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Steve Sloan on BizTalk Server 2006 R2

Community
SOA
Topics
WS Standards,
EAI,
Office Business Applications,
Business Process Management,
SOA Platforms,
.NET Framework

InfoQ talked to Steve Sloan, Senior Product Manager, about the BizTalk Server 2006 R2 in the context of SOA.

Evolutionary integration with ESBs

Community
Java,
SOA
Topics
Methodologies,
EAI,
Interop,
ESB,
Messaging

ESB Programming experts provide simple working examples and clearly communicated ideas and patterns using the open source Mule ESB tool set. These examples provide both working code as well as suggest a methodology of evolutionary integration which can be used to dramatically simplify and accelerate SOA integration.

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Don't Let Consumers and Service Providers Communicate Directly

Community
SOA
Topics
ESB,
EAI,
Web Services

Ron Schmelzer of ZapThink discusses why most integration-developers aren't "doing" SOA and why this is bad for Service Oriented Architecture. He discusses the problem and illustrates some straightforward approaches to alleviate it, which don't always require significant investments in new infrastructure.

Is XMPP the Future of Cloud Services?

Community
Architecture
Topics
SaaS,
EAI,
Web Services,
Performance & Scalability,
Cloud Computing

The Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) has proven itself as a winner for instant messaging, but could it also be the protocol of choice for service integration in the future?

Microsoft announces the CTP3 of the ESB Guidance

Community
SOA
Topics
EAI,
Web Services,
ESB,
SOA Platforms

Microsoft is releasing a new drop of its ESB Guidance (CTP3). The ESB guidance is a framework that runs on top of the BizTalk Server 2006 R2 and leverages WCF to provide ESB functionality (routing, transformation, validation,...).

SAP NetWeaver Process Integration v7.1: a new architecture and enhanced SOA capabilities

Community
SOA
Topics
EAI,
Governance,
Web Services,
Business Process Management,
ESB,
SOA Platforms

SAP is ramping up for the launch of its latest version of the SAP NetWeaver Process Integration platform. Product Manager Sindhu Gangadharan said SAP NWPI v7.1 will be available next month. In an interview with Paul Read, she details the platform’s new capabilities.

Are Mashups EAI 2.0?

Community
Architecture,
SOA
Topics
Web 2.0,
EAI

Mashups are a lightweight, agile approach to application integration that utilize the protocols and standards of the web. Gregor Hohpe explores the use of Mashups and asks the question - Are Mashups EAI 2.0?

Are Cross-Service Transactions A Violation of the Autonomous Tenet of Service Orientation?

Community
SOA
Topics
ESB,
EAI,
Transactions Processing

This question prompted a heated debate on MSDN in the wake of the release of the first web service transaction standard last May. Juval Löwy from IDesign, Arnon Rotem-Gal-Oz and others exchange their arguments as they answer the question.

biztalk247.com launches

Community
.NET
Topics
Messaging,
EAI

Saravana Kumar, a BizTalk expert, launched biztalk247.com(BETA) on February 14, 2007. BizTalk 24 * 7 aggregates diverse resources regarding BizTalk and related technologies.