If you have been wondering why we have been quiet for so long – well we have been busy lately… and for a good reason - within a week from now we are going to present some very exciting sessions and demos at the Professional Developers Conference in LA . The first session will provide a sneak peak to...

If you are looking for a deep dive or topic specific training on BizTalk or .Net, check out these new classes offered by our training partner Quicklearn: BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Developer Immersion · Cincinnati, OH – Nov 3-7, 2008 · Boston, MA – Dec 15-19, 2008 · Redmond...

As you know "Oslo" is the family of new technologies that enable data-driven development and execution of services and applications. There will be several sessions at PDC discussing the technologies involved in “Oslo” in much detail. In the interim, we have published two interviews on Channel 9. ...

We recently started the Connected .NET blog , where we’ll focus on the Windows Workflow Foundation ( WF) and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) pillars of the .NET Framework. You definitely want to follow this blog which targets to make content more discoverable and will be frequently updated by...

We are happy to announce the availability of the new BizTalk Adapter Pack Poster. This poster covers interoperability with Line-of-Business Applications using the BizTalk Adapter Pack and the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) LOB Adapter SDK. This poster depicts the functionality, components...

As promised, we’re launching our July series of WF and WCF Influencer MSDN Webcasts . You can find these series highlighted on MSDN events series as well as find links to them below: Webcast Title Date/ Time Presenter Transactional Windows Communication Foundation...

We are launching a series of MSDN webcasts to explore the possibilities of Microsoft .NET 3.5 Framework through demonstrations and deep dives on Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF). Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is Microsoft's unified programming model...

We have documented and posted all the error messages for RFID, SSO, EDI and WCF for the event log. See the links below: · RFID: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb968047.aspx · SSO: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb899027.aspx · EDI: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library...

At TechEd Developer 2007 in Barcelona, Steve Swartz, Clemens Vasters and David Chappell , 3 amazing speakers, conducted a Channel 9 interview on Software + Services and SOA. You definitely want to watch this great video. They clarify definition of Software + Services and what services mean in this...

Last week we also announced a CTP release of the Microsoft Managed Services Engine to CodePlex. This is a very powerful set of infrastructure and tools built on WCF for supporting versioning, abstraction, management, routing and runtime policy enforcement of services in a heterogeneous environment. You...

Today in Redmond, during our keynote for the SOA and BPM conference , we announced our vision and multiyear investment in a wave of products which will simply building SOA & BPM solutions (codenamed “Oslo”). For more information, please see the related CNN Money article. You definitely want to...

Community Tech Preview (CTP3) build of the ESB Guidance is now available on ESB Guidance community site . This release includes many feature enhancements and further integration into BizTalk Server 2006 R2. It incorporates Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Request-Response Messaging, and the introduction...

MSDN’s December theme for BizTalk is focused on highlighting Windows Workflow Foundation and Windows Communication Foundation integration with BizTalk. You can find great articles such as Reference Application Pack for Retail which showcases integration using service orientation with BizTalk Server...