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I've got one of the best jobs at Microsoft! My team manages the .NET Framework (WCF, WF, CardSpace), App Server workload for Windows and BizTalk Server (SOA, ESB, B2B, RFID, adapters, etc). I'll use this site to talk about technology, partners and the intersection with other things I do which may be interesting...

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Video Clip on Convergence - SaaS, SOA, Virtualization, Modeling
As I have written previously, convergence is a major theme in distributed computing. Darryl Taft (eWeek) recently wrote an article on the topic which was followed up by an article by Loraine Lawson (IT Business Edge). At Tech Ed, I did a quick video to Read More...
BizTalk Services “R12” Release – Workflow
Drum roll please….for those of you are as interested in the advent of cloud services, this is big. Today, we released BizTalk Services “R12” Community Technology Preview (CTP). Just as a refresher : “BizTalk Services” is the code-name for an incubation Read More...
BizTalk Adapter Pack 2.0 announced at WPC
This week I returned to my home state of Texas to attend the Worldwide Partner Conference. Returning to my home state didn’t get me back to speaking in my southern-drawl, but it did get me speaking with partners about something we are both excited about. Read More...
IDS Scheer announces the release of ARIS for BizTalk
June has been an active month for the Business Process Alliance . In a recent post, I shared some thoughts on how several cutting edge technologies—SOA, modeling, SaaS and virtualization—are beginning to converge. Recent product announcements show that Read More...
.NET StockTrader 2.0 Demo at TechEd IT Pro
For those that missed it and those hungry to see it again - check out this video from TechEd IT Pro last week in Orlando. Greg Leake demo’d his .NET StockTrader 2.0 during Bob Muglia ’s keynote with industry partner, WS02, highlighting our commitment Read More...
Steven Martin Blog Videos
New videos to be posted soon. Read More...
TechEd Developer & "Oslo" Wrap Up
What a week! TechEd is always one of my favorite shows. Not just for learning, but also for the connection to developers- the heart that keeps the blood pumping. Just wanted to do a quick post to wrap up the show this week and a brief glance toward this Read More...
Convergence - SOA, SaaS, Modeling, Virtualization
Last year at TechEd we talked about deploying technologies in a blended way – both on premises and in the cloud. We also talked about a framework for thinking about which applications might benefit the most from the blended world. Specifically, applications Read More...
Enhancements to BizTalk B2B functionality
I have two things to be excited about today. First, we’ve finally had some sunny spring days in Seattle (which means I had plenty of dry time outside this week). Second, there’s more great news about our B2B technology . Today, we’re announcing another Read More...
Composite Applications and Distributed "Service Networks"
For those that have managed to avoid the pitfall of SOA for SOA’s sake, composite applications are one of the biggest driving forces behind deployments. The reason for service enablement in the first place is so that you can compose them into new applications Read More...
BizTalk Server Platform Updates
Over the past few months we’ve seen an incredible wave of new platform products and technologies including Windows Server 2008, .NET Framework 3.5, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008. You may remember that in the past BizTalk Server has updated features Read More...
Have you met Greg?
This is a question I find myself asking my colleagues often. And they typically reply with something like, “Who's Greg?” or "Greg in accounting??". Not quite what I was getting at… Greg Leake is a guy who works for me in the Connected Systems Division. Read More...
Announcing…another new ‘edition’ to the BizTalk family
Today at the RFID Journal Live conference in Las Vegas, we announced Microsoft BizTalk RFID Mobile -a light weight application that works on mobile RFID devices, and will enable delivery of relevant information from these devices to central business process Read More...
Windows Server 2008 Interop and Performance Benchmark
This week is an exciting one for Microsoft, particularly those of us who work on the Server & Tools Business—today we’re launching new versions of three cornerstone technologies—Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008. The theme Read More...
SOA and Business Process Conference – Day 3 recap
With Day 3 behind us, and the fifth annual SOA & Business Process Conference coming to a close, we can officially declare the last week a success! It was great to see lots of familiar faces over the last several days, and to have a chance to reflect Read More...
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