Biztalk Implementing Business-To-Business Electronic Commerce

The complete business and technical guide to BizTalk implementation How BizTalk builds on XML to deliver breakthrough B2B opportunities Using BizTalk to integrate supply chains, enterprise applications, and internal business processes Microsoft BizTalk Server: new products, services, and roadmaps Foreword by John Gallant, Editorial Director, Network World magazine Start leveraging BizTalk for competitive advantageright now! BizTalk, Microsoft's strategic e-commerce initiative, enables companies and industries to develop and evolve sophisticated e-marketplaces far more easily than ever before. In this authoritative, realistic book, leading e-business consultant James Kobielus walks you through every issue associated with BizTalk deployment-business and technical. You'll find specific, up-to-the-minute answers to the questions every decision-maker is asking about BizTalk: How does BizTalk work, and how can it add value to B2B e-commerce? How open is BizTalk-really? How does BizTalk build on XML technologies, including schemas and namespaces? How does BizTalk integrate with Windows 2000? What will Microsoft's BizTalk-compliant offerings deliver-and when? What are my best potential BizTalk applications? How can I start planning for BizTalk right now? Kobielus reviews each key BizTalk scenario in detail: hubbed marketplace integration, extranet supply-chain integration, and enterprise application integration. He introduces the latest commercial BizTalk-enabled products and services, and evaluates Microsoft's strategies for rolling out BizTalk offerings as server-based software and as portal-based services. Now's the time to understand BizTalk-and this is your business-focused, start-to-finish briefing. "This is part textbook, part roadmap and part crystal ball-all mixed skillfully, thanks to Kobielus' eye for detail and his clear, direct prose" John Gallant, Editorial Director, Network World magazineKobielus, James is the author of 'Biztalk Implementing Business-To-Business Electronic Commerce' with ISBN 9780130891594 and ISBN 0130891592.