Introducing Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000
Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 provides a powerful Web-based development and execution environment that integrates loosely coupled, long-running business processes, both within and between businesses. BizTalk Server can handle transactions that run as long as weeks or months, not just minutes or hours.
BizTalk Server 2000 features include the ability to design and use XLANG schedules; integrate existing applications; define document specifications and specification transformations; and monitor and log run-time activity.
The server provides a standard gateway for sending and receiving documents across the Internet, as well as providing a range of services that ensure data integrity, delivery, security, and support for the BizTalk Framework and other key document formats.
The following topics are covered in this section: