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K2 "BlackPearl" Beta 1 TR2
On Mach 26th, SourceCode Technology Holdings will release the Beta 1 Technical Refresh 2 of their upcoming K2 product code-named “BlackPearl”. If you’ve never heard of SourceCode they are best known for their workflow product called...
Jevdemon on The 4 Tenets of Workflow
I just ran into this interesting blog entry by Jevdemon entitled The 4 Tenets of Workflow . I think it is more of a description of workflow then a set of tenets, but nonetheless, it's an intersting read.
Microsoft Claims BizTalk Outpaces Enterprise Service Bus
Interesting article in eWeek today... "Microsoft is addressing the applications integration issue with a strategy that goes beyond the ESB standard, according to a paper the company has posted." I've always thought that the "Enterprise Service Bus" was...
Visual Studio Hosted Experience!
Microsoft is offfering hosted servers with hands-on virtual labs. Check them out here you can sign-up for free.
Avanade Connected Architectures
Here's an interesting case study on some of our technology. http://www.datamonitor.com/~a6db66b9040c4a639bb511ec89d181c8~/products/free/Brief/BFTC1124/010bftc1124.pdf
EI Challenge #2
EI Challenge #2 The second biggest challenge that we encounter on all EAI projects is testing . Testing something that is essentially a magic black box with messages coming in at one end and out the other is already something of a challenge. When you...
EI Challenge #1
Identifying the top challenge that we encounter on integration projects is easy: managing the dependencies . Anyone who has worked on non-trivial software projects already knows this: dependencies can quickly and unexpectedly push your project off its...
Enterprise Integration Challenges
I’ve participated in a lot of Enterprise Application Integration projects and Trading Partner Integration projects during the last 5 years. I’ve recently started looking back at that experience to try and identify what are the top challenges that keep...
Microsoft releases the Swift Adapter for BizTalk 2004
Microsoft has finally released the SWIFT Adapter (financial industry) for BizTalk Server 2004. This excellent news. I plan to kick the tires of this adapter as soon as I get a chance. Let me know what your experiences are with this one!
Microsoft's Business Process and Integration Developer Center
Microsoft just opened the Business Process and Integration Developer Center . There you will find lots of good info on BPI and EAI. Check it out!
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