Hi folks,

Lately I’ve had several requests from folks whom want to have a play with BizTalk
but don’t want to setup the whole infrastructure etc.

Here’s a great page from MS Virtual Labs that will get you on your way
(some labs are for BTS2006, others for BTS2009, the same principles apply)

Check it out and if you’re ever away from a VM, might be handy a fallback plan.

BizTalk
Virtual Lab Material

There’s 4 pages and here’s a snippet from Page 1

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Click here to bookmark this event.
After completing this lab, you will be
better able to create a new BizTalk project, create an XML schema by using the BizTalk
Editor, promote a schema property, create a flat file schema by using the BizTalk
Editor, validate a schema and generate a sample instance
message, create a strong name and assign it to an assembly, and build a schema project.
 …
4/3/2006 12:00 AM Pacific Time
(US & Canada)- 9/30/2011 11:59 PM | Duration:90 Minutes
Primary Language:   English
Primary Target Audience:   Pro
Dev/Programmer
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032296903&culture=en-US

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After completing this lab, you will be
better able to create a schema map by using BizTalk Mapper, add functoids to a map,
validate a map, and build a schema map project.
4/3/2006 12:00 AM Pacific Time
(US & Canada)- 11/30/2010 11:59 PM | Duration:90 Minutes
Primary Language:   English
Primary Target Audience:   Pro
Dev/Programmer
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032296906&culture=en-US

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After completing this lab, you will be
better able to define business rules, call business rules from within an orchestration,
build and deploy the business rules project, and start and test the business rules.
5/7/2008 12:00 AM Pacific Time
(US & Canada)- 5/31/2011 11:59 PM | Duration:90 Minutes
Primary Language:   English
Primary Target Audience:   Pro
Dev/Programmer
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032379047&culture=en-US

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After completing this lab, you will be
better able to assign an application name to a BizTalk Server project, use the BizTalk
Server 2006 Administration Console to create receive ports, receive locations, use
the BizTalk Server 2006 Administration Console to import
port binding information, bind orchestration ports to physical ports, export a BizTalk
application to an MSI package, import a BizTalk application from an MSI package, and
finally, use the Group Hub to manage suspended messages.
 …
4/3/2006 12:00 AM Pacific Time
(US & Canada)- 12/31/2010 11:59 PM | Duration:90 Minutes
Primary Language:   English
Primary Target Audience:   Pro
Dev/Programmer
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032296904&culture=en-US

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After completing this lab, you will be
better able to educate attendees on integrating Commerce Server 2007 with ERP or CRM
systems and external business trading partners by utilizing the new built-in integration
adapter for BizTalk Server 2006. Also, you will learn
how to utilize the new Orders, Inventory, Catalog, and Profile BizTalk Adapters in
detail to achieve high-performing, reliable connectivity between Commerce Server
deployments and other external systems.
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4/20/2007 12:00 AM Pacific
Time (US & Canada)- 8/31/2010 11:59 PM | Duration:90 Minutes
Primary Language:   English
Primary Target Audience:   Pro
Dev/Programmer
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032338959&culture=en-US

Click here to bookmark this event.
After completing this lab, you will be
better able to define business rules, call business rules from within an orchestration,
build and deploy the business rules project, and start and test the business rules.NoteBy
registering for this virtual lab, you will receive a
one-time follow up call from a Microsoft representative to inform you of special discounts
and offers related to products and services presented in the virtual lab.
 …
4/3/2006 12:00 AM Pacific Time
(US & Canada)- 11/30/2010 11:59 PM | Duration:90 Minutes
Primary Language:   English
Primary Target Audience:   IT
Generalist
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032313534&culture=en-US

Click here to bookmark this event.
After completing this lab, you will be
able to create a new BizTalk project, create an XML schema by using BizTalk Schema
Editor, promote a schema property, create a file schema by using BizTalk Schema
Editor, validate a schema and generate a sample instance
message, and build a schema project.
 …
12/7/2005 12:00 AM Pacific
Time (US & Canada)- 7/31/2010 11:59 PM | Duration:90 Minutes
Primary Language:   English
Primary Target Audience:   Pro
Dev/Programmer
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032279924&culture=en-US

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After completing this lab, you will be
able to configure orchestration properties, create the orchestration to be published,
build and deploy the orchestration publishing project, run the BizTalk Web Services
Publishing Wizard, and start and test the published orchestration.  …
10/24/2005 12:00 AM Pacific
Time (US & Canada)- 2/28/2011 11:59 PM | Duration:90 Minutes
Primary Language:   English
Primary Target Audience:   Pro
Dev/Programmer
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032303224&culture=en-US

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After completing this lab, you will be
able to add a Web reference to a project, create a map, create variables for message
instances, create the Web services orchestration, and build and deploy the Web
services project.
10/24/2005 12:00 AM Pacific
Time (US & Canada)- 1/31/2011 11:59 PM | Duration:90 Minutes
Primary Language:   English
Primary Target Audience:   Pro
Dev/Programmer
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032303223&culture=en-US

Click here to bookmark this event.
After completing this lab, you will be
better able to assign an application name to a BizTalk Server project, use the BizTalk
Server 2006 Administration Console to create receive ports, receive locations, use
the BizTalk Server 2006 Administration Console to import
port binding information, bind orchestration ports to physical ports, export a BizTalk
application to an MSI package, import a BizTalk application from an MSI package, and
finally, use the Group Hub to manage suspended messages. NoteBy registering for this
virtual lab, you will receive a one-time follow up call from a Microsoft representative
to inform you of special discounts and offers related to products and services presented
in the virtual lab.
 …
2/3/2006 12:00 AM Pacific
Time (US & Canada)- 9/30/2010 11:59 PM | Duration:90 Minutes
Primary Language:   English
Primary Target Audience:   IT
Generalist
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032296907&culture=en-US