The Service-Oriented Media Enterprise: SOA, BPM, and Web Services in Professional Media Systems

Companies worldwide are rapidly adopting Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), a design methodology used to connect systems as services, and Business Process Management (BPM), the art of orchestrating these services. Media organizations from news organizations to music and media download services to movie studios are adapting to SOA-style architectures, but have run into roadblocks unique to the media and entertainment industry. These challenges include incorporating real-time data, moving large amounts of data at one time, non-linearity and flexibility for workflow, and unique metrics and data gathering. The Service-Oriented Media Enterprise details the challenges and presents solutions for media technology professionals. By addressing both the IT and media aspects, it helps individuals improve current enterprise technologies and operations.

KEY BENEFITS
. A complete overview of SOA and BPM, specific for media-based organizations
. Technical information about SOA and BPM standards and how they are used
. A how-to guide for jump-starting SOA projects within the media enterprise
. Complete service example code and descriptions

全球各地的公司正在迅速采用面向服務的架構（SOA）和業務流程管理（BPM）這兩種設計方法，用於將系統連接為服務，並協調這些服務。從新聞機構到音樂和媒體下載服務再到電影製片廠，媒體組織正在適應SOA風格的架構，但也遇到了媒體和娛樂行業獨有的障礙。這些挑戰包括整合實時數據、一次傳輸大量數據、工作流程的非線性和靈活性，以及獨特的指標和數據收集。《面向服務的媒體企業》詳細介紹了這些挑戰並提出了媒體技術專業人士的解決方案。通過同時解決IT和媒體方面的問題，它幫助個人改進當前的企業技術和運營。

主要好處：
· 面向媒體組織的SOA和BPM完整概述
· 有關SOA和BPM標準及其使用方法的技術信息
· 在媒體企業內啟動SOA項目的操作指南
· 完整的服務示例代碼和描述