Chapter 1. BizTalk in the Enterprise

The BizTalk Server 2006 product is a group of application services that facilitate the rapid creation of integration solutions. BizTalk Server is designed specifically to integrate disparate systems in a loosely coupled way. BizTalk Server is a toolkit, and within this toolkit you will find tools to help you build your application. The trick, like the wise Scottish man said, is "using the right tool for the right job."

The art of creating a BizTalk solution is exactly that, using the right tool from the BizTalk toolkit to accomplish the task at hand. If you were to look at two BizTalk projects that address identical problems, designed by two architects, you would, most likely, see two completely different- looking ...

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