Introduction

Abstract

The main purpose of this book is to present advanced software tools for development, deployment and governance of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA, for short) applications. Novel technical concepts and paradigms, formulated during the research stage and during the development of such tools, are presented and illustrated by examples of practical use. Hence, the book should be of interest not only to theoreticians but also to practitioners and engineers who cope with real-life problems. Additionally, each chapter contains an overview of related work, enabling a comparison of the proposed concepts with exiting solutions in various areas of the SOA development process. This should make the book interesting for students and scientists who investigate similar issues. © 2014 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.