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		SOA for the Business Developer: Concepts, BPEL, and SCA, First Edition byBen MargolisandJoseph Sharpe MC Press 2007 (328 pages) ISBN:9781583470657 Filled with business examples and practical illustrations, this book tells the SOA story in a simple, straightforward manner that will help you understand not only the buzzwords and benefits, but also the technologies that underlie SOA.

Table of Contents
	SOA for the Business Developer-Concepts, BPEL, and SCA, First Edition
	Preface
	Chapter 1	-	Introduction
	Chapter 2	-	Services
	Chapter 3	-	Highlight Insurance
	Chapter 4	-	XML
	Chapter 5	-	Established SOA Standards
	Chapter 6	-	Introduction to XPath
	Chapter 7	-	Introduction to BPEL
	Chapter 8	-	BPEL Activity Highlights
	Chapter 9	-	Introduction to SCA
	Chapter 10	-	Introduction to SDO
	Appendix A	-	Guide to a Subset of the Proposed SOA Standards (WS-*)
	Appendix B	-	Setup for XPath Practice
	Appendix C	-	Reference Guide to BPEL 2.0
	Index
	List of Figures
	List of Tables
	List of Listings