Professional WCF 4 (Windows Communication Foundation with .NET 4) - Paulo Cibraro

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