Folks, check
this coverage on how Breeze (Mick, Scott, et al) are planning to showcase the leading edge technologies at this year's TechEd!
Folks,
We're absolutely delighted to announce that this year's TechEd in Sydney will feature a full-on RFID event tracking which is being implemented by our partner, Breeze (using Kenetics RFID H/W and HP machines). As some of you already know we've been working on this for long now but its all set to go - there will be plenty of excitement as the front end will be near real-time event updates with WCF & Silverlight! We're also planning a joint session on "How we did it.." with Breeze & Kenetics - see you all there! Mick has more details here.
Just a fortnight after CheckPoint acquired OAT Systems, we hear the news of Impinj acquiring Intel's RFID unit. Impinj says that it is positioning as the one-stop shop for UHF RFID technology. These are very interesting times in the RFID industry so watchout for more exciting news!
Folks,
Bill Chesnut, MVP for BizTalk & one of the leading lights in the Integration landscape has organized the Quicklearn courses to be delivered in Australia. Well done Bill! I got the following email from him:
Just a quick announcement that I thought you might be interested in, Stargate Global Consulting in Partnership with Quicklearn will be delivering a Quicklearn BizTalk Deep Dive Course at our offices in Melbourne the week of July 28th. The Quicklearn BizTalk Deep Dive course is one of the best courses that I have ever taken (it was the 2004 version when I took it) and I would recommend it to anyone doing serious BizTalk development.
We have a limited number of spots going for $3500 + GST and the registration URL is below.
http://www.stargateglobalconsulting.com.au/biztalk_training.aspx
If you need any additional information please contact me.
Cheers,
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Bill Chesnut
BizTalk Practice Manager
Stargate Group
Level 3, 600 Victoria Street
Richmond Victoria 3121
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03 8420 3050 |
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03 9428 1533 |
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Just heard the news that Checkpoint Systems has announced acquisition of OAT Systems - it aims at becoming a one-stop-shop for all shrink management & merchandise visibility solutions. Click here for details.
If you are getting the following error "ProviderManager did not receive a reply within the configured timeout" when configuring the Device Manager in the RFID Manager - one of the quick checks you want to do is look at the ASP.NET version that is configured in the IIS for that device. If the default is configured to 1.1.x - you want to change it to 2.0.x. and give it a try.
Hi folks,
When I was playing around with the BizTalk RFID devices last night, I discovered that events could be viewed in the RFID Manager (by right clicking the device e.g. Intermec/Intel/Motorola/etc. and clicking on 'View Tags') but the events were not appearing in the SQL Sink (rfidsink DB and the TagEvents table). Thanks to my mates, Mick & Scotty, I found out that I missed enabling a property called 'Enable Event Mode' (right click the device and go into the 'Notification' screen and check the small box of 'Enable Event Mode' which will allow event to come to the RFID sink). Watch out for this screen if you do not see events in your sink!
I often get asked by the customers how the vNext of BizTalk is going to look like...there is some exciting news on this frontier..
The launch of Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008, .NET Framework 3.5 and SQL Server 2008 (with which customers can achieve a very solid, dynamic, scalable and reliable enterprise platform) provides the basic foundation stone for the next generation of SOA and Web-based applications spanning "on premise" software and ‘in the cloud' services, an approach we call "Software + Services". Two key areas of investments have been made:
To deliver a world class SOA platform across client, server, and cloud. We have been a thought leader in Web services and SOA technologies since the very beginning and have delivered industry leading technologies such as the WCF (Windows Communication Foundation) and BizTalk Server.
To deliver a world class and mainstream modeling platform that helps the roles of IT collaborate and enables better integration between IT and the business. The modeling platform enables higher level descriptions, so called declarative descriptions, of the application.
This set of technical investments will unify our services and modeling platforms, by moving from a world where models describe the application to a world where models are the application. This will bridge the traditional gap bewteen the IT Pros & Business Analysts. This effort is also called "OSLO". Click here to view what some of our Senior Leaders have to say. Click here for the BizTalk roadmap.
The BizTalk Server Best Practices Analyzer performs configuration-level verification by reading and reporting only. The Best Practices Analyzer gathers data from different information sources, such as Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) classes, SQL Server databases, and registry entries. The Best Practices Analyzer uses the data to evaluate the deployment configuration. The Best Practices Analyzer does not modify any system settings, and is not a self-tuning tool.
If you'd like to download this tool click
here
BizTalk Server 2006 R3 has been announced following the latest versions of the wave launch of the products (Windows Server 2008, .Net framework 3.5, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008). This will enable us to continue to take advantage of the improvements in our latest platform releases. Additional investments in this release to deliver customer-requested capabilities are:
· New web service registry capabilities with support for UDDI version 3.0
· Service enablement of applications (through new and enhanced adapters for LOB applications, databases, and legacy/host systems)
· Service enablement of "edge" devices through BizTalk RFID Mobile
· Enhanced interoperability and connectivity support for industry protocols (such as SWIFT and EDI)
· SOA patterns and practices guidance
BizTalk Server 2006 R3 TAP program has also been launched - any customers interested in this program, please visit our Connect site to sign-up
Folks,
We have just released the BizTalk RFID Mobile, a light weight platform for a variety of mobile devices, which simplifies the development of mobile applications that expose relevant, real-time business information. General availability is expected in late 2008. Customers and partners can participate in the BizTalk RFID Mobile Technology Adoption Program (TAP) by registering at https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=65
For more details click here
The Microsoft BizTalk Server Operations guide is based on real-world experience from BizTalk Rangers, PFE and other customer engagements. This guide is intended to provide guidance around maintaining and operating BizTalk Solutions in demanding production environments. Check it out: BizTalk Server Operations Guide
Target Audience: Microsoft field, partner organizations, and customers who plan, deploy, and maintain BizTalk Server installations. The guide was created from collections of checklists, best practices, and presentations to guide future BizTalk Server operations IT professionals
Click here to hear all about how Mick & Venkatesh delivered the RFID training at Redmond:
http://blogs.breezetraining.com.au/mickb/2008/03/04/BizTalkRFIDSolutionDaysWrapUpAndASomePlayTime.aspx
Venkatesh is the CEO of S3 Edge: http://www.s3edge.com
Well done Mick & Venkat!
Folks,
I'm back after a fantastic vacation! Was recently investigating options to get the Excel file integrated with an existing BizTalk application and found out that FarPoint have a great product called FarPoint Spread for BizTalk Server which helps you do just that by automating the parsing of Excel message stream to XML message streams (also compatible with R2). It provides you a codeless solution to parse Excel spreadsheet into XML. At the design time, there is a wizard to help you develop a custom schema based on the Excel sheet and at the runtime, the Excle is parsed and dis-assembled into XML. Look at the following video:
http://www.farpointspread.com/biztalk/videos/SfBTV2-2.aspx
Very Cool!
Hi Folks,
This week, Bill Chesnut, MVP for BizTalk and one of the top guns in the Integration Landscape has started his new role as the Integration Manager for Stargate Group, Solution Provider for Financial Services:
http://www.stargategroup.com.au/
New contact details:
Bill Chesnut
Systems Integration Manager
Stargate Group
Level 4, 600 Victoria Street
Richmond Victoria 3121
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Telephone: |
03 8420 3050 |
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03 9428 1533 |
