Professional WCF 4: Windows Communication Foundation With .Net 4

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

About the Authors, Microsoft Connected System Developer MVPs

Pablo Cibraro is an enterprise architect and Regional CTO at Tellago as well as an MVP Connected System Developer.

Kurt Claeys is an architect and coach in developing .NET enterprise applications with a focus on integration implemented using WCF. He's an MCT, MCSD and MVP Connected System Developer.

Fabio Cozzolino is a Software Architect, Analyst, and Developer at FimeSan, a CompuGroup Company, and is an MVP in the Connected System Developer category.

Johann Grabner is a freelance trainer for Microsoft Learning Partners and an MVP Connected System Developer.