Microsoft BizTalk RFID with KalyanaJ

We have recently heard one of our customers run into the following issue during BizTalk RFID installation: ------- Error 1957. Failed to set permissions for user domain\account on the RFIDSTORE database on SQL Server FOO. One reason for this could be...

The BizTalk RFID MSDN forums has moved to the following new location: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/biztalkrfid/threads/ This supports improved filtering/tagging, improved posting experience (dynamic posting, thread preview, real time...

I am very excited about the launch of BizTalk RFID Mobile and BizTalk RFID Standards Pack this month! BizTalk RFID Mobile is the RFID platform for Windows CE/Mobile: our goal is to make it as easy as possible to build a rich RFID/barcode enabled mobile...

The BizTalk RFID Tech Talk that Sudhir and I did at TechEd 2008 IT Pro has now been published to TechEd Online. Tech Talk Video: Developing RFID-Enabled Applications with BizTalk RFID In this session we discuss how RFID-enabled applications can...

I participated, as a co-speaker, in the TechEd IT Pro conference at Orlando during June this year. Our team had a few sessions here: 1) Deep Dive Into BizTalk RFID : This was a one hour interactive theater style presentation. Here, we started with a general...

I had briefly touched upon Device Security in one of my earlier posts: in particular, the privileges needed for using the DeviceConnection methods. In this post, I will elaborate more on the same: 1) If you are performing a DeviceConnection operation...

Sorry about the long hiatus - things have been pretty hectic in the last few months. Planning to catch up on all the missed blogging in the coming few weeks (things will always be hectic, so why wait any longer :)) !! If you have any specific topics in...

One recent question I got on BizTalk RFID was: "Is it possible to try it out with multiple simulated devices?" The good news is "Yes, it is amazingly easy to do this" using the Contoso Provider / Device Simulator. Let's say you have added the Contoso...

One client connection vs. multiple client connections: We saw an overview of the DeviceConnection class (Microsoft.Rfid.Client) in an earlier post and how it can be used for configuration and operations on a device. Now, consider the scenario where...

I briefly touched upon device properties (in my earlier post on device configuration and management) in the example of how to get the current device property profile. The "current property profile" of a device or source includes all the properties applicable...

In this post, I will talk about the various states of a device added in BizTalk RFID. Before I jump into that, want to quickly mention that you can use the "Contoso Provider" and the "Contoso Device Simulator" that come with BizTalk RFID (as part of the...

In my earlier post, I gave an overview of the various approaches in which you can add/register a device with BizTalk RFID. Now that you have the device added, I am sure you can't wait to configure it and start putting it to use. So, how do you use BizTalk...

There is a convenient download link to download the Help file, Tutorials etc. for BizTalk RFID. The BizTalkRFID.chm file is the comprehensive help file that you can use for API reference as well as for other deployment operations. Check it out at: http...

In this post, I will attempt to give an overview of the various methods in which you can add/register a device with BizTalk RFID. You can use "RFID Manager" (the MMC based management console which ships with BizTalk RFID) to check out most of these concepts...

BizTalk Server 2006 R2 final RTM version has been launched! This includes BizTalk RFID and I will be blogging more about the various features of RFID, particularly related to device management and RFID Manager. http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/technologies...

The beta of the BizTalk Server R2 has been released. I am excited that this includes the first public beta for BizTalk RFID! BizTalk RFID provides rich device management, data and event processing capabilities. To check it out, visit http://connect...

I recently picked up a copy of the book " Relax, It's Only Uncertainty: Lead the Way When the Way Is Changing " by Hodgson and White and found it to be a terrific read. It describes a set of skills called "enablers" which help one embrace ambiguity and...

I am a developer working in the Microsoft RFID Infrastructure group which is part of the Microsoft Connected Systems Division . I plan to blog mainly about happenings and developments in the RFID domain, in addition to information and reviews about other...