BizTalk
Another important initiative is the Microsoft-led BizTalk initiative.
This initiative is another activity that this chapter will look at in a little detail. Before proceeding to examine what the BizTalk framework contains, the question of how open and how standards-based the BizTalk initiative is merits discussion. Is it, as some may suspect, yet another means for Microsoft to lock customers in?
One page describing BizTalk on the Microsoft.com Web site begins with this prefatory remark: "The BizTalk Initiative represents the set of investments that Microsoft is making to…". Unless the word "investment" has changed its meaning, it can be expected that Microsoft anticipates a return on its investment. Cynics may look and nod knowingly. ...
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