Early release of BizTalk Server 2006 R2 is available now for some TAP customers. I expect more people will have chance to experience R2. See http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/jun06/06-06EtEBusinessProcessPR.mspx for more information about how you can participate in TAP program.

BizTalk Server 2006 R2 enables support for .NET Framework 3.0 (formerly known as WinFX) and today I want to mention that BAM will expand its ability to capture business activities happing in Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF. A.k.a. Indigo) through R2 release by providing BAM Interceptor for WF/WCF.

Customers will be able to write Interceptor Configuration (IC) in XML format to describe interception points and deploy the IC through BAM manager (BM.exe) and plug in interceptor by modifying application configuration file (app.config) to intercept business activity happing on application hosting WF/WCF.