Latest BizTalk News

Here's the latest from the BizTalk Server Team blog at Microsoft. http://blogs.msdn.com/biztalk_server_team_blog/archive/2007/08/23/launch-of-biztalk-server-2006-r2.aspx With Microsoft's BizTalk Server 2006 R2 events happening next month, and our recent release of BizTalk Server 2006 R2-compatible FarPoint Spread for BizTalk, we think there is some momentum coming with the "new wave of innovation that addresses core challenges found in key industries such as manufacturing and retail". As Microsoft says: "BizTalk Server 2006 R2 continues to meet the SOA / ESB needs of both large and small organizations and includes new capabilities like native support for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), AS2 and RFID. " The speakers who will be keynoting the launch include Don Ferguson, Kevin Turner and Oliver Sharp. Quick BizTalk Facts

• Over 7,000 customers worldwide
• 83% of the Global 2000 use BizTalk Server
• Leader in the 2007 Gartner Application Infrastructure and Back-End Application Integration Magic Quadrants
• Leader in the 2007 Application Server Platforms Forrester Wave

Upcoming Microsoft Events

• Taipei, Taiwan - September 10, 2007
  Keynoted by Don Ferguson, Microsoft Technical Fellow in the Office of the CTO and former IBM Chief Software Architect
• Sydney, Australia - September 13, 2007
  Keynoted by Don Ferguson, Microsoft Technical Fellow in the Office of the CTO and former IBM Chief Software Architect
• Chicago, US – October 2, 2007
  Keynoted by Kevin Turner, Chief Operating Officer, Microsoft Corporation