In this chapter, we were introduced to some of the concepts involved with WCF and WCF Adapters. We then covered Exposing and Consuming WCF and Web Services. As you have probably noticed, WCF is an extremely large and complicated topic. Luckily for BizTalk developers, Microsoft has provided wizards and the BizTalk Administration Console to reduce the complexities involved in building and consuming these types of services.

On the exam, you can expect around 14 percent of the questions to be centered around WCF and Web Services. A thorough understanding of this chapter will put you in a good position to do well in the examination.

In the next chapter, we will investigate a set of diverse technologies including Business Activity Monitoring (BAM), Business Rules Engine (BRE), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). These technologies make up Chapter 8, Implementing Extended Capabilities, which aligns to the same set of competencies that will be tested...