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Book Published: Essential Windows Communication Foundation

Community
Architecture,
.NET,
SOA
Topics
Programming,
.NET Framework

InfoQ is pleased to provide a hosted chapter from the recently published "Essential Windows Communication Foundation" authored by Steve Resnick, Richard Crane, and Chris Bowen.

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TIBCO to support WCF

Community
.NET,
SOA
Topics
Messaging

TIBCO has announced plans for adding WCF support to its Enterprise Message Service.

Consuming REST Services with WCF

Community
.NET,
SOA
Topics
.NET Framework

The .NET Framework 3.5 introduces REST-style WCF services. In addition to developing and hosting RESTful services there are several options for consuming these services.

Articles about WCF

Implementing a Service Registry for .NET Web Services

Community
.NET,
SOA
Topics
Service Registry,
Governance

In this article, Boris Lublinsky explains the design and implementation of a service registry that decouples service consumers and providers in a .NET-based SOA environment. The registry endpoint addresses and binding types, and additional configuration parameters, for example send/receive timeouts, message sizes, at runtime.

Interview: Dino Chiesa on Microsoft's SOA strategy

Community
SOA
Topics
WS Standards,
Interop,
ESB,
SOA Platforms,
.NET Framework

Microsoft has intensified its marketing efforts on SOA with the launch of a new web site, a series of webinars, an ebook, “SOA in the Real World” and the “SOA & Business Process Conference 2007”. In the next couple of months Microsoft will also be releasing .Net 3.5 and an ESB Guidance. InfoQ talked to Dino Chiesa, Director of Marketing for .Net to better understand Microsoft's SOA strategy.

Interviews about WCF

Sanjiva Weerawarana on Open Source SOA Middleware

Community
SOA
Topics
WS Standards,
Web Services

In this interview, Stefan Tilkov talks to Sanjiva Weerawarana about web services and REST, about core standards that are essential for web services standards, open source SOA tooling, scripting languages and web services, and the strategy of WSO2 in providing open source middleware.

BT's Chief WS Architect Paul Downey on "Loving the Web"

Community
SOA
Topics
WS Standards,
Web Services

In this interview, recorded at QCon London, Stefan Tilkov talks to Paul Downey, Chief Web Services Architect for BT, about Web services standards, Paul's work in the XML Databinding working group, WS-* vs. REST, and cool stuff BT offers to developers.

Presentations about WCF

Jim Webber on "Guerilla SOA"

Community
SOA
Topics
ESB,
Hype

In one of the most entertaining presentations on the topic ever, Dr. Jim Webber debunks myths about the mainstream ESB concept and explains how a lightweight approach can yield real benefits without giving in to vendor pressure. Jim claims that an ESB often ends up being just a thin veneer on an existing mess, and how an approach that doesn't put intelligence into the network is superior.

Service Oriented Communication with Windows Communication Foundation

Community
.NET,
Architecture
Topics
SOA Platforms

Communication is everywhere. The Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) can be used to design and develop service-oriented distributed solutions. This presentation shows the basics of WCF and how to solve common problems in distributed systems. Christian Weyer provides a practical approach to realizing distributed solutions with WCF - beyond the hype and 'Hello World'.