Swiss IT Professional and TechNet Blog : BizTalk

BizTalk and SharePoint Server: Business Process Management and Optimization with the Microsoft Plattform

mepprecht — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:48:00 GMT

Based on many requests, a Microsoft Partner training event will be presented by the Microsoft CPLS Partner AddOn. The training will focus on Business Process Management and Process Optimization in BizTalk, plus how SharePoint Components can be used to simplify the solution.

For information on the Partner training in German, see the follwoing links:

BizTalk Training 27 April 2009
BizTalk Training 15 June 2009

http://blogs.technet.com/chitpro-de/archive/2009/02/27/biz-talk-und-sharepoint-server-gesch-ftsprozessmanagement-und-optimierung-mit-der-microsoft-plattform.aspx

New TechNet Event Calendar Web Page

mepprecht — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:20:40 GMT

Microsoft Switzerland now has a new page to show the TechNet Events/Seminars.

http://www.microsoft.com/switzerland/server/de/events/default.mspx

You now have an overview all off the Swiss TechNet events, including the Content, Session Description, Date and Venue. On each link from this page, you can get detailed information about each event, including detailed information and the Live-ID enabled registration link.

I hope to meet you are more of the TechNet events.

BizTalk Server 2009 Beta Available

mepprecht — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:37:00 GMT

The beta version of BizTalk Server 2009 has been released on the Microsoft Connect Site

Primarily, the new features include:

Web service registry capabilities with support for UDDI (Universal Description Discovery and Integration) Version 3.0
Support of current Microsoft Platform Technologies (.NET Framework 3.5 SP1; Visual Studio 2008 SP1; Windows Server 2008 and Windows 2008’s Hyper-V Virtualization and Windows 2008’s multi-site failover clustering; and SQL Server 2008)
RFID support for key industry standards (including LLRP, TDT, TDS, WS Discovery and partial EPCIS support)
Enhanced service enablement of “edge” devices through BizTalk RFID Mobile
Enhanced service enablement of applications (through new and enhanced adapters for LOB applications, databases, and legacy/host systems)
Enhanced interoperability and connectivity support for industry protocols (like SWIFT, EDI, AS2 etc)
Developer productivity enhancements (support for Team Foundation Server, debugging support for BizTalk Maps (XSLT), pipeline components and XLANG Orchestrations, and enables support for unit testing via Visual Studio Test)
SOA patterns and best practices guidance to assist our customer’s implementations (ESB guidance)

RTM of the final product is expected during the 1st half of 2009. The Roadmap for BizTalk is available here.