A guide to architecting, designing, and building distributed applications with Windows Communication Foundation

Windows Communication Foundation is the. NET technology that is used to build service-oriented applications, exchange messages in various communication scenarios, and run workflows. This guide enables developers to create state-of-the-art applications using this technology.

Written by a team of Microsoft MVPs and WCF experts, this book explains how the pieces of WCF 4.0 build on each other to provide a comprehensive framework to support distributed enterprise applications. Experienced developers will learn both theory and practical application using the familiar Wrox approach.

.NET developers will learn to design services, create a hosting environment with Dublin, build cloud-based integrations, and much more.

Coverage Includes:

Design Principles and Patterns Service Contracts and Data Contracts Bindings Clients Instancing Workflow Services Understanding WCF Security WCF Security in Action Federated Authentication in WCF Windows Azure Platform AppFabric Creating a SOA Case Creating the Communication and Integration Case Creating the Business Process Hosting

Fabio Cozzolino

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