Microsoft BizTalk
BizTalk is a business process management (BPM) server that enables companies to automate and optimize business processes. This includes powerful, familiar tools to design, develop, deploy, and manage those processes.
Everything you need for easy installation is included-integrated management tools, support for Web services, and a new business activity monitoring (BAM) portal.
In addition, BizTalk Server 2006 includes 23 application and technology adapters in the box for connecting to legacy systems (mainframe and mid-range) and line-of-business applications (SAP, Siebel, PeopleSoft, Oracle, and JD Edwards).
Itineris uses Microsoft Biztalk for integration with other applications at customer sites and exchange of information with business partners. The Biztalk integration component pre-eminently takes care of the interfacing between the solution and external systems by using existing adapters, components, best practices, development environment, etc... as much as possible.
SOA (Service Oriented Architecture)-future
Many companies choose a Service Oriented Architecture to integrate all business applications. Evolving the current applications to a SOA-environment requires enormous effort and investments. Many market wachters estimate that only few companies will be able to take the "S-Curve" Jump. Microsoft currently invests huge amounts of money in order to make sure all applications fit into a Service Oriented Architecture.
SOA is the base logic for the "Breaktrrough Innovation" strategy of Microsoft. Microsoft Dynamics AX is one of the leading applications offering this innovative vision and offers an integrated Application Integration Framework based on web services.
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