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BizTalk Server 2013 is now RTM!!

BizTalk Server 2013 has now finally been released to manufacturing! View the full details on the BizTalk Server Team Blog.

Note that there is a new pricing model based on cores rather than processers. The official Licensing Datasheet & FAQ document is available from Microsoft, while Saravana Kumar has a very comprehensive and detailed post to explain the new licensing scheme. You can also download a BizTalk Server 2013 License Maintenance spreadsheet that Saravana has made available.

Also of interest is that there is no developer edition of BizTalk 2013 to download. Instead, MSDN users can download the Enterprise edition, which is the same as the developer edition. There is also the 180-day free trial edition.

Happy BizTalk-ing!

BizTalk Saturday: Hands On Day Coming to Brisbane!

BizTalk Saturday is back with a new Hands On Day in Brisbane! Here's your chance to get up to speed with the new features of BizTalk Server 2013 under the guidance of Microsoft MVP Bill Chesnut ("BizTalk Bill") and BrizTalk Coordinator Dan Toomey! The Brisbane date is Saturday, 13 April 2013. Be sure to register now at the link below:

http://www.eventbrite.com.au/event/5679020102

Cost will be $100 and you will need your own laptop & Azure account. Please see the link above for further details.

This community event is brought to you by the Australian BizTalk User Groups.

New Webcast: Using SSO for Application Configuration

Just posted a new webcast on how to use the built-in features of Enterprise Single Sign-On to store and manage your custom application configuration in BizTalk:

http://youtu.be/n5RflNzXcfA

More webcasts to follow on the Brisbane BizTalk User Group YouTube channel.

BizTalk 2013 Beta Now Available

BizTalk 2012 R2 is now BizTalk 2013! Beta is available here:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35553

Also BizTalk 2013 beta virtual machines are available in the Windows Azure Gallery!

BrizTalk Has a Facebook Page!

Check it out:

https://www.facebook.com/BrisbaneBizTalkUserGroup

I've posted numerous links to webcasts, presentations, & other resources. (and it looks a whole lot prettier than this page ;-)

Presentations Available on Slideshare

Almost all of the presentations previously given by the yours truly are now available on SlideShare:

http://www.slideshare.net/dtoomey

Check it out!

New Webcast: Consuming REST Services from BizTalk 2010

Posted a new webcast on how to use WCF custom behaviours and the webHttpBinding to consume REST services from BizTalk 2010 and earlier:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QshMdmTHgRY&feature=plcp

The next release of BizTalk (2010 R2) will contain a new REST adapter, but this method will get us by until then.

Code samples are available on the TechNet post that inspired this webcast.

More webcasts to come later on the Brisbane BizTalk User Group YouTube channel.

CU4 Available for BizTalk 2010!

Cumulative update package 4 for BizTalk Server 2010 is now available for download via a hotfix request:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2667310

Includes hotfixes for:

EDI Support
Message Runtime & Pipelines
Management Tools

Microsoft Brisbane Office Has Moved!

Microsoft Brisbane has relocated to its new premises at L28, 400 George Street. Our regular scheduled meetings continue at the new venue.

BizTalk Management Pack for SCOM Released!

We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of the Microsoft BizTalk Server Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007 (SCOM). Many customers were waiting on this to move forward with their BizTalk Server 2009 deployments. With this availability, we are in a stronger position to drive BizTalk Server 2009 opportunities.

Download the SCOM Management pack from the Microsoft Download Center.

BrizTalk Has Moved!!

The Brisbane BizTalk User Group portal has a new home, courtesy of Microsoft hosting services. It also has a new look, thanks to the upgrade in DotNetNuke. Please be patient over the next several days as we gradually migrate content over from the old server.

User Accounts:

Unfortunately we are unable to migrate the user accounts from the old site. This means that you will have to recreate your account on this new site in order to access exclusive members-only content. We apologise for the inconvenience. However, rest assured that the mailing list has been preserved from the old site, so you will continue to receive notices even if you do not create a new user account here. If you wish to be removed from the mailing list, please contact the coordinator.