BizTalk Adapter Pack

As part of our continuing commitment to simplify interoperability, Microsoft has released the BizTalk® Adapter Pack 2010. The BizTalk Adapter Pack provides connectivity to SAP, Oracle E-Business Suite, Siebel and SQL and Oracle Databases. The BizTalk Adapter Pack can be installed in conjunction with, or separately from, BizTalk Server. It is included in both the Enterprise and Standard Editions of BizTalk.

Note: The specialized BizTalk Adapter Pack Edition is no longer available as a separate offer from BizTalk Server. To purchase the BizTalk Adapter Pack you must purchase either the Enterprise or Standard Edition of BizTalk Server.

The BizTalk Adapter Pack is included with BizTalk Server 2010. Download the BizTalk Server 2010 Evaluation now!

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Key Messages

Built on the proven, interoperable of the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), the BizTalk Adapter Pack 2010 allows customers to connect mission-critical data across applications—regardless of whether they are built on.NET, SAP, Siebel, Oracle or other.
With the BizTalk Adapter Pack 2010, partners can provide value-added solutions for LOB application interoperability and also rapidly develop and market customized adapters to complement Microsoft offerings.
Together, innovations in the .NET Framework and the BizTalk Server product line are enabling customers to build ‘real-world’ appropriate SOA solutions at their own pace, to meet their unique needs.

Included in the BizTalk Adapter Pack 2010

Adapter	Description	Supported Versions
SAP	Supports execution of BAPIs, RFCs, and tRFCs, data exchange using IDOCs, and receiving events from SAP with a generic RFC Server. The SAP adapter has received "Certified for SAP NetWeaver" status from SAP.	SAP R/3 4.x and R/3 6.20 (Enterprise) SAP ECC 6.0, SAP 7
Siebel eBusiness Applications	Provides access to Siebel eBusiness Applications via Business Objects, Business Components, and Business Services.	7.5.3, 7.7, 7.8, 8.0
Oracle eBusiness Suite	Provides access to Oracle eBusiness Suite applications. Based on ADO.NET.	ODP.NET 11.1.0.7, Oracle EBS 11.5.9, 11.5.10 and 12.1
Oracle Database	Provides access to Oracle Database tables, views, stored procedures, functions, and PL/SQL packages. Timed polling is also provided, allowing applications to periodically look for changes in the database. This adapter is based on ADO.NET.	Oracle 9i (9.2.0.2), 10g (10.1.0.2.0 & 10.2.0.1.0)
SQL Server	Provides access to SQL Server databases	2005, 2008, and 2008 R2
WCF LOB Adapter SDK	Provides a simple programming model for developing adapters that are based on Windows Communication Foundation. This is a separate download available to everyone using the .NET Framework 4.	2010

The BizTalk Adapter Pack is based on the WCF LOB Adapter SDK. This SDK provides a simple programming model for developing adapters that are based on Windows Communication Foundation. This is a separate download available to everyone using the .NET Framework 4.

Background

The BizTalk Adapter Pack continues to invest in simplified ways that customers can connect .NET applications to line-of-business systems (LOBs). These adapters require no code for point to point connection from BizTalk Server, SQL Server and custom .NET applications to key LOB systems, such as SAP R/3, Siebel, and Oracle. This is another demonstration of Microsoft’s long term commitment to interoperability.

Customers can achieve easy interoperability with multiple LOB applications (like SAP, Siebel or Oracle Applications) simultaneously with the BizTalk Adapter Pack. The adapters do not rely on the programming model/framework of individual Microsoft products like BizTalk Server, SQL Server or SharePoint Server but are built on the WCF components in the .NET Framework. This allows customer to do simple point-to-point connectivity solutions and simply move information to BizTalk Server, SQL Server or SharePoint Server. Customers can use the Adapter Pack with a broad set of choices for cross-platform integration.

Partners can not only provide value-added solutions for LOB interoperability by leveraging the Adapter Pack, they can rapidly develop and market full-fledged adapters to complement the Microsoft offering. A key value for partners is the WCF LOB Adapter SDK (available as a free download from MSDN) on which Microsoft has built Adapter Pack. The SDK enables a platform that makes Adapter development much easier by providing support for key capabilities (like Metadata browse & search and connection pooling) out of the box.