Based on objectives set forth in the 2006 Navy Strategic Plan, the Naval Research Lab set out to determine how the Navy could improve speed and flexibility in application development. Of particular interest was the idea of service orchestration – developing composite applications from new and existing services. In this webinar on Wed, July 29 at 12pm EDT/9am PDT/16:00 GMT, distinguished researchers James Ballas, Ph.D. and Justin Nevitt of the NRL’s Information Management and Decision Architectures Branch will present their research and observations.

Join Active Endpoints for a free webinar entitled "An Introduction to ActiveVOS" and learn more about this BPM system on July 22 at 12pm ET / 9am PDT / 16:00 GMT. ActiveVOS product manager Mike Moniz will demonstrate the latest features in ActiveVOS through a live demo and Q&A. Understand how standards like BPEL and BMPN play a role in BPM and SOA application development.

Register today at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/564608387.

ActiveVOS is the BPMS development teams will love. Join Active Endpoints for a free webinar entitled "An Introduction to ActiveVOS" and learn more about this BPM system on July 15 at 12pm ET / 9am PDT / 16:00 GMT. ActiveVOS product manager Mike Moniz will demonstrate the latest features in ActiveVOS through a live demo and Q&A. Understand how standards like BPEL and BMPN play a role in BPM and SOA application development.

Register today at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/307188627.

WCF Multi-tier Services Development with LINQ is the first book to combine WCF and LINQ in a multi-tier real-world WCF service. It is ideal for beginners who want to build scalable, powerful and easy-to-maintain WCF services. It is rich with example code, clear explanations, interesting examples, and practical advice – a truly hands-on book for C++ and C# developers. This book is a step-by-step tutorial with clear instructions and screenshots to guide you through the creation of a multi-tier real-world WCF service solution and will help you master WCF and LINQ concepts.

Packt is pleased to announce a new book on Apache Struts which explores the features of Struts 2.1. Written by Struts PMC member, Dave Newton, Apache Struts 2 Web Application Development provides an in-depth introduction to Struts 2 along with courses in test-driven development, agile programming techniques, and tool development.