November 2004 - Posts

• IT Forum and BizTalk Server 2004 SP1 Update

  We made it to the release candidate stage for BizTalk Server 2004 SP1 last week so we are now in the EAP customer testing phase. If all goes well it will release late this year, otherwise very early next year. SP1 will be a pretty important milestone Read More... Posted Friday, November 19, 2004 2:35 AM by scottwoo | 7 Comments

• Aaron Skonnard's interesting observation: BizTalk and SOA

  Read his thoughts here . I couldn't agree with Aaron more :). Read More... Posted Friday, November 12, 2004 8:23 AM by scottwoo | 1 Comments

• Comparing the BizTalk Server 2004 Base EDI capabilities with the Covast EDI Accelerator

  I'll keep this simple. If you are currently doing EDI in a significant way it is highly likely you need the Covast EDI Accelerator. But of course you want to know more details such as what is and isn't technically supports in the base EDI adapter. You Read More... Posted Thursday, November 11, 2004 11:20 AM by scottwoo | 3 Comments

• JOB: Workflow Technical Product Manager

  As the BizTalk Server business grows we are adding more roles on the team. I have six direct reports who are so much fun to work with and its time to add another one in a pivotal role. If you are currently working the business process and workflow space Read More... Posted Friday, November 05, 2004 2:49 PM by scottwoo | 5 Comments

• TechEd Planning: Do we make it all one track for web services and business process/integration?

  Rebecca, who taught me how to blog all those entries ago, wants to know if you want us to combine the BPI (BizTalk, HIS and CS sessions) with the web services sessions into a single track for TechEd 2005. Of course my personal opinion is this would be Read More... Posted Thursday, November 04, 2004 2:11 PM by scottwoo | 3 Comments

• David Chappell's latest paper: Understanding BPM Servers

  Is now available here and makes interesting reading especially if any of you were doubting the importance of BPM servers today and in the future. Full Disclosure: The mysterious MS sponsor he mentions on his blog is of course our team. Now I'm off to Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 02, 2004 6:41 AM by scottwoo | 0 Comments

• Jesús Rodríguez's blog on WS-Addressing with BizTalk Server 2004

  As Jesús (UDDI wizard developer of competition fame) figured out there are a bunch of cool things you can do with the WSE adapter. His article here shows you how to use WS-Addressing dynamically with BizTalk Server and gives you some hints you can use Read More... Posted Monday, November 01, 2004 4:43 PM by scottwoo | 1 Comments