Asacookbook,thisbookcanberegardedasasetofgourmetrecipesforSOA.Eachoftheeightchaptersthatfollowtheintroductorychaptercoversanimportantconceptinprocess-basedSOAandteachestechniquestobuildsolutionsbasedontheconcept.WorkingexamplesaredevelopedinBPEL,TIBCO'sBusinessWorksandBEA'sWeblogicIntegration.Thebookisintendedforhands-onSOAarchitects,designers,anddeveloperswhowanttolearntechniquesinprocessorchestration.Manyofthesereadersuse,orwillsoonstartusing,languagessuchasBPEL,TIBCO'sBusinessWorks,orBEA'sWeblogicIntegrationintheirprojects.Thisintermediate-levelbookassumesthatthereaderiscomfortablereadingXMLandknowsthebasicconceptsofwebservices.ThebookpresentsseveralBPELandBPMNexamples,butitexplainsspecificlanguageconstructsonthefly;thereaderneednothavebackgroundintheselanguages.