Microsoft helping businesses to "reach across applications"

News Article - 11 September 2007
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Software firm Microsoft has launched a new server intended to assist businesses connect their systems within organisations and trading partners.

The BizTalk Server 2006 R2 business process management technology is being made commercially available, offering users radio frequency identification and electronic data interchange facilities.

According to the firm, the server forms part of the company's application platform aimed at helping organisations deploy and manage their IT systems both locally and worldwide.

Steven Martin, director of connected systems product management at Microsoft said that the BizTalk server provided customers with the technology needed to connect their applications and people.

"For customers to successfully extend their core business processes to reach across applications, partners and platforms, they need a way to connect their existing systems regardless of vendor, age, platform, protocol and geography," he stated.

In related news, Microsoft recently announced that it was developing the first service pack for Windows Vista, expected to be released during the first quarter of next year.

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