i have three questions about Biztalk RFID
i have three quesions about Biztalk RFID.
1、Is Biztalk RFID a function component of Biztalk server? or it is a seperate one? Can Biztalk RFID be set up singly?
2、Is there any trial or beta release of Biztalk RFID on Microsoft.com? Where can i download it?
3、Is there any connection between Biztalk RFID and Dynamics AX 4.0? There is a RFID server managerment in the inventory function of AX 4.0, i want to know if the server is Biztalk RFID server?
Thanks a lot!
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tonyguo] at [2008-1-10]
I'm sure MSFT's folks would answer with more details.
1-2. The Beta version of the BizTalk RFID was available to Microsoft's PAC and TAP partners for a year. The Community Technology Preview (CTP) - for the entire MSDN community for couple of months. I doubt you can get it now. At that time there was a separate installation package and it could be used without the entire BizTalk Server (except of some BizTalk-specific SDK samples.) Now with RTM when you start the BizTalk Setup you have an option to install the BizTalk RFID only. So, I guess it could be used without BizTalk Server.
3. Dynamics should have to use the BizTalk RFID framework internally.
Hope this helps,
I will answer the first two questions:
1. BizTalk RFID is a separate installable component in BizTalk Server 2006 R2. It can be set up separately.
2. Yes, there is an evaluation version of BizTalk Server 2006 R2 which contains BizTalk RFID. You can download it from: http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk.
Thanks,
Kalyan
Though Leonid just responded to me with the statement:
"BizTalk is a base of the BizTalk RFID. Definitly the BizTalk RFID cannot work without BizTalk server."
I'd like to make sure what I've ment:
Since the BizTalk RFID is available as a separate installation package, it can be used separately
, just as an API without any BizTalk development specifics like Orchestration, .btproj etc.
I've successfully developed couple of demos in this way and will include more sample applications (with source code) in our Provider's SDK to demonstrate features of the Alien Provider and Alien readers.
Actually, this is the simplest way for common developers who aren't BizTalk geeks yet and at a moment can't afford lerning time but have to deliver an RFID solution. The Microsoft's RFID SDK also demonstrates this use in samples: WCFEH, SynchronousCommands, ReaderFilterSample, DupElim and some others.
Hope this helps,
