Microsoft BizTalk and .NET 3.0
BizTalk Server is the Microsoft server for Business Process Management (BPM), integration (EAI), and service-oriented architectures (SOA). Business processes can be mapped, defined, executed, and analyzed within the IT environment using BizTalk server.
.NET is the Microsoft development platform. Since version 3.0, the .NET framework has included additional functionality relating to integration architectures, such as Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Windows Workflow Foundation (WF), or the identity system CardSpace.
The following diagram shows the Microsoft BizTalk and .NET components in the integration blueprint:
The following table holds a description of the components of Microsoft BizTalk and other server products, as shown in the preceding diagram:
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Component |
Description |
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BizTalk Accelerators |
BizTalk Server Accelerators speed up the implementation of solutions. Microsoft provides accelerators for SWIFT and RosettaNet among others. |
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