In April, Steve Martin announced that we are working on BizTalk 2006 R3.  Some of the new investments for this release include:

• New web service registry capabilities with support for UDDI (Universal Description Discovery and Integration) version 3.0
• Enhanced service enablement of applications (through new and enhanced adapters for LOB applications, databases, and legacy/host systems)
• Enhanced service enablement of “edge” devices through BizTalk RFID Mobile
• Enhanced interoperability and connectivity support for B2B protocols (like SWIFT, EDI, etc)
• SOA patterns and best practices guidance to assist our customer’s implementations 

BizTalk 2006 R3 will also add support for our latest wave of technology releases including Windows Server 2008, .NET Framework 3.5, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008.  If you are interested in this new version, the BizTalk 2006 R3 TAP Program is still accepting nominations.

If you are interested in this program, please visit our Connect site to sign-up.

TAP Sign-up Instructions:

• Please log on to Connect
• Under Categories select Server
• Look for BizTalk TAP Programs and select the "apply" link next to BizTalk Server 2006 R3
• Download and complete the BizTalk Server 2006 R3 TAP Nomination form and click the select button