Executive′s Guide to Web Services

Preface.
<p>CHAPTER 1: A Day in the Life of a CIO.</p>
<p>A Brief Recap: The Past 10 Years.</p>
<p>Business Value from Web Services.</p>
<p>Web Services Adoption Model.</p>
<p>Summary.</p>
<p>CHAPTER 2: Standards, Concepts, and Terminology.</p>
<p>Real–Life Web Services.</p>
<p>Web Services Defined.</p>
<p>Adoption of Standards.</p>
<p>Standards Framework.</p>
<p>Web Services Stack.</p>
<p>Standards Governance and Interoperability.</p>
<p>Summary.</p>
<p>Endnotes.</p>
<p>CHAPTER 3: Web Services Adoption.</p>
<p>Adoption Model.</p>
<p>Phase One: Integration.</p>
<p>Phase Two: Collaboration.</p>
<p>Phase Three: Innovation.</p>
<p>Phase Four: Domination.</p>
<p>Obstacles to Adoption.</p>
<p>Summary.</p>
<p>Endnotes.</p>
<p>CHAPTER 4: Strategic Implications of Web Services.</p>
<p>A Business Perspective.</p>
<p>Value Chain Analysis.</p>
<p>Summary.</p>
<p>Endnotes.</p>
<p>CHAPTER 5: Vertical Market Implications of Web Services.</p>
<p>Vertical Market Adoption and Deployment.</p>
<p>Manufacturing Verticals.</p>
<p>Financial Services Verticals.</p>
<p>Additional Business Scenarios.</p>
<p>Summary.</p>
<p>Endnotes.</p>
<p>CHAPTER 6: Where to Begin?</p>
<p>Reality versus Hype.</p>
<p>Three Steps to Successful Web Services.</p>
<p>Where–to–Begin Checklist.</p>
<p>Summary.</p>
<p>Endnotes.</p>
<p>CHAPTER 7: Architecting for Competitive Advantage.</p>
<p>Evolution of Computer Systems.</p>
<p>The Enterprise Architecture.</p>
<p>The Service–Oriented Architecture.</p>
<p>The Future of Enterprise Architectures.</p>
<p>Platform Implementation Considerations.</p>
<p>Summary.</p>
<p>Endnotes.</p>
<p>CHAPTER 8: The Web Services Vendor Landscape.</p>
<p>Vendor Categories.</p>
<p>Summary.</p>
<p>Endnote.</p>
<p>CHAPTER 9: The End Is Only the Beginning.</p>
<p>Epilogue (One Year Later).</p>
<p>Index.</p>