Sample BizTalk 2006 R2 HIPAA Solution Published on Codeplex

First release of the BizTalk 2006 R2 HIPAA Claims Processing sample application demonstrates how healthcare companies can submit claims through BizTalk 2006 in real-time over HTTPS to a 3rd party claims processor called Availity. This solution demonstrates the following technologies:
· Business Rules Engine
· SQL 2005 Analysis Services
· MOSS and InfoPath
· New R2 EDI Features for healthcare

BizTalk Server 2006 extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation Sample

Microsoft released BizTalk Server 2006 extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation (June CTP) SDK Sample. To try it out head to the Connect Site for this project, complete the survey, download the sample code and do the walk through.
Prerequisites for the walkthrough:
1- To complete the walkthrough you should first have Visual Studio 2005 professional or greater installed.
2 - You also need BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Beta 2 which is available on it's own connect site here. 3 - SQL Server 2005 SP1 express or greater is also required and you can get that here.
4 - Lastly you'll need the BizTalk extensions for WF from Connect.
The walkthrough will take about an hour and it starts with a WF workflow model and steps you through how to run this workflow inside the BizTalk Server managed server environment. No BizTalk experience is required for the walkthrough.

Article on Choosing the Right Technology for Integrating Systems

I wrote an article on Choosing the Right Technology for Integrating Systems few months back and after the feedback i got from people in PDC i thought i should publish the link. you can find this article here. I 'll be publishing an article on Microsoft office 2007 and its integration with application soon.

8 Tips And Tricks For Better BizTalk Programming

A gr8 article on MSDN
the tips are as follows
1. Always Use Multi-Part Message Types
2. Always Try to Design Orchestrations with Direct-Bound Ports
3. Always Use Separate Internal and External Schemas
4. Never Expose Your Internal Schemas Directly in WSDL
5. Always Optimize the BizTalk Registry for Web Services
6. Always Set the Assembly Key File with a Relative Path
7. Never Overlook Free Sample Code
8. Debug XSLT in Visual Studio

TechEd US 2007: SOA and Web Services Track Schedule

The complete abstract can be found on the TechEd site.

BizTalk 2006 R2 Beta Download Instructions

To access R2 Public Beta, please follow these instructions:
Go to http://connect.microsoft.com/
1) Sign in using your passport
2) Click on Available Connections (on the Connect Home menu)
3) Apply for BizTalk 2006 R2 Beta program

Nomination Start Date : 4/2/2007
Nomination End Date: 8/1/2007

BizTalk Server 2006 Documentation in PDF Format

The BizTalk Server 2006 core documentation PDF here.

My article on Integration technogies

I have working on this for quite sometime now , the problem which every arcitect faces when came accross the problem of integration is to which tool/technology to use. you can find my article on thi here

Great BizTalk book

This is a great biztalk for for newbees and the experienced biztalk developers

BizTalk Server Anti-Patterns

Eric provides some interesting food for thought around anti-patterns for BizTalk Server, starting with a kitchen sink analogy applied to maps.
http://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/tags/BizTalk+Anti-Patterns/default.aspx

Two great articles on biztalk performance

I Found two great articles on biztalk team blog site discussing biztalk performance

Managing a successful performance lab with BizTalk Server 2006
Get help deploying BizTalk Server with the Best Practices Analyzer (BPA)

must read.