Expert Service-Oriented Architecture in C# 2005, Second Edition

This book will draw you into the service-oriented architecture (SOA) mindset and immerse you in updated code and reference material specifically architected for Visual Studio 2005 and Web Services Enhancements (WSE) 3.0.

The book provides a head start on building SOA applications using the author’s clear conceptual discussions, practical examples, and accurate treatment of difficult material that doesn’t simply "gloss over" the hard stuff. This book will show you how to shift your development paradigm to create Web services that process sophisticated XML messages within a secure, service-oriented, loosely-coupled architecture.

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