by Stephen W. Thomas | Nov 21, 2005 | Azure Integration Thoughts
The Beta 2 build of BizTalk Server 2006 is now available on Beta Place. This also includes a separate download for the Microsoft BizTalk Adapters for Enterprise Applications, also in Beta 2. You need to be enrolled in the public beta program to have access to this...
by Stephen W. Thomas | Nov 8, 2005 | Azure Integration Thoughts
Well, after about 10 tries on a freshly built Windows XP SP2 laptop I was finally able to get the CTP build of BizTalk Server 2006 installed and configured. I had installed it before with no problems. For some reason, this new image of Windows just did not want to...
by Stephen W. Thomas | Nov 7, 2005 | Azure Integration Thoughts
Today marked the official launch of Biztalk Server 2006, SQL Server 2005, and Visual Studios 2005. On top of getting free version of SQL 2005 and Visual Studios 2005 at the launch event, Microsoft has posted a new Biztalk 2006 version to Beta Place. The new version is...
by Stephen W. Thomas | Oct 31, 2005 | Azure Integration Thoughts
BizTalkGurus.com has launched a new BizTalk Community Forum! This is not intended to replace the Microsoft Official Newsgroups. That should always be your first place to turn to for technical questions. But, if you are looking for a smaller, more relaxed area check it...
by Stephen W. Thomas | Oct 21, 2005 | Azure Integration Thoughts
With the official launch of Biztalk 2006 just weeks away, I could not help but start thinking about what I would like to see in Biztalk vNext (a.k.a Biztalk 2008 / 2009). It will most likely have support for workflows written using Windows Workflow Foundation or even...
by Stephen W. Thomas | Oct 18, 2005 | Azure Integration Thoughts
I tend to see more and more clients using Rule Engines now then I did in the past. So, what can we expect to see different and better in Biztalk 2006? At the BPI Conference two weeks ago we found out some of the new enhanced features that the Business Rules Engine...
