BizTalk BPO horizons expand
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Microsoft's BPO (business process orchestration) technology has so far remained separate from its Windows operating system, but integration of the two is on the horizon. A Microsoft official at the company's TechEd show in Dallas last week said BizTalk will expand to facilitate this move, one of many server-related announcements made at the show.
Touted as the first component of its Jupiter e-business system, the Redmond, Wash.-based company announced beta availability of BizTalk Server 2004, which features BPEL (Business Process Execution Language) support, "human-based workflow" for modeling workflow after user needs, and single sign-on capabilities. General availability of BizTalk Server 2004 is planned for the end of this year.