BizTalk Server 2006 R2 – Beta 2 is available
I’m psyched about R2 release of BizTalk Server 2006 because it comes with full support for WCF as a communication mechanism. Beta 2 is now available on the Microsoft Connect site.
BizTalk 2006 R2 Public Beta 2 Released
The public beta of BizTalk Server 2006 R2 is now available on http://connect.microsoft.com. I think all you have to do is sign in with a passport and go to Available Connections.
BizTalk 2006 R2 adds some great new features on the adapter side along with support for WCF.
Enjoy!
Welcome Fran!
I haven’t blogged a lot since two weeks, but this time there’s a reason: last week I became the very proud father (1st time!) of our beautiful daughter Fran. Last week was very hectic but now everything is stabilizing (at least that’s what I hope); she is getting to know us and we are getting to know her habits. Everything they say about having children is true: it changes your life … instantaneously and dramatically. But she is so beautiful, for more pictures check her “blog” (created in WSS v3 of course), it’s in Dutch only.
BizTalk 2006 R2 Beta 2 is Out
News is already out: Beta 2 of BizTalk 2006 R2, the first public release, is available for download. Just go to Connect and sign in to BizTalk Server 2006 R2’s program.
If you want to know what’s new in this release, I direct you to my presentation at TechDays 2007, a few days ago, available here.
This beta includes the BizTalk 2006 R2 package itself, comprising:
- BizTalk EDI
- BizTalk RFID
- BizTalk WCF Adapter
- WCF and WF Interceptors
- BTS 2006 Accelerators
- BTS 2006 V1 LOB Adapters
- Product Documentation and Tutorials
As well as the .Net Line-Of-Business Adapters:
- .NET LOB Adapters
- Siebel Adapter
- SAP Adapter
- Oracle DB Adapter
And the WCF Line-Of-Business Adapter SDK.
Important to notice is that these 3 will have different release dates for the RTM versions, and that this beta 2 is an unsupported beta release. You can head for the forums for community support.
BizTalk 2006 R2 Public Beta released
So now everyone gets to play…!
Announcement is here.
Download it from here (you’ll
need to register for Microsoft Connect and/or sign in – but it’s free to register).
If you download everything, it’s a 558MB download.
This the Beta2 version.
So download it, and go play with all the WCF goodness…
What’s new in R2?
-
Better EDI (Electronic
Data Exchange) and AS2 (Applicability
Statement 2) support - Support for RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification)
- New WCF Adapters
- Better SharePoint integration
- Supported under Vista (i.e it’ll work without hacking it!)
- Better integration with Office 2007
I’ll have a play with this new Beta and blog about my findings soon.
Public Beta for BizTalk 2006 R2 has released!
We are pleased to announce the public Beta 2 release of BizTalk 2006 R2. The beta 2 files are available from the Microsoft Connect site. While there are numerous improvements to BizTalk, this release has three major themes: BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Beta 2 is an unsupported beta, however there are community-based support forums available for the release. Regards, Marjan Kalantar
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Here are some screen shots of what it does:
Which results in the following in the xml files in the directory specified
C:\sample\example.listOfAppType.xml
C:\sample\example.listOfAppInstance.xml
C:\sample\example.listOfAppIDXRef.xml
C:\sample\example.listOfIDXRefData.xml
And the best part:
C:\sample\example.setup.xml
If you would like this application, refer to the disclaimer on the right side of the screen, and then through my contacts page I will send you the application.