Service-Oriented Computing: Semantics, Processes, Agents

590 Pages·2005·2.03 MB·English

by  Munindar P. Singh

SERVICE-ORIENTED COMPUTING
Semantics, Processes, Agents
Munindar P. Singh
North Carolina State University, USA
Michael N. Huhns
University of South Carolina, USA

Service-Oriented Computing

SERVICE-ORIENTED COMPUTING
Semantics, Processes, Agents
Munindar P. Singh
North Carolina State University, USA
Michael N. Huhns
University of South Carolina, USA
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Contents
AbouttheAuthors xix
Preface xxi
NotetotheReader xxvii
Acknowledgments xxix
Figures xxx
Tables xxxv
Listings xxxvi
I Basics 1
1 ComputingwithServices 3
1.1 VisionsfortheWeb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1.1 SemanticWeb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.1.2 Peer-to-PeerComputing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.1.3 ProcessesandProtocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1.4 PragmaticWeb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 Precursors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.3 OpenEnvironments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.3.1 Autonomy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.3.2 Heterogeneity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.3.3 Dynamism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.3.4 Challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.4 ServicesIntroduced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.5 UsingServices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.6 TheEvolvingWeb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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