The ClavèCoder
I missed that Microsoft published a introduction to the web services architecture (WSA) whitepaper. I strongly recommend that you read this to prepare your person/company/enterprise for the WSA wave.
I also really love this graph on the Microsoft WS-I Specifications page. On the page it is an image map to drill down to the different specifications. As I mentioned before this historical timeline (though now a bit dated) is very helpful, as well.
The whitepaper contents:
Introduction Message-Orientation Protocol Composability Autonomous Services Managed Transparency Protocol-Based IntegrationCore Messaging XML and the Infoset SOAP Message Exchange Patterns Transport Independence AddressingMetadataSecurity Message Integrity and Confidentiality Trust Based on Security Tokens Secure Sessions Security Policies System FederationsDiscovery Directories Dynamic DiscoveryAgreement Coordination Protocols – Reliable Messaging and Transactions Reliable Messaging Designated CoordinatorsEnumeration, Transfer, and Eventing Enumeration Transfer EventingConcluding RemarksAcknowledgementsAppendix A: GlossaryAppendix B: XML Infoset Information ItemsAppendix C: Common Security AttacksAppendix D: References Core Specifications Web Services Specifications Interoperability Profiles Other Resources
posted on Thursday, October 21, 2004 7:48 AM by kenbrubaker