Using formal methods to develop WS-BPEL applications

Science of Computer Programming

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 189-213

  Lapadula, Alessandro ^a   Pugliese, Rosario ^a   Tiezzi, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Compilers; Formal methods; Operational semantics; Service oriented architectures; Web services; WS BPEL

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS TRANSACTION; DE FACTO STANDARD; DISTINCTIVE FEATURES; OPERATIONAL SEMANTICS; SERVICE ORCHESTRATION; SOFTWARE TOOL; WS-BPEL;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; INFORMATION SERVICES; PROGRAM COMPILERS; PROGRAM TRANSLATORS; SEMANTIC WEB; SEMANTICS; SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE (SOA); SPECIFICATIONS; WEB SERVICES;

FORMAL METHODS;

EID: 84855173878     PISSN: 01676423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scico.2011.03.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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