Architag Press Releases Web Services Implementation Guide.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 2002

Architag Press, a division of Architag International Corporation, announces the publication of Web Services Implementation Guide, Volume 1: Getting Started, by Brian E. Travis and Mae Ozkan.

A sample chapter of the book is available at http://www.architag.com/press/wsig.

According to co-author Brian Travis, implementation of web services has been slow because some people see it as a technology problem. "We see people get frustrated when they try to implement their web services with just tools. That approach solves only part of the problem; it is like thinking you can build an accounting system with just a COBOL compiler. The compiler is required, to be sure, but it is only invoked after needs are analyzed, a system is architected, and the green light is given for implementation. There are great tools creating web services applications, but those applications will be much more robust if architects and developers understand the larger structural issues."

Co-author Mae Ozkan notes that architects and developers must view their operation in a different way. "Instead of focusing only on tools, implementers also need to think about their entire operation from a services point-of-view and automate the processes they want to share. Only after those processes are automated and working will implementers be able to expose them as services to internal or external systems."

Goals of the Book

Web Services Implementation Guide was created to fill a void in web services development. While most books discuss solutions to web service implementation from a technology point of view, Web Services Implementation Guide shows a high-level architectural view of the problem and how to solve it.

The book then covers the technologies (XML, XSD, SOAP, and WSDL) that are used in web services solutions. From there, the reader will be able to see how each technology fits into a solution for his or her organization.

Finally, a useful discussion of web services extensions is covered. This includes reliability, security, attachments, routing, workflow, and others.

Early Reviews

XML University Reviews: "This book is much recommended for information technology professionals. It is an accessible, easy-to-read book that covers a lot of territory. Almost every page is illustrated with a helpful diagram to drive home the concept in a clear way. If you need to know about Web services, you need this book. And if you are an IT professional today, you need to know about Web services!"

TAG Newsletter: "Most books we get to review rehash the same material over and over and over again. If we see one more book on how to create a SOAP document with this or that toolkit, we are going to go mad. Web Services Implementation Guide is not like that at all. The book shows the big picture of Web services by focusing on the architectural and development considerations of any Web service implementation."

More information at http://www.architag.com/press/wsig.