Regardless of whether you're evaluating or implementing for production, this book's 1500 pages contain extensive information on every aspect of the BizTalk environment. Documentation runs the gamut from step-by-step procedures (these use a new approach to the user interface, mostly shunning screen shots in favor of bold-type references to the dialog box names, check box labels, and the like) to succinct object model documentation for Visual Basic programmers. Almost every procedure and recommended practice is followed by a set of notes, which explain how to deal with unusual situations or problems. More extensive sample code would make the object model reference more meaningful, but installation and configuration instructions are unique and valuable.

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