Sergio Del Piccolo

Microsoft released BizTalk Server 2009. New features in BizTalk include the following:

• Support for the latest platform technologies - including Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 SP1, and the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1.
• Support for Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 and Team Foundation Server. This enables the following capabilities:
  • Support for team development (including project manager, architects, developers, tester and ITPros.)
  • Seamless integration with Microsoft Project Server
  • Consistent automated application builds for ITPros with Microsoft build engine: MSBuild
  • Integrated source control
  • Bug tracking system
  • Support for unit testing
• Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) Guidance 2.0 – extends the capabilities of Microsoft BizTalk Server 2009 to support a loosely coupled messaging architecture.
• BizTalk Adapter Pack - The Windows Communication Foundation Line of Business (WCF LOB) SDK & BizTalk Adapter Pack 2.0 is now upgraded to the latest platform. In addition to enhancements to the existing adapters, the pack includes two new adapters:
  • The BizTalk Adapter for SQL Server
  • BizTalk Adapter for Oracle eBusiness Applications
• Improvements to Host Integration Server 2009 and the BizTalk Adapters for Host Systems.
• Enhanced Business Activity Monitoring (BAM).
• Extended BizTalk RFID capabilities.
• Enhance support for EDI and AS2.

Interestingly, the following BizTalk 2006 features were replaced in BizTalk 2009:

• Base EDI Adapter – BizTalk Server 2009 includes support for processing EDI and AS2 messages using XSD-based EDI schemas and pipeline components. This feature replaces the Base EDI Adapter and schemas included in previous releases of BizTalk Server.
• The MSMQt adapter - to communicate with Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ,) use the MSMQ adapter.
• Human Workflow Services (HWS) – as an alternative for Human workflow solutions, you should now use Office SharePoint Server.
• Business Activity Services (BAS) - You can use the EDI and AS/2 features for this functionality.
• Health and Activity Tracking (HAT) Tool – The tracked services and tracked messages reports that used to reside in the HAT module are now part of the New Query tab of the HUB group page.

Links
A 120 day trial of BizTalk Server 2009
Detailed feature list of BizTalk Server 2009

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Published earlier this month is the BizTalk Server 2009 Technical Overview. This word document is a technical overview providing a guided tour of BizTalk Server 2009. It includes the important features and business benefits that BizTalk Server provides and contains a detailed primer on how developers, administrators, and business users use BizTalk Server to develop and manage business process solutions.

Link: BizTalk Server 2009 Technical Overview 

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