"BizTalk 2009" Announced

This month, Microsoft has announced the upcoming release of BizTalk Server 2009 coupled with plans for future releases.

Originally the next release of BizTalk was slated to be named BizTalk Server R3 but has been renamed “BizTalk Server 2009”. Microsoft wanted everyone to make sure it was understood that this is a full product release with new and enhanced capabilities and updated platform support for Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008, SQL Server 2008, and the .NET Framework 3.5.

A CTP release is expected by the end of this year. The formal release date is expected to be around June of ‘09.

Microsoft also plans to maintain a rhythm of BizTalk releases every 2 years.