Introduction
BizTalk Server 2006 sets a standard in efficient business-process development and deployment by providing an internal architecture with deep integration between messaging and orchestration, as well as a scalable publish-and-subscribe messaging infrastructure. BizTalk Server 2006 unifies many services and development tools in a framework that provides a smooth design experience and a powerful environment for creating and executing business processes.
BizTalk tools and services
The following tools and services are included in BizTalk Server 2006:
· Messaging and orchestration. These services are used to transform, route, and send messages between business processes.
· Application development tools. You use various graphical tools to perform such tasks as creating, testing, and deploying schemas, maps, pipelines, and orchestrations.
· Business rules framework. You can use the business rules framework to seamlessly couple changing business policies and logic with complex business processes.
· Message activity tracking. The Health and Activity Tracking (HAT) tool is used to monitor and debug message activity and orchestrations.
· Web services integration. These services enable you to integrate Web services into a business process or to create a business process that can be published as a Web service.
· Business activity monitoring. You use these services to monitor real-time or archived business statistical data through end-to-end business processes.
· Business Activity Services. The Business Activity Services (BAS) enable you to manage trading partner data and relationships.
