Version 6.0.142 is now on the connect site. Go get it . The Release candidate includes one new feature, PXE boot. In addition it address a number of issues including installation on Windows 2003 as a host; Audio in Vista; DVD support for Vista installation;...

We have released Virtual PC 2007 Beta. It has support for Windows Vista as a guest and as a host, including 64-bit host support and provides an excellent application compatibility solution. It also has support for hardware virtualization technology from...

The last 6 months have been a lot of fun. On the downside I've attended exactly zero conferences - ok my wife doesn't think that's a downside. On the upside I've been working in areas I haven't had the opportunity to over the past 5 years. Specifically...

If you enjoyed my blog please go here for more :). I'm having fun working in Windows Planning. More on that when I have something interesting to say.

Well over 5 years ago I joined the nascent BizTalk Server team. One of the reasons I came to Microsoft was because of the wide range of job roles available and yet I was just having too much fun with BizTalk Server to consider moving. Nevertheless, with...

Whatsmore you don't need to wait until midnight to pick it up either :). As of now BizTalk Server 2006 Beta 2 is available at betaplace. We haven't updated ms.com yet (its coming) but the instructions are the same as the CTP . This time around there is...

In my 5 years in the business, today is the today I'm most proud of. Not because we are finished with BizTalk Server 2006 - we are not - but we are making lots of progress having released our second CTP build that works on the RTM versions of SQL and...

In no particular order of course but let's start with Surveys. If you are NOT residing in the United States or Canada (aka you are from the rest of the world) then we want to hear from you and you might win a cool MP3 player as a result. Read below for...

Several people have asked me whether there will be a build of BizTalk Server that works on the RTM bits of SQL Server and Visual Studio .NET for the Launch. That's the plan. It won't be beta 2 because we are still working on our quality metrics versus...

Is it KFC or Kentucky Fried Chicken? Well in that case legally it doesn't matter because the same company owns both the name and the abbreviation. Of course for marketing reasons they have swapped from the full-name to the abbreviation and back but that...

Oliver Rist wrote a column in his blog titled " What about BizTalk ?" Historically I haven't responded to these types of articles, but that's what blogging is supposed to be for - expressing your opinions and this seemed like a good article to respond...

Paul has a week of workflow web-casts on going for those of you who missed PDC or missed our sessions at PDC. The full detail and links to recordings are here: http://blogs.msdn.com/pandrew/articles/460630.aspx They are at 10am PST every day this...

Jesus Rodriguez has created a super cool adapter for BizTalk Server 2006 that talks to SQL Service Broker in SQL Server 2005 so that you can use SSB as a transport for SQL to SQL communications within a broader BizTalk Server ecosystem. His adapter is...

Now the cat is out of the bag on a couple of areas (Workflow and Adapters) where we need some more incredibly motivated, clever, articulate folks to help us make a real impact on the business in the following two roles: 1) Senior Workflow Technical...

It was pretty noisy, because the blue elevator was right outside. Sound like a page out of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? See for yourself in the latest video on theserverside.net where Paul Andrew (Technical Product Manager for Windows Workflow Foundation...

This documents helps you understand the key technologies from Microsoft and IBM in the integration space. It then compares and contrasts the various products and technologies. The goal of the document is to provide you with apples to apples comparisons...

We had a bunch of fun recording this video for channel 9 on the BizTalk Server Solution Designer which is coming after BizTalk Server 2006 and was shown to folks at PDC along with a demo of Windows Workflow Foundation in an ASP.NET web-site talking to...

Check it out here: http://channel9.msdn.com/showpost.aspx?postid=115366

3 years of development, lots of feedback from our TAP partners and internal groups such as Office "12" that builds on this technology - and beta 1 is ready for you to use! Yes we are adding Windows Workflow Foundation to WinFX. In so doing, we are redefining...

Tommorrow I start my sixth year at Microsoft. I can certainly sympathesize with those whose birthdays' are on 9/11. That's my MS birthday (in Y2K) and I'm not sure whether I should be happy or be sad as I recall my first day and a year later the vivid...

Microsoft’s Business Process, Integration and Workflow Conference is your chance to hear about Microsoft's technologies in this space both from a technical and a business perspective. Over 4 days attendees will receive detailed technical and business...

Sunny Seattle is not a myth. I should always plant grass seed on July 21st because to date it has rained exactly once since! Not so great on my grass but my vitamin D count is at an all-time high. I'm in a surf's up mood, of course there isn't much...

I did a quick podcast at techEd EMEA that touches on developer basics for BizTalk Server, and some interesting questions including workflow and some super brief future discussions. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3653847

In more good news today we announced our revamped adapter strategy . Yes you asked for the major adapters directly from Microsoft and we listened. The specifics are: Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards Enterprise One and One World, Oracle Business Suite...

Lots of things are going on as always: 1. We completed the "Microsoft position on ESB" document. This will go to microsoft web sites shortly and is our official position. Get it here . In short if you are looking for "ESB" we can help you; but on the...