Service-Oriented Computing is one of the most promising software
engineering trends for future distributed systems. Currently there are
many different approaches to semantic web service descriptions and many
frameworks built around them. Yet a common understanding, evaluation
scheme, and test bed to compare and classify these frameworks in terms
of their abilities and shortcomings, is still missing. This book is an
edited volume that develops this common understanding of the various
technologies intended to facilitate the automation of mediation,
choreography and discovery for Web Services using semantic annotations.
The book is designed for a professional audience composed of
practitioners and researchers in industry. Professionals can use this
book to evaluate SWS technology for their potential practical use. The
book is also suitable for advanced-level students in computer science.