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Updated: July 9, 2020 (March 22, 2004)

  Analyst Report Archived

BizTalk Server Engine Reworked

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A new BizTalk Server release moves Microsoft closer to establishing the .NET Framework and Web services as dominant standards for Web-based application and business interoperability. BizTalk Server 2004 runs on the .NET Framework’s Common Language Runtime (CLR), integrates Visual Studio .NET, and offers native Web services support. Customers will also benefit: BizTalk 2004 promises more reliable Web services implementations, addresses performance problems in earlier versions, and introduces a new engine for adding and changing business logic. However, these benefits do not come without a cost: BizTalk 2002 applications will need to be migrated or rewritten to work with BizTalk 2004.

Why BizTalk Matters

BizTalk’s primary objective has not changed from previous versions: it helps systems with incompatible data formats and communication protocols to exchange information. The product is generally used in one of two scenarios:

  • automation of business-to-business (B2B) processes, such as handling

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