Not widely used???

[Scott Woodgate (MS)]

I'll take the bait :)

BizTalk Server was the fastest growing integration server in the market last
year. Many of our customers are large corporations, check out the case
studies etc. for proof.

"Jay" <JNOS...@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
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> I am amazed how few posts there are in this NG for Biztalk - is this proof
> that Biztalk server is hardly used in the corporate sector? It seems a
darn
> difficult server platform to learn, MS is making big claims about it but I
> see very few jobs, here in the UK anyhow, wanting it. Or am I mistaken?
>
> Jan.
>
>

[Simon Chadwick]

There are dozens (perhaps hundreds) of companies in the US using BizTalk.
Why do you think so many (300+) BizTalk adapters have been developed? (See
http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/evaluation/adapters/adapterslist.asp)

Sure, BizTalk is not a trivial system to learn; that's because it
accomplishes two extremely complicated tasks - enterprise application
integration using a wide range of document formats and interface mechanisms,
and process orchestration.

After doing the supplied tutorial, I recommend investing time with a BizTalk
book. IMHO the best is Professional BizTalk published by Wrox.

Good luck!

Simon Chadwick
Microsoft Systems Consultant/Specialist
www.chadwickinfo.com