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The BizTalk Labs have delivered a new part, a hosted Workflow Service, now it is possible to create a workflow and host it in the "cloud". we can use the ISB (Internet Service Bus, instead of Enterprise) to send messages across the internet. Combine this with authentication and authorization and we have a powerfull ...

Microsoft announced a new release for BizTalk, and it's an R3 release. Major investments for this release will be Visual Studio 2008, Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 support, alongside with a new service registry based on UDDI, updated support for SWIFT, EDI, RFID. and a bunch of SOA best practices. So consider this as a minor ...

We'll be delivering the Quicklearn BizTalk 2006 R2 Developer Deep Dive from may 19 till may 23 in our location in Utrecht. So, are you an experienced BizTalk developer, and are you interested in all the details of BizTalk 2006 R2 then this is the course for you! Topics included:Advanced Pipeline developmentBizTalk RFIDSchema ...

The availability of the Microsoft BizTalk Server Operations Guide has been announced by BizTalk Rangers and BizTalk UE. The 660 page guide is available on MSDN, and as a separate PDF, DOCX or CHM download. The guide is based on real-world experience from BizTalk Rangers, PFE and other customer engagements. This guide is intended to provide ...

On Friday November the 9th there will be a new BTUG meeting. Main topic is BizTalk 2006 R2, with a session from Sudir Hasbe, the Microsoft Corp Product Manager for BizTalk. He will be presenting on the integration between BizTalk 2006 R2 and the RFID functionality.Take a look at the BTUG site for more information and the registration page.

The first public beta of BizTalk 2006 R2 is available at connect.microsoft.com, check out [1]. This version contains the WCF adapters, the BizTalk RFID Server and extra EDI support. The upgrade of one of my VPC's went smooth, after the upgrade (and running setup again to add the new components) everything works ok. The new parts appear in the ...

There will be a new dutch BTUG meeting at March 29th 2007. (www.btug.nl) This is the opportunity to learn more on BizTalk and meet and discuss with peers. The BTUG is for new and experienced BizTalk users, ranging from architects to developers/infrastructure people. Stay tuned for more information, registration and the agenda, the event ...

A native adapter to integrate your CRM 3.0 environment with BizTalk Server 2006. Download the adapter from the microsoft site, or have a look at Ronalds blog for some more information on CRM (and some links to samples with the adapter)

There is a new BizTalk User Group (BTUG) meeting next thursday, 28th september in the Netherlands. For more information on the agenda, location and the registration, go to the BTUG site and register for this event.

I got the results back from the beta exam I did way back in may, and I passed! The exam is a lot easier compared to the BizTalk 2004 Partner Exam, no more HWS, SEED, MSMQT questions. You do need to have a thorough understanding of the Business Rules Engine, Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) and all the adapters and their capabilities. And of ...