February 2006 - Posts

Microsoft RFID Platform Offering Explained
26 February 06 06:01 PM | rseroter | 1 Comments   

We just published a paper on the upcoming Microsoft RFID offering, and it's actually fairly informative. It covers the basic background, ideal applications, issues with current solutions, and finally a dive into our platform (which is currently in beta) Read More...

Filed under: BizTalk, Other

Updated "About BizTalk" Whitepaper Online
22 February 06 01:54 PM | rseroter | (Comments Off)   

Just FYI, we've recently updated our Understand BizTalk whitepaper to include BizTalk 2006 considerations. Talks about BizTalk and Windows Workflow, BizTalk and Windows Communication Foundation, as well as the overview of new administration functions Read More...

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Windows Workflow + SharePoint 2003 + BizTalk Scenario Built Out
17 February 06 01:29 PM | rseroter | 9 Comments   

So I had a use case from a customer to build a sample using BizTalk Server, Windows Workflow Foundation, and Windows SharePoint Services 2003. It was an interesting journey, and wanted to show how I got all these pieces to play nicely. Before diving into Read More...

Filed under: BizTalk, Other

Nice Free AJAX Library from Yahoo!
15 February 06 07:44 AM | rseroter | (Comments Off)   

This has nothing to do with BizTalk, but I'm just really impressed with the new, free collection of AJAX utilities and controls that Yahoo! just made available. Solid utility classes (animation, drag-drop), and nice UI controls (calendar, treeview). I'm Read More...

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Gotcha When Programatically Sending Email to BizTalk
14 February 06 04:28 PM | rseroter | (Comments Off)   

So here's an obscure one, but odds are it'll help some poor sap a year from now. I was programmatically sending an email message (plus attachment) to a mailbox polled by a BizTalk POP3 receive adapter. I was able to process it fine, and read all the necessary Read More...

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Avoid Reserved Words In BizTalk Project Names
08 February 06 05:27 PM | rseroter | 2 Comments   

The post title seems intuitive, but I do this to myself roughly twice a year. The name of my BizTalk project will contain some sort of reserved word, and it causes me to waste all sorts of time figuring out why BizTalk persecutes me so. Since this recent Read More...

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Free BizTalk "First Look" Clinics In Your Town
07 February 06 07:47 AM | rseroter | 1 Comments   

So, you want to see BizTalk Server 2006 in person? We've recently launched the BizTalk First Look Clinic website which shows you which US cities are offering full or 1/2 day sessions on either BizTalk Server 2006 Administration, BizTalk Server 2006 Development, Read More...

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BizTalk Server 2006 POP3 Adapter Usage
03 February 06 02:47 PM | rseroter | 6 Comments   

Spent a bit of time recently with the new POP3 adapter for BizTalk, and wanted to share some notes and screenshots. I currently have a BizTalk solution that I've built on a VM for use in customer demos. I decided to add a POP3 receive location to an existing Read More...

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