BIZTALK IMPLEMENTING BUSINESSTO BUSINESS E COMMERCE

BIZTALK, MICROSOFT'S STRATEGIC E-COMMERCE INITIATIVE, ENABLES COMPANIES AND INDUSTRIES TO DEVELOP AND EVOLVE SOPHISTICATED E-MARKETPLACES FAR MORE EASILY THAN EVER BEFORE. IN THIS AUTHORITATIVE BOOK, RENOWNED E-BUSINESS CONSULTANT JAMES KOBIELUS WALKS YOU THROUGH EVERY ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH BIZTALK DEPLOYMENT -- BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL. HE INTRODUCES THE FUNDAMENTALS OF BIZTALK WHAT IT IS, WHO SUPPORTS AND OVERSEES IT, THE VALUE IT ADDS TO B2B E-COMMERCE, AND THE CURRENT STATUS OF BIZTALK-COMPLIANT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. NEXT, HE REVIEWS ANTICIPATED BIZTALK APPLICATIONS IN B2B E-COMMERCE TO BE BASED ON MICROSOFT'S BIZTALK SERVER 2000. BIZTALK IMPLEMENTING BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS E-COMMERCE OUTLINES THREE COMMON BIZTALK SCENARIOS HUBBED MARKETPLACE INTEGRATION THAT INTEGRATES YOUR INTERNAL BUSINESS PROCESSES INDIRECTLY, VIA EXTERNAL TRADING HUBS AND EXCHANGES; EXTRANET SUPPLY-CHAIN INTEGRATION THAT YOUR INTERNAL BUSINESS PROCESSES DIRECTLY, WITH TRADING PARTNERS; AND ENTERPRISE APPLICATI