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White Paper: Introducing Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2

Regardless of the size of your organization, you need best-in-class infrastructure. BizTalk Server 2006 R2 delivers enterprise-class infrastructure. Through BizTalk Server 2006 R2, Microsoft delivers the tools to connect both proprietary and standards-based systems. The server infrastructure pre-integrates .NET technologies, making BizTalk a central part of any SOA strategy. BizTalk Server 2006 R2 is a strong asset to enable visibility into all of your business process data from the core of your enterprise but also to data at the edge. The edge includes devices, such as RFID, but also extends to customers and partners throughout the supply chain.

In this paper, David Chappell introduces BizTalk Server 2006 R2 features and use cases. He describes what you can accomplish with BizTalk Server 2006 R2 and why it is the right choice for enterprise application infrastructure.

Included in this document

  • An overview of BizTalk Server 2006 R2

  • The challenge: Improving business processes

  • Addressing the challenge of what BizTalk Server 2006 R2 provides

    • Application integration in a service-oriented world

    • Business-to-business integration

    • Business process management

  • BizTalk Server 2006 R2 fundamentals

    • Connecting systems

      • Sending and receiving messages: Adapters

      • Processing messages: Pipelines

      • Translating messages: Data mapping

    • Defining business process

      • Using orchestrations

      • Using the Business Rule Engine

    • Creating scalable configurations

    • Managing BizTalk applications

      • Creating and monitoring applications

      • Examining application history

  • Additional BizTalk Server 2006 R2 technologies

    • Business activity monitoring

    • Using EDI

    • Working with RFID

    • Enterprise single sign-on

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