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

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