BizTalk 2006
The next issue of BizTalk Hotrod magazine (April 2009) is ready.
This issue has articles about EDI, AS2, Mapping Tips and Tricks, Business Rules, Naming conventions, Tools like BizTalk Terminator and BizTalkCop for Static Code Analysis for BizTalk. As BizTalk 2009 hits the streets 'Hotrod' offers some great help.
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There really is only two ways to integrate a companies applications: Custom coding Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)Tools Custom Coding The default for any small or midsized organisation facing an integration project between large numbers of applications is to write the data transformation and mapping code from scratch using Java or .Net based languages. However, writing custom code may create problems like: Code reusability Visibility into structure of the integration transactions Scalability, ......
With Microsoft BizTalk Server 2009 about to hit the streets I ask are you paying too much for your EAI solution? Every organisation in the world is forced to evaluate every £ spent. Have you looked at how much you spend on your EAI/Middleware Server/platform and associated services to deliver it? At Solidsoft we know how to make every £ count. By using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006/2009 combined with the best EAI architects and solution developers in the business we can help make those pounds count ......
Who remembers this from 2007..
The future of surface and BizTalk mapper :-)
I have recently been invited to join the Microsoft Cloud Advisory group and have just spent the last week at an SDR getting to understand all the wonderful cloud stuff. Unfortunately I'm under NDA until PDC but it is looking good. On the topic of the cloud and BizTalk I came across a blog by Lori MacVittie (http://devcentral.f5.com/w... that really has got it all wrong. The blog talks about BizTalk activities ......
Today the SOA and BPM User Group was formely announced at the Architects Insight Conerence 2008. Rising from the ashes of the former UK BizTalk User group - this is a new group with a new focus!!
Pop over to http://www.Sbug.org.uk if you wish to join up....
Overview An adapter is a software component that enables you to send and receive messages to and from a line-of-business (LOB) system. The primary design goal of adapters is to facilitate the exchange of business documents between trading partners. The adapters provide the following advantages to clients: Consistent design-time experience. The adapters provide a common and user-friendly design time experience for browsing, searching, and retrieving metadata of LOB artifacts. Varied programming options. ......
Microsoft have announced that their RFID programme has now extended to mobile devices. From the Microsoft beta site the following information has been gleaned: Mobility and Standards Pack - Themes BizTalk RFID on Mobile Devices Support for key industry enablers Run on Handhelds, Forklift readers Better together with BizTalk RFID Server v1 Support for new readers with LLRP Tag Data Translation for richer EPC enabled applications Web Services for Devices for Discovery, Configuration, Initialization ......
Yesterday saw the formation of the SOA and BPM User Group rising from the ashes of the former UK BizTalk User group.
Pop over to http://www.Sbug.org.uk if you wish to join up....
Please note correction to web address....
Came across this great posting by Daniel Probert on BizBert - 13 part series on the BizTalk Mapper. Have a look at the links below. Note: This is the thirteenth in a series of 13 posts about the BizTalk Mapper. The other posts in this series are (links will become active as the posts become active): Understanding the BizTalk Mapper: Part 1 - Introduction Understanding the BizTalk Mapper: Part 2 - Functoids Overview Understanding the BizTalk Mapper: Part 3 - String Functoids Understanding the BizTalk ......
I've been involved/interested in RFID for over 3 years now and even with BizTalk 2006 R2 + RFID server I am still looking forthe really innovative solution, the jaw dropper, the one you want to tell everyone about.
At the moment I find most customers are still stuck in the 'tag and reader' world without cottoning on to the bigger picture.
If anyone out there knows differently please let me know....
Paul's Petrov writes: "This time we'll combine loosely-typed BizTalk messaging concept with dynamic mapping to create generic transformation orchestration. Then we'll add it to the message broker created in the first article to make it even more powerful. Read here: http://geekswithblogs.net/p... ......
Microsoft have documented and posted all the error messages for RFID, SSO, EDI and WCF for the event log. See the links below: · RFID:http://msdn2.microsoft... · SSO: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/... · EDI:http://msdn2.microsoft.... · WCF:http://msdn2.microsoft.... ......
Look at the best of the Microsoft SOA & Business Process Conference can now be found on TechNet, and that Tim Rayburn's presentation on Building HIPAA solutions with BizTalk Server 2006 R2 ......
Richard Seroter wrote: "A couple months back I wrote a short post explaining some simple BizTalk Server 2006 R2 + Windows Communication Foundation scenarios. Afterwards, I was approached by the folks at TopXML.com to write a series of articles that provided depth on BizTalk + WCF integration. So, I’ve begun a multi-part series of articles that explain many of [...] " Read the complete post at http://seroter.wordpress.co... ......
New BizTalkGuru downloads: First Look at the WCF Adapter Video - BizTalk 2006 R2 Multiple Binding Files in an Application - BizTalk 2006 Splitting POP3 Email Attachments - BizTalk 2006 Building and Deploying with MSBuild - BizTalk 2006 ......
With the news of OSLO some months ago the Microsoft World has been all a buzz about Modelling. But this is a number of years away. What interests me is what do we do today? To model business processes today we need to be able to span not only BizTalk but also Workflow Foundation as well. At present there is no product that successfully does this, certainly not a Microsoft one! We can look to K2 for some relief but whilst it makes a go it the problem and delivers an excellent workflow tool we still ......
BizTalk Issue 3 is now ready! This issue is big!! One of the reasons it’s so large is they have addressed some of the readability concerns in the older format.
We can now read the sample code in this issue! I
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IDS Scheer announced at the Microsoft SOA and Business Process Conference, the 2008 availability of its integration of the ARIS Platform with Microsoft BizTalk Server. As a preferred BPM modeling and monitoring partner for the Microsoft Business Process Alliance, IDS Scheer previewed the integration at the conference last week. With Microsoft's future emphasis on modeling in the 'Oslo' the announcement of the IDS Scheer ARIS product is timely in providing a modeling solution today while we wait for ......
An excellent posting covering the 'new' Microsoft BizTalk LoadGen 2007 coupled with a simple WCF test. Read all about it a the Connected Thoughts blog. The tool in a nutshell is a command line utility called LoadGenConsole.exe that takes an XML configuration file and generates the load tests described in the configuration file. The 2007 version of LoadGen can be used to simulate load in several types of transport (file, HTTP, MQSeries, MSMQ, SOAP, WSE, WSS, WCF) and to monitor certain types of systems ......
Here is the full list of available posters and where to get hold of their soft copies: · BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Capabilities PosterThis poster lists the BizTalk Server 2006 capabilities bucketed in eight categories and is designed to provide both high level and detailed view of the capabilities and features that are included in the product (to enable technical discussions). Download the poster here · BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Runtime Architecture PosterThis poster is designed to provide high level view ......
Whilst the big focus is the release of BizTalk 2006 R2, Microsoft also released BizTalk Server Adapter Pack Beta 2 for testing today, to help customers integrate their line of business applications. The adapters work with BizTalk Server 2006 R2, SQL Server 2005 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, and are scheduled to be available in the first half of 2008. Additional information on Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2 and related technologies can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/bi... ......
The excellent Professional BizTalk Server 2006 by Darren Jefford (Author), Kevin B. Smith (Author), Ewan Fairweather (Author) is now available at all good book shops. In fact here's a link to it at Amazon The book is an excellent reference for any would be BizTalk developer. I know the authors both personally and by reputation and can vouch for their creditability. I you were to buy only one book on the topic this is it ......
Here is some of the interesting news and blogs John Shewchuk blogs about the why we are doing BizTalk Services - the world’s first Internet Service Bus. Dennis Pilarinos blogs on how to get started with BizTalk Services. Darryl Taft discusses BizTalk Services in eWeek. The BizTalk Services SDK is now available for download. BizTalk Labs offers an early glimpse of the technologies we are working on to build composite applications: BizTalk Identity Services - technologies to help developers manage ......
Over he last couple of months a number of intresting things have hit the streets around BizTalk 2006. New BPM Site Launched A new Business Process Management (BPM) site was recently launched by Microsoft at www.microsoft.com/bpm. Visit this site to learn how integrated, easy to use business process management solutions from Microsoft make it possible for organizations of all sizes to increase sales, reduce costs, optimize existing customer and supplier relationships, and recognize and react quickly ......
More: BizTalk 2006 R2 - RFID Support The Microsoft RFID Infrastructure Services in BizTalk 2006 R2 provide device abstraction and manageability to RFID-based solutions. An integrated engine for rich data filtering, enrichment, and transformation allows for sophisticated applications for different automation scenarios. Application developers can also integrate with advance technologies such the as the Business Rules Engine, Windows Workflow Foundation, and Windows Communication Framework to create ......
Move it: MSIT group has just released a whitepaper on moving from BizTalk 2004 2002 & 2004 to BizTalk 2004 2006. It goes into quite a bit more technical detail than our typical case study particularly in regards to their consolidation onto 64bit hardware. http://www.microsoft.com/te... ......
How can be sure?: Check List: Checklist before performing upgrade from BizTalk Server 2004. Blog Site: http://blogs.msdn.com/bizta... ......
You make me feel brand new: Upgrade from BizTalk Server 2004 BizTalk 2004 Server 2006 is designed to allow an easy upgrade from BizTalk 2004 Server 2004 with Service Pack 1. The process is automated and wizard based. The following table indicates the supported upgrade scenarios on SKU. BizTalk 2004 Server 2004 Editions BizTalk 2004 Server 2006 Developer Edition BizTalk 2004 Server 2006 Standard Edition BizTalk 2004 Server 2006 Enterprise Edition Developer Yes No No Partner No Yes Yes Standard No ......
Walking on the moon: Developing a solid foundation for delivering transaction services Andy James, Chief Technology Officer, describes Solidsoft’s approach to delivering a common architecture for creating end-to-end business processes – the Solidsoft Solution Foundation http://www.valuefromitingov... ......