Various corrections etc.

1) The free stuff below is unfortunately restricted to US only.  Having said that there is still free-stuff up for offer if you are located in the USA.

2) The deep-dive training below was at $0.  We sponsored a number of deep-dive sessions and those rapidly "sold-out" :).  As you would imagine QuickLearn needs to cover their costs so they are currently charging for additional (non-sponsored classes).

3). Matt Meleski from objectsharp is doing a BizTalk Server webcast on March 28th.  It should be interesting as you can read below:

This intermediate level presentation will discuss how to create various Enterprise Integration Patterns in BizTalk 2004. Discussions and demonstrations will include patterns such as: Message Translator, Message Broker, Message Splitter, and Message Aggregator

The link to sign up for the Webcast is as Below:

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032270234&Culture=en-CA

4) The TechEd precon is still open and very few people have signed up. I wonder why? See the link below in my blog on how to sign up.

Title: Building Simple and Complex Web Services Using the .NET Framework, BizTalk Server and Host Integration Server

Are you convinced that Service Orientation is the way to go, but don’t yet have the technical skills to begin implementation or are confused by the many choices Microsoft offers you to build Service Oriented systems?  Do you want fundamentals on Microsoft’s integration technologies, and guidance on the trade offs of using one solution vs. the other for different applicable scenarios? If so, this is a session you won’t want to miss. This session provides you with the guidance and information you need to make an informed decision on how to best construct your integration solution using Microsoft technologies that will ensure your integration solution is extensible, maintainable and inter-operable. Our experts give you highlights of each technology by demonstrating how you can construct loosely-coupled, composite, and secure systems that bridge corporate firewalls based on core .NET Framework technologies, expose line-of-business applications in your IBM datacenters as Web services using Host Integration Server, and orchestrate the activities of disparate Web services into a composite application using Microsoft’s Business Process Management solution, BizTalk Server.  Each part of this in-depth session is followed by a lab that gives you hands-on experience with the technologies just covered. These labs builds upon one another, so by the end of the day you will have the experience of building a real-world Service Oriented solution using all of the concepts and technologies you just learned.