What's the Buzz about Microsoft BizTalk 2009?

Your company has many diverse computer systems ranging from point of sale software and messaging systems to EDI and bar code systems – and more! But all of these systems are separate; they don't necessarily talk to each other. BizTalk 2009, which is the sixth generation of the BizTalk product, allows for improved integration and connectivity between diverse systems. Over 8500 BizTalk installations around the globe organizations rely on BizTalk for integration and connectivity for good reason: interoperability.

Why switch to BizTalk and deal with the Microsoft training required to implement it? By switching, your infrastructure will live up to its full potential allowing you to: eliminate redundancy through integration, automate business interactions, gain a better understanding of business performance and processes, reduce errors, better manage the impact of change, improve interoperability, and reduce costs.

No matter what platform you are dealing with, BizTalk Server 2009 allows you to integrate new technologies with old and connect standards-based and proprietary systems into the .NET Framework. Dozens of application adapters, ranging from business applications to transport protocols are available for integration between diverse systems. BizTalk allows you to connect, people, platforms, and applications.

How will you use BizTalk in your organization? The possibilities are limited only by your imagination. If you have an IT technician on your staff who has earned his MCTS certification, you are already ahead of the game. A qualified technician and an investment in BizTalk technician are the first steps toward a more unified infrastructure. With this technology, you can streamline business processes, automate payment processing, deliver real time reports, and do much more across multiple platforms.

Microsoft BizTalk 2009 boasts new features including support for:

• Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
• Visual Studio 2008 (SP1)
• .Net Framework 3.5 (SP1)
• SQL Server2008

In addition, enhanced B2B integration includes support for:

• Mobile RFID platforms and devices
• Swift
• EDI
• AS2

Many adapters are included with the 2009 BizTalk license including: PeopleSoft Enterprise, JD Edwards OneWorld XE and Enterprise One, TIBCO Rendezvous and Enterprise Message System, WebSphere MQ, MSMQ, Windows SharePoint Services, Windows Communication Foundation, IBM mainframe host files, file, FTP, HTTP, POP3, SMTP, and SOAP. With so many adapters and support for host files, not only can you connect and integrate new technologies, you can connect legacy systems into your infrastructure.

The 2009 edition of BizTalk is generating a great deal of buzz. The BizTalk family has been embraced by the world's leading organizations including over 90% of the Fortune Global 100.

CBT Planet is your one stop source for all of your Microsoft BizTalk training needs. Now that you know what the buzz is with BizTalk, why not pick up a BizTalk training video and position yourself as an expert?