Just announced: BizTalk Server 2009.
(See Biztalk Server roadmap here: http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/en/
us/roadmap.aspx)
The release schedule appears to remain unchanged from the 2006 R3 version, with an expected release date in H1 CY09. There should also be a CTP release in Q4 CY08.
- http://blogs.msdn.com/chrisromp/archive/2008/09/05/biztalk-server-2009.aspx
- http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/en/us/roadmap.aspx#WhereWereGoing
- http://blogs.msdn.com/stevemar/archive/2008/09/05/biztalk-server-2009.aspx
- http://seroter.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/goodbye-biztalk-2006-r3-hello-biztalk-2009/
Summary of Changes, Additions
(See Chris Romp’s blog for more details)
Updated Platform Support
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New Application Platform Support
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New Hyper-V Virtualization Support
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Improved Failover Clustering
Service Oriented Architecture and Web Services
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New Web Services Registry
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New Line of Business Adapters
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Enhanced Host Systems Integration
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Enhanced Business Activity Monitoring
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Enhanced Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) Guidance
Business to Business Integration
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Enhanced Support for EDI and AS2 Protocols
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Updated SWIFT Support
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Device Connectivity
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New Mobile RFID Platform and device management
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New RFID industry standards support
Developer and Team Productivity
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New Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) support
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Enhanced Developer Productivity
Other Enhancements
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Messaging
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Administration
