September, 2007

Thanks to Tomas Restrepo for pointing out that the Developer Edition of BizTalk 2006 R2 is now up on MSDN. If you're working with EDI and BizTalk server you seriously need to check this out and realize what is coming your way.

Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 Adapter Pack Beta2 is available for download and use. This Pack contains 3 adapters: SAP, Oracle DB and Siebel and they can work with BizTalk Server R2, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and with any .Net application...

This is the first in a series of posts that I plan to do on the recent Web On The Piste conference that took place in Queenstown. Scott did a great job on the weekend introducing the two C's rule for RIA (worth reading if you haven't already). I would...

As the saying goes, there’s always a first time, and this blog entry is a first for me. My name is Thiago Almeida, I work for one of New Zealand’s largest IT companies as one of their senior integration specialists using Microsoft technologies...

A whirlwind (and extremely exciting!) 2 weeks it has been as we launch BizTalk server RFID world-wide and I wanted to share with you the excitement and the rich, robust RFID solutions (from the Enterprise to the SMB) that are being enabled world-wide...

Watch this space for live pictures and commentary from the HALO3 Launch Party in Dallas, TX. Updates will begin shortly after 6pm Central Time Today, and will continue through Midnight. Phil Wheat talks about CodeToLive.com the new Channel 9 show for...

I apologize for being noticeably quiet for the past few months but it's been a very busy summer with lots of work and little free time for blogging. The BizTalk (Connected Systems Group) team has done an excellent job and shipped the latest version...

For those people in Australia interested in BizTalk 2006 R2, Microsoft is running a two-day “jumpstart“ course around the country. I will be teaching the ones in Perth and Melbourne, while Mick Badran is taking Brisbane and Sydney. Check out...

Some interesting links: BizTalk Server Database Optimization White Paper - This is an excellent MSDN write-up on how to optimize your BizTalk systems. The title is somewhat incorrect as it describes how to optimize the hardware (which RAID level to use...

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BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Developer edition (RTM) is now (finally!) available on MSDN downloads for MSDN subscribers. Downloading! BizTalk Server 2006 R2

Congrats to the Connected Systems Division for getting BizTalk Server 2006 R2 out the door. Now that we’re done with that, here’s my humble “wish list” for BizTalk Server vNext. I realize that development is well under way, but...

That's right. I couldn't resist any longer, especially after the price drop. Simply amazing.

So its been a long absence from the blog world. Havent had much to write from a Biztalk perspective as i was only involved in the analysis and design phase for a new project that is now underway. But the other reason, definitely more important, is my...

The third CTP release of the ESB Guidance has been posted to CodePlex. From Marty Wasznicky's email, some of the new features include: New Resolver and Adapter Provider Framework provides messaging-level and end point resolution for: UDDI WS-MetaDataExchange...

Well,after 3 years here its time to say goodbye to DNJ. Im moving to Wordpress and the new link is http://santoshbenjamin.wordpress.com I've had some great conversations here but im getting rather tied down by the poor editing facilities etc as i've said...

On November the 6th, 2007 I’ll give a presentation (in German) about WCF Line of Business Adapter (SDK, Blog) at the .NET User Group Köln. You are cordially invited to join this evening.

BizTalk 2006 R2 is now available on TechNet. It's the free trial version and I'm guessing it's good for 120 days. Download is here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/bb738059.aspx Also available is the BizTalk 2006 R2 Installation and Update Guide

I’ve written about the ESB concept before and what I think an ESB architecture is. In the posts comments there were some discussion about if BizTalk is an ESB or not. And if not - why not? I think this article...

If you’re in the Los Angeles area, check out the registration for the BizTalk 2006 R2 Launch Event. I just signed up. I’ll be the guy in the back heckling Marty and Chris with taunts such as “SOA is dead!”, and “BizTalk killed...