Presentations from the recent Microsoft SOA and BP 2007 Conference - WCF Architect.net - SOA in a .net Connected World - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Article from Microsoft's THE ARCHITECTURE JOURNAL explains in more detail the concept of a Internet Service Bus. WCF Architect.net - SOA in a .net Connected World -THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

There's a new paper by David Chappell that is worth checking out. Entitled "Dealing with Diversity: Understanding WCF Communication Options in the .NET Framework 3.5", it discusses WCF and its applicability to REST as well as WS-* style communications. - WCF Architect.net - SOA in a .net Connected World - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

In this article Microft talks about WCF evolution - where it came from, where it's at and where it is headed. - WCF Architect.net - THE SOA NETWORK - SOA in a .net Connected World<< MORE >>

Today at Sibos 2007, Microsoft Corp. announced that, for the fourth year running, Microsoft(R) BizTalk(R) Accelerator for SWIFT has been awarded the SWIFTReady Gold Financial Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) 2007 label. - WCF Architect.net - THE SOA NETWORK - SOA in a .net Connected World<< MORE >>

Microsoft Canada is host a R2 launch conference in conjunction with a SOA conference. The conference will be held Calgary, Toronto and Montreal. - WCF Architect.net - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Welcome to the 13th issue of The Architecture Journal! Given recent shifts in IT, how should you balance the client, the server and the service to create a solution? - WCF Architect.net - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Good presentation by Mohammed Hossam on how Microsoft's WCF will deliver SOA. - WCF Architect.net - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

SOA Software, the leading provider of comprehensive Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Web Services governance, security, mediation and management solutions, today announced that it has extended its Workbench product with a comprehensive governance solution for Microsoft BizTalk Server. - WCF Architect.net - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

AmberPoint today announced its support for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2, the latest version of Microsoft Corp.’s services oriented architecture (SOA) and business process management (BPM) server. The combination of AmberPoint’s SOA runtime governance software and Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2 enables organizations to achieve comprehensive management capabilities as they connect core business processes across applications, platforms and partners. - WCF Architect.net - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Microsoft(R) BizTalk(R) Server 2006 R2, Microsoft Corp.'s core service-oriented architecture (SOA) and business process management (BPM) technology, is generally available today. This product includes advancements for radio frequency identification (RFID) and electronic data interchange (EDI), and extended interoperability such as Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) Guidance and Line of Business Adapters. Together, these capabilities make it easier for companies to connect systems within their own organizations and across those of trading partners. - WCF Architect.net - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Microsoft’s SOA & Business Process Conference is the event for our customers and partners to get detailed guidance for planning and delivering solutions for Service Oriented Architecture and Business Process Management. SOA & Business Process issues reach across the entire organization from developers service enabling existing investments to architects recommending IT standards to business analysts optimizing processes and business owners investing in their IT portfolios. The Microsoft SOA & Business Process Conference will provide guidance across this spectrum through tracks focused on Tools, Solution Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture and Business Value. - WCF Architect - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

LogicLibrary®, the leader in development and design-time SOA governance and software reuse announced the availability of Logidex™ 5.5 for .NET, the first product that enables Service Lifecycle Governance. Key features of this release include improved policy management, expanded impact analysis and the ability to easily customize Smart Controls™ to address customer specific compliance requirements. Logidex 5.5 makes it easier than ever for developers and architects to create and manage world-class business applications, while delivering service lifecycle governance. - WCF Architect - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is a distributed communication technology that ships as part of the .NET Framework 3.0. This article concentrates on comparing the performance of WCF with existing .NET distributed communication technologies. << MORE >>

Download this whitepaper to learn more about the tools and technologies that can enable service orientation. The paper shows the value of Real-World SOA and includes success stories from our customers who have taken this approach to support their business vision. - WCF Architect.net - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Microsoft has delivered a set of new services based on its BizTalk Server technology to help developers build new SOA-oriented applications. - WCF Architect << MORE >>

Microsoft is adding on Wednesday connectivity testing and publish-and-subscribe capabilities to its BizTalk Services platform for integrating services within and outside a firewall. - WCF Architect - SOA in a .net Connected World << MORE >>

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is the piece of the .NET Framework 3.0 that is getting lots of attention. - WCF Architect - SOA in .net Connected World << MORE >>

By building on the idea of an Enterprise Service Bus and leveraging Microsoft's Internet-ready Web Service technology in .NET 3.0, this creates an Internet Service Bus (ISB) to combine hosted services "in the cloud" working seamlessly with anyone's existing in-house private Web Services and Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) implementations. - WCF Architect - SOA in a .net Connected World << MORE >>

Microsoft's new BizTalk Services could have an impact on composite applications and service-oriented architecture, users and analysts say. - WCF Architect - SOA in a .net Connected World << MORE >>

Microsoft is enhancing its BizTalk Server integration platform with a new set of services, acting on the company's strategy of providing software and services as opposed to simply software as a service. - WCF Architect - SOA in a .net Connected World << MORE >>

Microsoft's desktop dominance in the small-to-medium business (SMB) market makes it's approach to SOA appealing to companies outside the Fortune 1000 that may not be able to afford a major vendor's suite, and lack the IT skills to assemble free open source software into an SOA. - WCF Architect - SOA in a .net Connected World<< MORE >>

The capabilities described in this paper – connecting business vision with software, connecting people with processes, and connecting your company with your community – are the key themes behind the technology strategy for Dynamics and are being applied across our product line, including the exciting new releases for Dynamics GP, Dynamics SL, and Dynamics NAV. - WCF Architect - SOA in a .net Connected World<< MORE >>

This paper shall serve as an abstract reference for understanding, designing and building software architectures that adhere to service-oriented principles. << MORE >>

Tidal Software, a leading provider of application scheduling and performance management software, today announced it is demonstrating how Tidal solutions extend the reach of Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 for the management and operation of SAP solutions and SOA applications. - WCF Architect - SOA in a .net Connected World<< MORE >>

New solutions and services to help Microsoft Dynamics customers connect business vision with software, people with processes, and companies with communities. - WCF Architect << MORE >>

SOA Interoperability will become more important as we move to connect islands of SOA within the Extended Enterprise and between Enterprises. My new blog "SOA Interoperability" will address these new challenges. - WCF Architect << MORE >>

Upcoming Webinars on WCF and SOA - WCF Architect<< MORE >>

Download free Samples for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows CardSpace. - WCF Architect<< MORE >>

Tim Bray provides his views on the growing wave of interest in REST. - WCF Architect<< MORE >>

"This paper describes the business context out of which grew the need for a service oriented approach, and the Microsoft approach to achieving successful SOA implementations. Finally the paper introduces key SOA tools and technologies built into the Microsoft application platform." - WCF Architect.net<< MORE >>

SOA Governance Leader Delivers Advanced Management Capabilities for Leading Application Development Suite - WCF Architect<< MORE >>

The Windows Communication Foundation is the framework in .NET 3.0 for building service-oriented applications. Here is a list of steps. - WCF Architect<< MORE >>

Amberpoint Joins Microsoft Business Process Alliance - WCF Architect - SOA in a .net Connected World<< MORE >>

Microsoft BizTalk Server for SOA and BPM. - WCF Architect << MORE >>

Check out books at The SOA Book Network - WCF Architect<< MORE >>