http://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/atom.xmlCommunity Server2007-08-03T09:19:00Zhttp://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2008/07/01/biztalk-rfid-training-coming-up.aspx2008-07-01T07:56:43Z2008-07-01T07:56:43ZQuick Learn one of our training partners has announced upcoming training's on BizTalk RFID. Following are the training dates. BizTalk Expert Series - RFID August 25-26 http://www.quicklearn.com/newsletters/news061808c.htm BizTalk Expert Series - RFID October 23-24 http://www.quicklearn.com/newsletters/news061808a.htm...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2008/07/01/biztalk-rfid-training-coming-up.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8675140" width="1" height="1">Anush - MSFThttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/Anush+-+MSFT.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2008/04/14/rfid-reaches-it-tipping-point.aspx2008-04-14T08:10:07Z2008-04-14T08:10:07ZTHE RESULTS ARE IN &#8211; the first ever WW RFID Solutions Days was a BIG Success! We were targeting 200-225 attendees for the event - we crossed 300 . We were targeting 60 attendees for training and we had more than 100 . We had more than 50 customers at the event, and we&#8217;ve been getting amazing feedback from various quarters including MS Field, customers and partners following the event! AMR's note on this - see http://www.amrresearch.com/Content/View.asp?pmillid=21232 captures the essence...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2008/04/14/rfid-reaches-it-tipping-point.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8390503" width="1" height="1">Anush - MSFThttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/Anush+-+MSFT.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2008/01/05/the-first-ever-microsoft-rfid-solution-days-is-here.aspx2008-01-05T05:32:47Z2008-01-05T05:32:47ZGives us great pleasure to announce the first edition of the WW RFID Solution Days and Partner Expo to be held from February 18-21 @ the Westin in Bellevue , WA. This event will kickoff with keynotes from industry analysts and business leaders and showcase 14+ content rich breakouts RFID based solutions across verticals being built on BizTalk RFID today - a 2 day solution extravaganza! This will be followed by a 2 day instructor-led deep drill-down training session on the Microsoft campus This is...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2008/01/05/the-first-ever-microsoft-rfid-solution-days-is-here.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6985477" width="1" height="1">Anush - MSFThttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/Anush+-+MSFT.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2007/12/21/3-pillars-of-biztalk-rfid.aspx2007-12-21T08:28:28Z2007-12-21T08:28:28ZSudhir Hasbe recently came on board the RFID team as a Product Manager. In his brief time on the team, Sudhir has been doing a bit of everything from working behind the scenes at EPC Connections, delivering the keynote at RFID Journal Live Europe, putting together a blue print for our breadth partner eco-system, to blogging on his favorite product - BizTalk RFID! We look forward to great things from him and check out Sud's blog for his thoughts on BTS RFID (the 3 pillars post being the latest) and...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2007/12/21/3-pillars-of-biztalk-rfid.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6824476" width="1" height="1">Anush - MSFThttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/Anush+-+MSFT.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2007/12/06/rfid-for-everyone.aspx2007-12-06T05:52:45Z2007-12-06T05:52:45ZAMR’s John Fontanella recently published his note on the release of BizTalk Server 2006 R2 entitled “Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2: RFID for Everyman” - which is now available on www.microsoft.com/rfid for download. Highlighting the benefits of BizTalk Server 2006 R2, John opines that BizTalk RFID will be a key driver in enabling mainstream adoption of RFID solutions. In this report, John notes that with the introduction of BizTalk to the RFID market, it will help eliminate RFID middleware technologies,...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2007/12/06/rfid-for-everyone.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6673697" width="1" height="1">Anush - MSFThttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/Anush+-+MSFT.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2007/11/08/biztalk-rfid-debuts-at-teched-emea-barcelona-gets-rfid-savvy-daenet-style.aspx2007-11-08T20:27:13Z2007-11-08T20:27:13ZBiztalk RFID made it's debut in TechED EMEA this week (our premier EMEA developer + IT Pro event -&gt; http://www.mseventseurope.com/teched/07/itforum/content/Pages/Default.aspx ) This year we hosted a total of 5,250 attendees at this event 4,000+ customers and partners 200 Microsoft delegate attendees 350 sponsor and exhibitor delegates and staff 300 Microsoft Ask-The-Expert Staff, MVP staff and MCT Staff 80 press and analyst people 300 speakers (Microsoft and 3rd party) Together with TechEd Developers...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2007/11/08/biztalk-rfid-debuts-at-teched-emea-barcelona-gets-rfid-savvy-daenet-style.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=5991211" width="1" height="1">Anush - MSFThttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/Anush+-+MSFT.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2007/10/16/biztalk-rfid-epc-connection.aspx2007-10-16T09:10:48Z2007-10-16T09:10:48ZOn the road again this time waiting for a flight to JFK in Logan (one of my least favorite airports) and what better time than to sit back and recollect the events over the last week in Chicago that included everything from Kevin Turner (our COO) launching BizTalk Server R2 (and speaking to the power of RFID as a transformational technology for business), 14 different partners exhibiting solutions in our booth, a breakout session on BizTalk RFID with 4 customer co-presenting with me, and of course...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2007/10/16/biztalk-rfid-epc-connection.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=5467584" width="1" height="1">Anush - MSFThttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/Anush+-+MSFT.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2007/10/02/got-sushi-rfid.aspx2007-10-02T08:08:00Z2007-10-02T08:08:00ZJames Allard at Blue C Sushi and I crossed paths 7 months ago, and ever since I've only had admiration for his relentless passion to innovate and provide only the best of the best to his customers - a true visionary in more than one way, and a personality that's worth traveling miles to meet! Not only did James convert me into a Sushi addict with fabulous food, but has also gone on to prove that the right technology used in the right circumstances with a little bit of passion and vision thrown in...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2007/10/02/got-sushi-rfid.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=5238095" width="1" height="1">Anush - MSFThttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/Anush+-+MSFT.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2007/09/28/other-biztalk-rfid-ers-in-blogosphere.aspx2007-09-28T05:15:11Z2007-09-28T05:15:11ZAs the interest in BizTalk RFID grows, something that I look forward to doing is pointing readers to great blogs on this platform as well as blogs of experts who are using BizTalk RFID to create innovative new applications - my hope is that there will be a rich community of us sharing our experiences to the world and growing the knowledge pool of RFID savvy users! Two of them I'd like to introduce you to today are: J. Kalyanasundaram (a.k.a. JKAT) - http://blogs.msdn.com/kalyanaj/ Mick Badran (aka...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2007/09/28/other-biztalk-rfid-ers-in-blogosphere.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=5177241" width="1" height="1">Anush - MSFThttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/Anush+-+MSFT.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2007/09/28/recent-analyst-press-coverage-of-biztalk-rfid.aspx2007-09-28T04:17:51Z2007-09-28T04:17:51ZSome highlights from AR / PR coverage (if you missed them) 1. AMR’s coverage of BizTalk RFID ( Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2: RFID for Everyman ) 2. Manufacturing Business Technology - Microsoft touts new edition of BizTalk as low-cost solution for linking global supply chains ( http://www.mbtmag.com/article/CA6478610.html?q=microsoft ) 3. A plethora of articles including the following: Computerworld Microsoft rolls out next release of BizTalk Server CRN Microsoft Ships New BizTalk Server Release...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2007/09/28/recent-analyst-press-coverage-of-biztalk-rfid.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=5176288" width="1" height="1">Anush - MSFThttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/Anush+-+MSFT.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2007/09/22/launch-diaries-day-0-in-taipei.aspx2007-09-22T23:17:30Z2007-09-22T23:17:30ZA blow by blow account (in pictures) of the launch in Taiwan - kudos to the entire MS Taiwan organization for putting together a great event. Enjoy :) Cheers! Anush Snap-shots from Taiwan: Time 9:30 Opening Show Taiko御鼓坊 9:30 – 9:45 Opening speech Davis Tsai General Manager, Microsoft Taiwan 9:45 – 10:25 Keynote speech - Empowering Dynamic IT Dr. Donald Ferguson Technical Fellow of Platform &amp; Strategy, Microsoft Corporate 10:25–10:45 Break 10:45–12:15 BizTalk Server 2006 R2 – Extending the Connected...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2007/09/22/launch-diaries-day-0-in-taipei.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=5059669" width="1" height="1">Anush - MSFThttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/Anush+-+MSFT.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2007/09/21/biztalk-rfid-released.aspx2007-09-21T04:03:47Z2007-09-21T04:03:47ZA whirlwind (and extremely exciting!) 2 weeks it has been as we launch BizTalk server RFID world-wide and I wanted to share with you the excitement and the rich, robust RFID solutions (from the Enterprise to the SMB) that are being enabled world-wide on this platform today. The first wave of events began in Taipei, where over 1000 people attended a packed show (opened by a high energy performance on drums called Taiko) to hear about the new features in BizTalk Server R2, and see live applications...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2007/09/21/biztalk-rfid-released.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=5022795" width="1" height="1">Anush - MSFThttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/Anush+-+MSFT.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2007/08/31/device-interaction-a-high-level-view.aspx2007-08-31T08:40:00Z2007-08-31T08:40:00ZIn this post my aim is to classify/group/categorize all interaction or communication that RFID devices are involved in. I find such high level views very useful for thinking about problems. Hopefully you will too. My plan is to use this as a reference for future posts. Now to the classification Operations : Aspects related to using the RFID device from an application. This is the "real" RFID related functionality. Ex. Read/Write/Kill tags, Get/Set IO ports etc. Discovery : Discovering when a device...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2007/08/31/device-interaction-a-high-level-view.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4661258" width="1" height="1">Anush - MSFThttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/Anush+-+MSFT.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2007/08/06/janakiram-goteti-on-biztalk-rfid.aspx2007-08-06T18:40:00Z2007-08-06T18:40:00ZI am a developer on the Biztalk RFID team. I have been on this team since its inception. Phew... it has been a long march!! But, I am excited about all the work we have put in being used in the "real" world. One of the main areas of my work is "Asynchronous Event Processing" (so you know who to blame... :)). My posts will be centered around this topic. I also plan/hope to touch upon future directions of the product....(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2007/08/06/janakiram-goteti-on-biztalk-rfid.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4261952" width="1" height="1">Anush - MSFThttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/Anush+-+MSFT.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2007/08/03/deployprocess-and-deploy-method-in-event-handlers.aspx2007-08-03T11:19:00Z2007-08-03T11:19:00ZI have seen some confusion regarding how the Deploy method (including some posts on MSDN forums http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=1474&amp;SiteID=1 ) in an event handler is used. I felt a description of the Deploy method's "role in the universe" would be useful. Parts of this description are in the product documentation but split in various places. When ProcessManagerProxy.DeployProcess is called on an RfidProcess, the Deploy methods are called on all the event handlers in it....(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/biztalkrfid/archive/2007/08/03/deployprocess-and-deploy-method-in-event-handlers.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4202968" width="1" height="1">Anush - MSFThttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/Anush+-+MSFT.aspx