BizTalk ESB Toolkit 2.1 Beta

The BizTalk ESB Toolkit 2.1 Beta version is out. In case you are giving a try to BizTalk 2010 Beta, then you might want to take a look at this toolkit for implemanting an ESB.

Here are some of the new features:

•  Supports Windows Server 2008 /2008 R2, SQL server 2008/2008 R2, BizTalk Server 2010 Beta
• Added support for Visual Studio 2010 Visualization and Modeling SDK for the Itinerary designer.
• Support both .NET Framework version 4 and .NET Framework 3.5.
• Supports the use of itineraries developed in ​Microsoft BizTalk ESB Toolkit 2.0.
• Minor enhancements:
•  The Itinerary designer now supports copying and pasting itinerary shapes along with their configured properties. 
• A new itinerary project template, BizTalk ESB Itinerary designer, provides an easy option to create itinerary projects under BizTalk Projects.
• Opening a new project in the Itinerary designer sets the export mode to Strict by default. 
• Added a new itinerary model property, Require encryption certificate, in the Itinerary designer to enable and disable encryption certificate while validating the itinerary.

• In-place setup upgrade from ESB Toolkit 2.0 to ESB Toolkit 2.1 is not supported. We do support solutions built on ESB toolkit 2.0 to run on ESB toolkit 2.1
• Itinerary Designer Extensions is not registered by setup. 
• Workaround: Install by clicking Start> All Programs> Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 ESB toolkit > Install Itinerary Designer Extensions

TAP customers can download the Beta build from the connect site.