So the latest and greatest BizTalk flavour is available  - 'R2' is what it's known to those out on the street.

Grab a trial version from http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk

The question is: So what's under the hood?
(cause that's the important thing - remember when you got shoes cause what the tread looked like on the bottom - KT26's come to mind Big Smile [:D] )

  • A Huge new EDI processing engine (5000+ standard EDI schemas OOTB)
    (as well as the usual one - Covast for backward compatibility)
  • WCF Services - as I've previously mentioned these are the glue between inter/intra process communications. Yeah yeah says the .NET developer.....but imagine if there is a 'dynamic' message contract resolution process!! Hmmm.... that's got you thinking - enter BizTalk!
  • RFID Services - huge in manufacturing/supply chain and even large Retail chains. Even fish in Malaysia have been 'tagged'
  • ....plus a whole lot more - Grab it http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb743854.aspx

Hope those of you that attended the R2 Launch had fun!! I did on the demo booth!