September 2005 - Posts

BizTalk Orchestrations, Business Rules, and Context Properties
26 September 05 09:22 AM | rseroter | 4 Comments   

It's always tricky to remember that messages in BizTalk Server orchestrations are immutable, and that you must construct a new message to make changes to a message body or context. However, how does the Business Rules work then? You pass a message in Read More...

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Couple of Nice BizTalk Server 2006 Development Features
20 September 05 05:21 PM | rseroter | (Comments Off)   

I'm told that I am easily amused, but these two little BizTalk development nuggets that I recently discovered made me giddy. First of all, if you're like me, without fail you repeatedly double-click a functoid on a map and expect something to happen. Read More...

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Debating Our Rules Engine
17 September 05 12:45 PM | rseroter | (Comments Off)   

If you're someone deeply interested in rule engine algorithms, and specifically Microsoft's implementation of the Rete algorithm in the Rules Engine that ships with BizTalk Server 2004, then you absolutely must read this facinating study by Charles Young Read More...

Filed under: BizTalk, Other

PDC05 - More Windows Workflow
15 September 05 05:21 PM | rseroter | (Comments Off)   

Let the "straightening out" begin. The article entitled Microsoft Workflow engine won't support BizTalk 2006 implies what is a misleading premise. While BizTalk Server 2006 will not have Windows Workflow Foundation embedded within, there's nothing that Read More...

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PDC05 - Day 4 BizTalk Futures Musings
15 September 05 03:26 PM | rseroter | 2 Comments   

Sitting here watching the Future Directions: Beyond BizTalk Server 2006 session at PDC05 and thought I'd share a few notes. We haven't done a ton of sessions here on BizTalk, and let Windows Workflow Foundation take the spotlight, but don't think for Read More...

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PDC05 - Day 2 Windows Workflow Musings
14 September 05 11:03 AM | rseroter | 1 Comments   

So finally, we can talk about Windows Workflow Foundation, one of the worst kept PDC05 secrets of the last day or so! First of all, some links to the key information, the beta download, and the now-available book ... Windows Workflow Foundation MSDN site Read More...

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PDC05 - Day 1 SQL Service Broker Musings
13 September 05 03:44 PM | rseroter | (Comments Off)   

Attending the Building Distributed Asynchronous Applications with SQL Service Broker session at PDC05 and thought I'd share these notes .... Service Broker is for SQL Server applications The queues are actually database objects You can write these applications Read More...

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PDC05 - Day 1 Booth Musings
13 September 05 02:45 PM | rseroter | 4 Comments   

500 Commerce Server t-shirts at the PDC05 booth. 1 hour of time. 0 shirts remaining. You people are ANIMALS! Man, next year I'm tempted to pay for shirts that say "Commerce Server Ate My Parents" just to see if people even notice when they grab shirts. Read More...

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Microsoft RFID and other PDC 2005 Musings
10 September 05 02:48 PM | rseroter | (Comments Off)   

Microsoft has been actively making progress with our RFID story, and soon we'll have even more to talk about. With BizTalk Server being a very strategic part of our upcoming RFID offering, it's something I'm personally keeping an eye on. If you're looking Read More...

Filed under: BizTalk, PDC05

BizTalk Server 2006 FAQ Posted
07 September 05 12:11 PM | rseroter | 4 Comments   

Make sure you check out the BPID Customer Response Team's recent post that contains a cornucopia of great questions and answers with regards to BizTalk Server 2006. Some of the questions include: Is an Indigo adapter planned? Can .NET 1.1 and .NET 2.0 Read More...

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BizTalk 2006 Beta Installation Documentation Updated
02 September 05 10:33 AM | rseroter | (Comments Off)   

We've just updated the BizTalk Server 2006 Beta 1 installation documentation . There are a few fixes, and a bit more focus on installing with SQL Server 2005. Check it out. Read More...

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