BizTalk 2013 R2 (First version to work with Visual Studio 2013 and Microsoft.BizTalk 2013 (First version to work with Visual Studio 2012 and Microsoft.BizTalk Server 2010 (First version to work with Visual Studio 2010 and Microsoft.BizTalk Server 2009 (First version to work with Visual Studio 2008).BizTalk Server 2006 R2 (First version to utilize the new Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) via native adapter - (Release date 2 October 2007)).BizTalk Server 2006 (First version to run on Microsoft.BizTalk Server 2004 (First version to run on Microsoft.The successor to BizTalk 2016 is on the product roadmap and slated for completion approximately 9 months following the general availability of Windows Server 2019. The Azure iPaaS (integration platform as a service) equivalents to BizTalk are API Management, Logic Apps, Service Bus, and Event Grid and between and included 'Azure BizTalk Services'. While there is discussion of the product direction of BizTalk, especially with cloud software becoming more common, Microsoft continues to support and update the product and offer coverage at their popular conferences such as Worldwide Partner Conference. Research firm Gartner consider Microsoft's offering one of their 'Leaders' for Application Integration Suites. Microsoft changed this strategy when they released the AppFabric server which became their official application server. BizTalk Server was previously positioned as both an application server and an application integration server.

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