Preface.

Note to the Reader.

Acknowledgments.

Figures.

Tables.

Listings.

I  Basics.

1. Computing with Services.

2. Basic Standards for Web Services.

3. Programming Web Services.

4. Enterprise Architectures.

5. Principles of Service-Oriented Computing.

II  Description.

6. Modeling and Representation.

7. Resource Description Framework.

8. Web Ontology Language.

9. Ontology Management.

III  Engagement.

10. Execution Models.

11. Transaction Concepts.

12. Coordination Frameworks for Web Services.

13. Process Specifications.

14. Formal Specification and Enactment.

IV  Collaboration.

15. Agents.

16. Multiagent Systems.

17. Organizations.

18. Communication.

V  Solutions.

19. Semantic Service Solutions.

20. Social Service Selection.

21. Economic Service Selection.

VI  Engineering.

22. Building SOC Applications.

23. Service Management.

24. Security.

VII  Directions.

25. Challenge and Extensions.

VIII  Appendices.

Appendix A: XML and XML Schema.

Appendix B: URI, URN, URL and UUID.

Appendix C: XML Namespace Abbreviations.

Glossary.

About the Authors.

Bibliography.

Index.