其内容包括：



本体论



语义网技术



对等发现服务



服务选择



网络结构和链接分析



分布式事务



过程建模



一致性管理。-This comprehensive text explains the principles and practice of Web services and relates all concepts to practical examples and emerging standards.　Its discussions include:

Ontologies

Semantic web technologies

Peer-to-peer service discovery

Service selection

Web structure and link analysis

Distributed transactions

Process modelling

Consistency management.