workers to come to common terms and expectations..

.incredibly enlightening to see the details associated with achieving the SOA vision.

" "-Wayne P. Ariola, Vice President of Strategy, Parasoft" "[Erl does] and excellent job of addressing the breadth of [his] audience to present to those new to SOA and weaved in enough detail to assist those who are already actively involved in SOA development.

" "-R. Perry Smith, Application Program Manager, EDS/OnStar" "It is easy to miss the big picture of what SOA means for the design of larger scale systems amidst the details of WS technologies.

Erl helps provide a broader perspective, surveying the landscape from a design standpoint." "-Jim Clune, Chief Architect, Parasoft" "Lays a firm foundation for the underlying principles of good service design.

Cuts through the hype and provides a cogent resource for improving architectural judgment on SOA projects." "-Jim Murphy, Vice President of Product Management, Mindreef, Inc.

" "The first book to concisely, gradually and comprehensively explain how to apply SOA principles into enterprise-level software design. It is an excellent book.

" "-Robin G. Qiu, Ph.

D., Division of Engineering and Information Science, Pennsylvania State University" "I really think that this is a very useful book that a lot of people really need out there in the industry.

" "-Dr. Arnaud Simon, Principal Software Engineer, Red Hat" .

,."indispensable companion to designing and implementing a service-oriented architecture.

It condenses all information necessary to design services and is the mostrele Thomas Erl has contributed to SOA: Principles of Service Design as an author. Thomas Erl is the world's top-selling SOA author and Editor of The SOA Magazine.

Thomas is also the founder of SOA Systems Inc. (www.

soasystems.com), a company specializing in SOA training and strategic consulting services with a vendor-agnostic focus.

Thomas is a speaker and instructor for private and public events, and has delivered many workshops and keynote speeches. Papers and articles written by Thomas have been published in numerous industry trade magazines and web sites, and he has delivered webcasts and interviews for many publications, including the Wall Street Journal.

Deliverable Countries : This product ships to "This book could be described as an encyclopedia of service design-Erl leaves nothing to chance. Indispensable.

" "-Steve Birkel, Chief IT Technical Architect, Intel Corp." "An absolute pleasure to read.

..

the best SOA book I've read. A book I would recommend to all of my colleagues; it provides much insight to the topics often overlooked by most books in this genre.

..

the visuals were fantastic." "-Brandon Bohling, SOA Architecture and Strategy, Intel Corporation" "This book is a milestone in SOA literature.

For the first time we are provided with a practical guide on defining service characteristics and service design principles for SOA from a vendor-agnostic viewpoint. It's a great reference for SOA discovery, adoptions, and implementation projects.

" "-Canyang Kevin Liu, Principal Enterprise Architect, SAP Americas, Inc." "I liked this book.

It contains extremely important material for those who need to design services." "-Farzin Yashar, IBM SOA Advanced Technologies"" " "This book does a great job laying out benefits, key ideas and design principles behind successfully adopting service-oriented computing.

At the same time, the book openly addresses challenges, risks and trade-offs that are in the way of adopting SOA in the real-world today. It moves away from ivory-tower views of service orientation, but still lays out a strong vision for SOA and outlines the changes necessary to realize the full potential.

" "-Christoph Schittko, Senior Architect, Microsoft" "I recommend this book to any SOA practitioner who wishes to empower themselves in making service design real..

.gives readers the 360 view into service design [and] gives SOA practitioners the depth and understanding needed intothe principles of SOA to assist in the design of a mature and successful SOA program.

" "-Stephen G. Bennett, Americas SOA Practice Lead, BEA Systems"" " "SOA projects are most successful when they are based on a solid technical foundation.

Well accepted and established design principles are part of this foundation. This book takes a very structured approach at defining the core design principles for SOA, thus allowing the reader to immediately applying them to a project.

Each principle is formally introduced and explained, and examples are given for how to apply it to a real design problem. A 'must read' for any architect, designer or developer of service oriented solutions.

" "-Andre Tost, Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM Software Group"" " "There are few references for SOA that give you the nuts and bolts and this one is at the top of the list. Well written and valuable as a reference book to any SOA practitioner.

" "-Dr. Mohamad Afshar, Director of Product Management, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Corporation"" " "A thorough examination of the considerations of service design.

Both seasoned SOA practitioners and those endeavoring to realize services can benefit from reading this book." "-Bill Draven, Enterprise Architect, Intel Corporation" "There are very few who understand SOA like Thomas Erl does! The principle centric description of service orientation from Thomas canonizes the underpinnings of this important paradigm shift in creating agile and reusable software capabilities.

The principles, so eloquently explained, leave little room for any ambiguity attached to the greater purpose of SOA. Most organizations today are creating services in a bottoms-up approach, realizingcomposition and reuse organically.

The time is ripe for a book like this that prepares architects for a principle centric approach to SOA." "-Hanu Kommalapati, Architect, Microsoft Corporation" "Outstanding SOA literature uniquely focused on the fundamental services design with thorough and in-depth study on all practical aspects from design principles to methodologies.

This book provides a systematic approach for SOA adoption essential for both IT management and professionals." "-Robin Chen, PhD, Google, Inc.

" "Thomas Erl's books are always densely filled with information that's well structured. This book is especially insightful for Enterprise Architects because it provide s great context and practical examples.

Part 1 of the book alone is worth getting the book for." "-Markus Zirn, Senior Director, Product Management, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Corporation" "A very clear discussion of the subject matter.

Provides a good structure that facilitates understanding and readily highlights key points." "-Kareem Yusuf, Director of SOA Strategy and Planning, IBM Software Group"" " "I am very impressed.

Comprehensive. Educative.

This book helped me to step back and look at the SOA principles from broader perspective. I'd say this is a must-read book for SOA stakeholders.

" "-Radovan Janecek, Director R&D, SOA Center, Hewlett-Packard" "Very valuable guidance for understanding and applying SOA service design principles with concrete examples. A must read for the practitioner of SOA service design.

" "-Umit Yalcinalp, PhD, Standards Architect, SAP" "This book really does an excellent job of explaining the principles underpinning the value of SOA..

.Erl goes to great length to explain and giveexamples of each of the 8 principles that will significantly increase the readers ability to drive an SOA service design that benefits both business and IT.

" "-Robert Laird, IT Architect, IBM EAI/SOA Advanced Technologies Group" "This book strikes a healthy balance between theory and practice. It is a perfect complement to the SOA series by the author.

" "-Prakash Narayan, Sun Microsystems"" " "If you are going to be designing, developing, or implementing SOA, this is a must have book." "-Jason "AJ" Comfort Sr.

, Booz Allen Hamilton" "An excellent book for anyone who wants to understand service-orientation and the principles involved in designing services..

.a clear, concise and articulate exploration of the eight design principles involved in analyzing, designing, implementing, and maintaining services.

..

" "-Anish Karmarkar, Oracle Corporation"" " "Very well written, succinct, and easy to understand." "-Raj Balasubramanian, IBM Software Group" "Acomprehensive exploration of the issues of service design which has the potential to become the definitive work in this area.

" "-James Pasley, Chief Technology Officer, Cape Clear Software" "An excellent addition to any SOA library; it covers a wide range of issues in enough detail to be a valuable asset to anyone considering designing or using SOA based technologies." "-Mark Little, Director of Standards, Red Hat" "This book communicates complex concepts in a clear and concise manner.

Examples and illustrations are used very effectively." "-Darryl Hogan, Senior Architect, Microsoft" "A work of genius.

..

Offers the most comprehensive and thorough explanation on the principles of service design and what it means to be 'service oriented.' "Erl's treatment of the complex world of service oriented architecture is pragmatic, inclusive of real world situations and offers readers ways to communicate these ideas through illustrations and well formulated processes.

" "-David Michalowicz, MITRE Corporation" "This is the book for the large organization trying to rationalize its IT assets and establish an agile platform for the future. By highlighting risk and rewards, Thomas Erl brings clarity to how Service Orientation can be applied to ensure a responsive IT organization.

This book finally brings software engineering principles to address the real world development challenges being faced. To effectively serve the business, let alone embrace SOA, everyone involved should be familiar with the concepts investigated here.

Thomas Erl thoroughly clarifies the nuances and defines the practice of service design. We expect that this will become a classic text in software engineering, corporate training and colleges.

" "-Cory Isaacson, President, Rogue Wave Software and Ravi Palepu, SOA Author and Speaker" "Thomas Erl does a great job..

.an easy read.

" "-Michael H. Sor, Booz Allen Hamilton" .

,."a must read for SOA Architects to develop a firm foundation and understanding of the principles (and trade-offs) that make up a good SOA service.

After reading this book, it finally 'clicked' as to why a properly designed SOA system is different (and better) than a system based on previous enterprise architectures." "-Fred Ingham, Platinum Solutions Inc.

" "Lays a tremendous foundation for business and technical workers to come to common terms and expectations..

.incredibly enlightening to see the details associated with achieving the SOA vision.

" "-Wayne P. Ariola, Vice President of Strategy, Parasoft" "[Erl does] and excellent job of addressing the breadth of [his] audience to present to those new to SOA and weaved in enough detail to assist those who are already actively involved in SOA development.

" "-R. Perry Smith, Application Program Manager, EDS/OnStar" "It is easy to miss the big picture of what SOA means for the design of larger scale systems amidst the details of WS technologies.

Erl helps provide a broader perspective, surveying the landscape from a design standpoint." "-Jim Clune, Chief Architect, Parasoft" "Lays a firm foundation for the underlying principles of good service design.

Cuts through the hype and provides a cogent resource for improving architectural judgment on SOA projects." "-Jim Murphy, Vice President of Product Management, Mindreef, Inc.

" "The first book to concisely, gradually and comprehensively explain how to apply SOA principles into enterprise-level software design. It is an excellent book.

" "-Robin G. Qiu, Ph.

D., Division of Engineering and Information Science, Pennsylvania State University" "I really think that this is a very useful book that a lot of people really need out there in the industry.

" "-Dr. Arnaud Simon, Principal Software Engineer, Red Hat" .

,."indispensable companion to designing and implementing a service-oriented architecture.

It condenses all information necessary to design services and is the mostrele Thomas Erl has contributed to SOA: Principles of Service Design as an author. Thomas Erl is the world's top-selling SOA author and Editor of The SOA Magazine.

Thomas is also the founder of SOA Systems Inc. (www.

soasystems.com), a company specializing in SOA training and strategic consulting services with a vendor-agnostic focus.

Thomas is a speaker and instructor for private and public events, and has delivered many workshops and keynote speeches. Papers and articles written by Thomas have been published in numerous industry trade magazines and web sites, and he has delivered webcasts and interviews for many publications, including the Wall Street Journal.

Deliverable Countries : This product ships to "This book could be described as an encyclopedia of service design-Erl leaves nothing to chance. Indispensable.

" "-Steve Birkel, Chief IT Technical Architect, Intel Corp." "An absolute pleasure to read.

..

the best SOA book I've read. A book I would recommend to all of my colleagues; it provides much insight to the topics often overlooked by most books in this genre.

..

the visuals were fantastic." "-Brandon Bohling, SOA Architecture and Strategy, Intel Corporation" "This book is a milestone in SOA literature.

For the first time we are provided with a practical guide on defining service characteristics and service design principles for SOA from a vendor-agnostic viewpoint. It's a great reference for SOA discovery, adoptions, and implementation projects.

" "-Canyang Kevin Liu, Principal Enterprise Architect, SAP Americas, Inc." "I liked this book.

It contains extremely important material for those who need to design services." "-Farzin Yashar, IBM SOA Advanced Technologies"" " "This book does a great job laying out benefits, key ideas and design principles behind successfully adopting service-oriented computing.

At the same time, the book openly addresses challenges, risks and trade-offs that are in the way of adopting SOA in the real-world today. It moves away from ivory-tower views of service orientation, but still lays out a strong vision for SOA and outlines the changes necessary to realize the full potential.

" "-Christoph Schittko, Senior Architect, Microsoft" "I recommend this book to any SOA practitioner who wishes to empower themselves in making service design real..

.gives readers the 360 view into service design [and] gives SOA practitioners the depth and understanding needed intothe principles of SOA to assist in the design of a mature and successful SOA program.

" "-Stephen G. Bennett, Americas SOA Practice Lead, BEA Systems"" " "SOA projects are most successful when they are based on a solid technical foundation.

Well accepted and established design principles are part of this foundation. This book takes a very structured approach at defining the core design principles for SOA, thus allowing the reader to immediately applying them to a project.

Each principle is formally introduced and explained, and examples are given for how to apply it to a real design problem. A 'must read' for any architect, designer or developer of service oriented solutions.

" "-Andre Tost, Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM Software Group"" " "There are few references for SOA that give you the nuts and bolts and this one is at the top of the list. Well written and valuable as a reference book to any SOA practitioner.

" "-Dr. Mohamad Afshar, Director of Product Management, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Corporation"" " "A thorough examination of the considerations of service design.

Both seasoned SOA practitioners and those endeavoring to realize services can benefit from reading this book." "-Bill Draven, Enterprise Architect, Intel Corporation" "There are very few who understand SOA like Thomas Erl does! The principle centric description of service orientation from Thomas canonizes the underpinnings of this important paradigm shift in creating agile and reusable software capabilities.

The principles, so eloquently explained, leave little room for any ambiguity attached to the greater purpose of SOA. Most organizations today are creating services in a bottoms-up approach, realizingcomposition and reuse organically.

The time is ripe for a book like this that prepares architects for a principle centric approach to SOA." "-Hanu Kommalapati, Architect, Microsoft Corporation" "Outstanding SOA literature uniquely focused on the fundamental services design with thorough and in-depth study on all practical aspects from design principles to methodologies.

This book provides a systematic approach for SOA adoption essential for both IT management and professionals." "-Robin Chen, PhD, Google, Inc.

" "Thomas Erl's books are always densely filled with information that's well structured. This book is especially insightful for Enterprise Architects because it provide s great context and practical examples.

Part 1 of the book alone is worth getting the book for." "-Markus Zirn, Senior Director, Product Management, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Corporation" "A very clear discussion of the subject matter.

Provides a good structure that facilitates understanding and readily highlights key points." "-Kareem Yusuf, Director of SOA Strategy and Planning, IBM Software Group"" " "I am very impressed.

Comprehensive. Educative.

This book helped me to step back and look at the SOA principles from broader perspective. I'd say this is a must-read book for SOA stakeholders.

" "-Radovan Janecek, Director R&D, SOA Center, Hewlett-Packard" "Very valuable guidance for understanding and applying SOA service design principles with concrete examples. A must read for the practitioner of SOA service design.

" "-Umit Yalcinalp, PhD, Standards Architect, SAP" "This book really does an excellent job of explaining the principles underpinning the value of SOA..

.Erl goes to great length to explain and giveexamples of each of the 8 principles that will significantly increase the readers ability to drive an SOA service design that benefits both business and IT.

" "-Robert Laird, IT Architect, IBM EAI/SOA Advanced Technologies Group" "This book strikes a healthy balance between theory and practice. It is a perfect complement to the SOA series by the author.

" "-Prakash Narayan, Sun Microsystems"" " "If you are going to be designing, developing, or implementing SOA, this is a must have book." "-Jason "AJ" Comfort Sr.

, Booz Allen Hamilton" "An excellent book for anyone who wants to understand service-orientation and the principles involved in designing services..

.a clear, concise and articulate exploration of the eight design principles involved in analyzing, designing, implementing, and maintaining services.

..

" "-Anish Karmarkar, Oracle Corporation"" " "Very well written, succinct, and easy to understand." "-Raj Balasubramanian, IBM Software Group" "Acomprehensive exploration of the issues of service design which has the potential to become the definitive work in this area.

" "-James Pasley, Chief Technology Officer, Cape Clear Software" "An excellent addition to any SOA library; it covers a wide range of issues in enough detail to be a valuable asset to anyone considering designing or using SOA based technologies." "-Mark Little, Director of Standards, Red Hat" "This book communicates complex concepts in a clear and concise manner.

Examples and illustrations are used very effectively." "-Darryl Hogan, Senior Architect, Microsoft" "A work of genius.

..

Offers the most comprehensive and thorough explanation on the principles of service design and what it means to be 'service oriented.' "Erl's treatment of the complex world of service oriented architecture is pragmatic, inclusive of real world situations and offers readers ways to communicate these ideas through illustrations and well formulated processes.

" "-David Michalowicz, MITRE Corporation" "This is the book for the large organization trying to rationalize its IT assets and establish an agile platform for the future. By highlighting risk and rewards, Thomas Erl brings clarity to how Service Orientation can be applied to ensure a responsive IT organization.

This book finally brings software engineering principles to address the real world development challenges being faced. To effectively serve the business, let alone embrace SOA, everyone involved should be familiar with the concepts investigated here.

Thomas Erl thoroughly clarifies the nuances and defines the practice of service design. We expect that this will become a classic text in software engineering, corporate training and colleges.

" "-Cory Isaacson, President, Rogue Wave Software and Ravi Palepu, SOA Author and Speaker" "Thomas Erl does a great job..

.an easy read.

" "-Michael H. Sor, Booz Allen Hamilton" .

,."a must read for SOA Architects to develop a firm foundation and understanding of the principles (and trade-offs) that make up a good SOA service.

After reading this book, it finally 'clicked' as to why a properly designed SOA system is different (and better) than a system based on previous enterprise architectures." "-Fred Ingham, Platinum Solutions Inc.

" "Lays a tremendous foundation for business and technical workers to come to common terms and expectations..

.incredibly enlightening to see the details associated with achieving the SOA vision.

" "-Wayne P. Ariola, Vice President of Strategy, Parasoft" "[Erl does] and excellent job of addressing the breadth of [his] audience to present to those new to SOA and weaved in enough detail to assist those who are already actively involved in SOA development.

" "-R. Perry Smith, Application Program Manager, EDS/OnStar" "It is easy to miss the big picture of what SOA means for the design of larger scale systems amidst the details of WS technologies.

Erl helps provide a broader perspective, surveying the landscape from a design standpoint." "-Jim Clune, Chief Architect, Parasoft" "Lays a firm foundation for the underlying principles of good service design.

Cuts through the hype and provides a cogent resource for improving architectural judgment on SOA projects." "-Jim Murphy, Vice President of Product Management, Mindreef, Inc.

" "The first book to concisely, gradually and comprehensively explain how to apply SOA principles into enterprise-level software design. It is an excellent book.

" "-Robin G. Qiu, Ph.

D., Division of Engineering and Information Science, Pennsylvania State University" "I really think that this is a very useful book that a lot of people really need out there in the industry.

" "-Dr. Arnaud Simon, Principal Software Engineer, Red Hat" .

,."indispensable companion to designing and implementing a service-oriented architecture.

It condenses all information necessary to design services and is the mostrele Thomas Erl has contributed to SOA: Principles of Service Design as an author. Thomas Erl is the world's top-selling SOA author and Editor of The SOA Magazine.

Thomas is also the founder of SOA Systems Inc. (www.

soasystems.com), a company specializing in SOA training and strategic consulting services with a vendor-agnostic focus.

Thomas is a speaker and instructor for private and public events, and has delivered many workshops and keynote speeches. Papers and articles written by Thomas have been published in numerous industry trade magazines and web sites, and he has delivered webcasts and interviews for many publications, including the Wall Street Journal.

Deliverable Countries : This product ships to "This book could be described as an encyclopedia of service design-Erl leaves nothing to chance. Indispensable.

" "-Steve Birkel, Chief IT Technical Architect, Intel Corp." "An absolute pleasure to read.

..

the best SOA book I've read. A book I would recommend to all of my colleagues; it provides much insight to the topics often overlooked by most books in this genre.

..

the visuals were fantastic." "-Brandon Bohling, SOA Architecture and Strategy, Intel Corporation" "This book is a milestone in SOA literature.

For the first time we are provided with a practical guide on defining service characteristics and service design principles for SOA from a vendor-agnostic viewpoint. It's a great reference for SOA discovery, adoptions, and implementation projects.

" "-Canyang Kevin Liu, Principal Enterprise Architect, SAP Americas, Inc." "I liked this book.

It contains extremely important material for those who need to design services." "-Farzin Yashar, IBM SOA Advanced Technologies"" " "This book does a great job laying out benefits, key ideas and design principles behind successfully adopting service-oriented computing.

At the same time, the book openly addresses challenges, risks and trade-offs that are in the way of adopting SOA in the real-world today. It moves away from ivory-tower views of service orientation, but still lays out a strong vision for SOA and outlines the changes necessary to realize the full potential.

" "-Christoph Schittko, Senior Architect, Microsoft" "I recommend this book to any SOA practitioner who wishes to empower themselves in making service design real..

.gives readers the 360 view into service design [and] gives SOA practitioners the depth and understanding needed intothe principles of SOA to assist in the design of a mature and successful SOA program.

" "-Stephen G. Bennett, Americas SOA Practice Lead, BEA Systems"" " "SOA projects are most successful when they are based on a solid technical foundation.

Well accepted and established design principles are part of this foundation. This book takes a very structured approach at defining the core design principles for SOA, thus allowing the reader to immediately applying them to a project.

Each principle is formally introduced and explained, and examples are given for how to apply it to a real design problem. A 'must read' for any architect, designer or developer of service oriented solutions.

" "-Andre Tost, Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM Software Group"" " "There are few references for SOA that give you the nuts and bolts and this one is at the top of the list. Well written and valuable as a reference book to any SOA practitioner.

" "-Dr. Mohamad Afshar, Director of Product Management, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Corporation"" " "A thorough examination of the considerations of service design.

Both seasoned SOA practitioners and those endeavoring to realize services can benefit from reading this book." "-Bill Draven, Enterprise Architect, Intel Corporation" "There are very few who understand SOA like Thomas Erl does! The principle centric description of service orientation from Thomas canonizes the underpinnings of this important paradigm shift in creating agile and reusable software capabilities.

The principles, so eloquently explained, leave little room for any ambiguity attached to the greater purpose of SOA. Most organizations today are creating services in a bottoms-up approach, realizingcomposition and reuse organically.

The time is ripe for a book like this that prepares architects for a principle centric approach to SOA." "-Hanu Kommalapati, Architect, Microsoft Corporation" "Outstanding SOA literature uniquely focused on the fundamental services design with thorough and in-depth study on all practical aspects from design principles to methodologies.

This book provides a systematic approach for SOA adoption essential for both IT management and professionals." "-Robin Chen, PhD, Google, Inc.

" "Thomas Erl's books are always densely filled with information that's well structured. This book is especially insightful for Enterprise Architects because it provide s great context and practical examples.

Part 1 of the book alone is worth getting the book for." "-Markus Zirn, Senior Director, Product Management, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Corporation" "A very clear discussion of the subject matter.

Provides a good structure that facilitates understanding and readily highlights key points." "-Kareem Yusuf, Director of SOA Strategy and Planning, IBM Software Group"" " "I am very impressed.

Comprehensive. Educative.

This book helped me to step back and look at the SOA principles from broader perspective. I'd say this is a must-read book for SOA stakeholders.

" "-Radovan Janecek, Director R&D, SOA Center, Hewlett-Packard" "Very valuable guidance for understanding and applying SOA service design principles with concrete examples. A must read for the practitioner of SOA service design.

" "-Umit Yalcinalp, PhD, Standards Architect, SAP" "This book really does an excellent job of explaining the principles underpinning the value of SOA..

.Erl goes to great length to explain and giveexamples of each of the 8 principles that will significantly increase the readers ability to drive an SOA service design that benefits both business and IT.

" "-Robert Laird, IT Architect, IBM EAI/SOA Advanced Technologies Group" "This book strikes a healthy balance between theory and practice. It is a perfect complement to the SOA series by the author.

" "-Prakash Narayan, Sun Microsystems"" " "If you are going to be designing, developing, or implementing SOA, this is a must have book." "-Jason "AJ" Comfort Sr.

, Booz Allen Hamilton" "An excellent book for anyone who wants to understand service-orientation and the principles involved in designing services..

.a clear, concise and articulate exploration of the eight design principles involved in analyzing, designing, implementing, and maintaining services.

..

" "-Anish Karmarkar, Oracle Corporation"" " "Very well written, succinct, and easy to understand." "-Raj Balasubramanian, IBM Software Group" "Acomprehensive exploration of the issues of service design which has the potential to become the definitive work in this area.

" "-James Pasley, Chief Technology Officer, Cape Clear Software" "An excellent addition to any SOA library; it covers a wide range of issues in enough detail to be a valuable asset to anyone considering designing or using SOA based technologies." "-Mark Little, Director of Standards, Red Hat" "This book communicates complex concepts in a clear and concise manner.

Examples and illustrations are used very effectively." "-Darryl Hogan, Senior Architect, Microsoft" "A work of genius.

..

Offers the most comprehensive and thorough explanation on the principles of service design and what it means to be 'service oriented.' "Erl's treatment of the complex world of service oriented architecture is pragmatic, inclusive of real world situations and offers readers ways to communicate these ideas through illustrations and well formulated processes.

" "-David Michalowicz, MITRE Corporation" "This is the book for the large organization trying to rationalize its IT assets and establish an agile platform for the future. By highlighting risk and rewards, Thomas Erl brings clarity to how Service Orientation can be applied to ensure a responsive IT organization.

This book finally brings software engineering principles to address the real world development challenges being faced. To effectively serve the business, let alone embrace SOA, everyone involved should be familiar with the concepts investigated here.

Thomas Erl thoroughly clarifies the nuances and defines the practice of service design. We expect that this will become a classic text in software engineering, corporate training and colleges.

" "-Cory Isaacson, President, Rogue Wave Software and Ravi Palepu, SOA Author and Speaker" "Thomas Erl does a great job..

.an easy read.

" "-Michael H. Sor, Booz Allen Hamilton" .

,."a must read for SOA Architects to develop a firm foundation and understanding of the principles (and trade-offs) that make up a good SOA service.

After reading this book, it finally 'clicked' as to why a properly designed SOA system is different (and better) than a system based on previous enterprise architectures." "-Fred Ingham, Platinum Solutions Inc.

" "Lays a tremendous foundation for business and technical workers to come to common terms and expectations..

.incredibly enlightening to see the details associated with achieving the SOA vision.

" "-Wayne P. Ariola, Vice President of Strategy, Parasoft" "[Erl does] and excellent job of addressing the breadth of [his] audience to present to those new to SOA and weaved in enough detail to assist those who are already actively involved in SOA development.

" "-R. Perry Smith, Application Program Manager, EDS/OnStar" "It is easy to miss the big picture of what SOA means for the design of larger scale systems amidst the details of WS technologies.

Erl helps provide a broader perspective, surveying the landscape from a design standpoint." "-Jim Clune, Chief Architect, Parasoft" "Lays a firm foundation for the underlying principles of good service design.

Cuts through the hype and provides a cogent resource for improving architectural judgment on SOA projects." "-Jim Murphy, Vice President of Product Management, Mindreef, Inc.

" "The first book to concisely, gradually and comprehensively explain how to apply SOA principles into enterprise-level software design. It is an excellent book.

" "-Robin G. Qiu, Ph.

D., Division of Engineering and Information Science, Pennsylvania State University" "I really think that this is a very useful book that a lot of people really need out there in the industry.

" "-Dr. Arnaud Simon, Principal Software Engineer, Red Hat" .

,."indispensable companion to designing and implementing a service-oriented architecture.

It condenses all information necessary to design services and is the mostrele Thomas Erl has contributed to SOA: Principles of Service Design as an author. Thomas Erl is the world's top-selling SOA author and Editor of The SOA Magazine.

Thomas is also the founder of SOA Systems Inc. (www.

soasystems.com), a company specializing in SOA training and strategic consulting services with a vendor-agnostic focus.

Thomas is a speaker and instructor for private and public events, and has delivered many workshops and keynote speeches. Papers and articles written by Thomas have been published in numerous industry trade magazines and web sites, and he has delivered webcasts and interviews for many publications, including the Wall Street Journal.

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