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BizTalk Server Posters from MSDN

January 5th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
These have been out since September of 2009 but wanted to offer them here in case anybody needs them. BizTalk Server 2009 Posters BizTalk Server 2009 Capabilities...

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Example of a BizTalk Orchestration

December 3rd, 2009 at 02:12 pm
In this video, Neal Walters (M2MSys Lead Microsoft Architect), explains basic concepts of an orchestration within the context of the Microsoft’s BizTalk Server.  See...

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BizTalk 101 Tutorial Series: Creating Schemas

December 30th, 2009 at 02:12 pm
This instance of the BizTalk 101 Tutorial Series covers how to create schemas for your BizTalk projects and solutions.  The tutorial will cover how to make new schemas from...

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