Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is a flexible set of design principles used during the phases of systems development and integration in computing. A system based on a SOA will package functionality as a suite of interoperable services that can be used within multiple, separate systems from several business domains. SOA also generally provides a way for consumers of services, such as web-based applications, to be aware of available SOA-based services. For example, several disparate departments within a company may develop and deploy SOA services in different implementation languages; their respective clients will benefit from a well understood, well defined interface to access them. XML is commonly used for interfacing with SOA services, though this is not required. This book is your ultimate resource for Service-oriented architecture (SOA). Here you will find the most up-to-date information, analysis, background and everything you need to know. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Service-oriented architecture (SOA) right away, covering: Service-oriented architecture, Apache ActiveMQ, Apache Camel, Apache Qpid, Apache ServiceMix, Apache Synapse, Apache Tuscany, Apatar, Application Response Measurement, Boot image control, Comparison of business integration software, Canonical Model, Communications-enabled application, Corticon, Data element, DataNucleus, E-Biz Integrator, Enterprise application integration, Enterprise content management, Enterprise Integration Patterns, Enterprise messaging system, Enterprise service bus, EntireX, Event-driven architecture, Event-driven SOA, FuseSource Corp., Fuse ESB, Fuse Message Broker, GNU Enterprise, Governance Interoperability Framework, Guaran DSL, Hoox, IgniteXML, IGrafx, Information silo, Integrated software, Integration Objects, ISIS Papyrus, JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform, Jitterbit Integration Server, Loose coupling, Message-oriented middleware, Metaserver, Microsoft Enterprise Library, Openadaptor, OpenBRR, OpenGate, Oracle Enterprise Service Bus, Oracle SOA Suite, Orchestration (computing), Pervasive business intelligence, Petals ESB, Sarvega, Search-based application, SEEBURGER, Semantic service-oriented architecture, Semantic translation, SEMCI, Service Component Architecture, Service Oriented Architecture Fundamentals, Service-oriented architecture implementation framework, SOALIB, Talend, ThoughtWorks, Total cost of ownership, Tryton, Universal integration platform, Verastream Host Integrator, Virtuoso Universal Server, Web-oriented architecture, WebORB Integration Server, While You Were Out (Cloud application), WS-CAF, Adaptive Services Grid, Application fabrication, B2B Gateway, Barracuda Networks, Boomerang Software Framework, Business Process Network, Canonical Protocol Pattern, Canonical Schema pattern, Composite application, Denodo, Differentiated service, Digital Nervous System, Domain Inventory Pattern, Enterprise Inventory, Enterprise Service Layer, Entity Abstraction Pattern, Event-Driven Messaging, Experticity, Freightgate, Intel SOA Products Division, JackBe, Logic Centralization Pattern, Machine-to-Machine, Midas Kapiti, Multitenancy, Mushroom Networks, MVaaS, Net-Centric Enterprise Services, Network-Centric Service-Oriented Enterprise (NCSOE), OASIS SOA Reference Model, Open Knowledge Initiative, Open Mashup Alliance, Open Service Interface Definitions, Opti-Time Company, Oslo (Microsoft), Postini, Reliable messaging, S-RAMP, SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework, Service (systems architecture), Service Abstraction, Service Autonomy Principle...and much moreThis book explains in-depth the real drivers and workings of Service-oriented architecture (SOA). It reduces the risk of your technology, time and resources investment decisions by enabling you to compare your understanding of Service-oriented architecture (SOA) with the objectivity of experienced professionals.