This article lists the version information of the service packs and cumulative updates for Microsoft BizTalk Server and Microsoft BizTalk Adapter Pack. We recommend that you install the latest cumulative update for the version of BizTalk Server that you are using(Note: We recommend that you test hotfixes before you deploy them in a production environment). Details you can find on Microsoft support page.BizTalk Server Adapter Pack 2010 is new enhanced version of the previous Adapter Pack 2.0. This pack has been updated to support .NET 4.0 Framework and Visual Studio 2010. Adapter Pack provides connectivity to latest versions of SAP, Oracle E-Business Suite, Siebel and SQL and Oracle Databases. It is no longer a separate download as previous packs. It is present on install medium (DVD/ISO) of BizTalk Server 2010 and important component for BizTalk AppFabric Connect Feature (i.e. LOB capabilities in .NET applications).

Overview:

The Microsoft BizTalk Adapter Pack contains adapters that enable enterprise applications and databases to interface with each other by implementing a common adapter framework. They expose line of business applications and data as Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) services. Technically, the adapters are Windows Communication Framework (WCF) bindings, and they are built on top of the WCF Line Of Business Adapter SDK SP2.

Note that the adapters in the adapter pack do not require BizTalk Server – because they are bindings of WCF you can use them to expose the enterprise applications and databases by developing the solutions in Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio 2008 and hosting them on IIS or SharePoint or a custom WCF application.

TechEd USA had a presentation on the SAP adapters available in the Adapter Pack and how to use it with MOSS. Some more live meeting presentations introducing the adapters in the adapter pack are on their way so keep tuned!

If you want to start playing with the adapters now and don’t have a licence there’s a 120 day evaluation download available.

TwoConnect ODBC BizTalk Adapter
Free Download

The Community BizTalk Adapter for ODBC is based on the code that was first made available on GotDotNet a few years ago.

TwoConnect has refreshed this code, added an installer, and tested it against the latest BizTalk editions.

We are releasing the updates back to the BizTalk developer, user and partner community as part of our ongoing community intitiatives. This is the second adapter package that TwoConnect makes available to the community after the very succesful release of the BizTalk WSE 3 adapter a couple of years ago.

BizTalk Adapters Download Options

The /n software Adapters for Microsoft BizTalk include fully-managed .NET Adapters that seamlessly integrate with the BizTalk Messaging Pipeline. The /n software Adapters extend the features of BizTalk with advanced Internet communications and secure messaging capabilities.