Microsoft BizTalk Server
Combining disparate systems to achieve effective business processes is a major challenge. Business operations are becoming more service-oriented and creating effective business processes that unify disparate systems into a single whole is also becoming a reality. Microsoft BizTalk Server allows you to connect disparate software and then graphically create and modify process logic that uses that software. BizTalk Server also enables information workers to monitor running processes, interact with trading partners, and perform other business-related tasks.
Microsoft BizTalk is a premium integration solution for companies around the world. Customers trust BizTalk for solutions for payment processing, supply chain management, B2B interactions, real-time decision making, and reporting.
Most modern business processes depend on software. While some of these processes are supported by a single application, many others depend on disparate software systems. In many cases, this software was developed at different times, on different platforms, and using different technologies. To automate these business processes, different systems must be connected to each other.
Overcoming this challenge has many names, e.g., Business process automation, business process management. Despite the name, two scenarios are most relevant to application integration. One is connecting applications within a single organization, commonly referred to as enterprise application integration (EAI). The other scenario, known as B2B (business-to-business) integration, is for connecting applications in different organizations.