Minimum hardware requirements:
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Single 1.0-GHz (or higher) processor; dual 2.0-GHz recommended
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1024 MB or more RAM
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9.0 GB available hard-disk space
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CD or DVD drive
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100-Mbps or larger-bandwidth network adapter
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For using SharePoint Commerce Services:
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Single 2.5-GHz (or higher) processor; dual 3.0-GHz recommended
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1 GB or more RAM; 2 GB recommended
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NTFS file system–formatted partition with 3.0 GB available hard-disk space; additional free space for Web sites recommended
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CD or DVD drive
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1024x768-pixel (or higher) display
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100-Mbps (or faster) connection between client computers and server
Software:
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Windows Server 2003 with SP2; Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP2; Windows Server 2008
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To host the databases — SQL Server 2005 Standard, Enterprise with SP2; SQL Server 2008, Standard, Enterprise; or SQL Server on a separate server
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For SharePoint Commerce Services — Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 with SP1; SharePoint Server 2007 with SP1
Specific requirements depend on whether the server is installed in a development or production environment. For details, see the Installation and Configuration Guide for Microsoft Commerce Server 2009.
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Under the Software Assurance programme, customers acquire the right to install any new release of products covered in the agreement during the term of their coverage.
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The Orchestration Designer, BizTalk Editor, and BizTalk Mapper provide graphical means to define a business process and the rules it uses. The Business Rules Engine provides a way of evaluating a complex set of business rules.
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BizTalk RFID enables RFID (radio frequency identification) devices to become fully compatible with the Microsoft platform. It also allows developers to create RFID processes, such as asset tracking and supply chain visibility, that are independent of underlying device types and protocols. New in the 2009 version is support for mobile RFID.
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BizTalk Server supports Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), one of the most prevalent means by which entities exchange data electronically, including support for AS2 and SWIFT formats.
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Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) allows analysts, developers, and information workers to get information about business state, trends, and critical conditions.
BizTalk Server 2009 provides the infrastructure to connect business systems with each other, regardless of the platform, whether in a single organisation or across different organisations. It also allows users to define and execute processes based on those systems.
For example, an inventory application running on an IBM mainframe issues a request for a purchase order, a resource planning application running on a UNIX system issues the purchase order, and a fulfillment application running on Windows places the order. These applications communicate with each other through BizTalk Server, according to the rules the organisation has defined for this process.
BizTalk Server communicates by means of software mechanisms called adapters. More than two dozen adapters are included, including Windows Communication Foundation for .NET, SOAP for XML and Web services, IBM databases, and commonly used business software such as Siebel, PeopleSoft, and Oracle E-Business Suite. Microsoft partners provide still more adapters, some at an extra cost.
The 2009 version integrates with Microsoft's latest platform software, including Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008, SQL Server 2008, and .NET Framework 3.5. It enables greater scalability and reliability and supports Hyper-V virtualization. It also adds a new Web services directory compliant with version 3 of UDDI.
This product includes one processor licence.
No client licences are required for BizTalk Server.
