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What Entrepreneurs and Information Architects Need to Know

Sebastopol, CA--Web 2.0 is more pervasive than ever, but business analysts
and technologists are still struggling to comprehend what it can offer
them. So what exactly is it--a marketing term or technical reality? In
"Web 2.0 Architectures" (O'Reilly, US $34.99), authors James Governor,
Dion Hinchcliffe, and Duane Nickull put substance behind the phenomenon by
identifying the core patterns of Web 2.0, and introducing an abstract
model and reference architecture to help you take advantage of them.

"Web 2.0 Architectures" examines why services such as Google AdSense,
Flickr, BitTorrent, MySpace, Facebook, and Wikipedia work. The result is a
base of knowledge that developers, business people, futurists, and
entrepreneurs can understand and use as a source of ideas and
inspiration.

This book reveals:

- A Web 2.0 model: How the classic Client-Server model evolved into a more
detailed Web 2.0 model.
- Web 2.0 reference architecture: A generic component view of basic Web
2.0 patterns that can be repurposed for other commercial ventures.
- Specific Web 2.0 patterns: How service-oriented architecture (SOA),
Software as a Service (SaaS), participation-collaboration, mashups, rich
user experience, collaborative tagging systems (Folksonomy), and more can
be used in your business.

If you want to understand what makes Web 2.0 tick, and how it will enhance
your business, "Web 2.0 Architectures" takes you right to the core.

James Governor is Principal Analyst and founder of RedMonk. He leads
coverage in the enterprise applications space, assisting clients with
application development, integration middleware and systems management
issues, as they relate to operational and business process optimization.

Dion Hinchcliffe is founder and Chief Technology Officer for Arlington,
VA.-based premier consulting firm, Hinchcliffe and Company. He actively
works with IT clients in the federal government and Fortune 500. Dion also
writes three popular blogs (including Enterprise Web 2.0 for ZDNet), is
Editor-In-Chief of the Web 2.0 Journal and AjaxWorld Magazine, and writes
articles for the SOA Web Services Journal.

Duane Nickull works as a senior technical evangelist for Adobe Systems,
Inc. The main focus of his professional career (http://www.nickull.net)
has been to work for both the United Nations CEFACT committee and OASIS
for the purposes of writing and building new architectures for global
integration of multiple systems.

For more information about the book, including table of contents, index,
author bios, and samples, see:
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596514433/

Web 2.0 Architectures
James Governor, Dion Hinchcliffe, and Duane Nickull 
ISBN: 978-0-596-51443-3, 248 pages, US $34.99
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