New book explores IT challenges, solutions for media professionals

A new book from Focal Press seeks to clarify the IT challenges facing television and media technology professionals and to offer solutions.

“The Service-Oriented Media Enterprise: SOA, BPM, and Web Services in Professional Media Systems” by National TeleConsultants (NTC) VP John Footen and NTC consultant Joey Faust provides essential information for improving current media-enterprise technologies and operations.

The book covers:

• A complete overview of service-oriented architecture (SOA) and business process management (BPM) specific to 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 media enterprises;
• Complete service-example code and descriptions.

The book is available from Amazon.com and other major booksellers.

For more information, visit www.ntc.com.