Overview

BizTalk Server is part of Microsoft’s Windows Server System family of products that enable you to integrate systems, employees, and trading partners. It is an integration server product (Middleware) used to connect different applications, systems, or business processes within an organization (EAI) or between organizations (B2B). It is also be used to aggregate services to build a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).

Microsoft initially planned to bundle BizTalk Server 2004 with the e-business suite, code named ‘Jupiter’, along with other related server products such as Content Management Server, Commerce Server, and Host Integration Server. However, later Microsoft changed plans and continued to release them as standalone products based on customer feedback.

BizTalk Server 2004 has changed significantly from its predecessors. It uses XML extensively to deal with messages. It has been built using the Mialcrosoft .NET Framework and reengineered for improved performance and security...