Point(s) taken. Thanks for the correction, Roger. I wasn't aware that EDI was still so 'alive and kicking'.
Rick Kingslan MCSE, MCSA, MCT Microsoft MVP - Active Directory Associate Expert Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@;mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of > Roger Seielstad > Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 7:22 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Biztalk > > > That's a fairly accurate description, although there are some > other parts to it. > > EDI is alive and well, and actually still a growth market, in > large part because of the dot crash companies like Ariba and > CommerceOne who sold a sold a bill of goods that couldn't be > delivered. There are traditional strongholds for EDI, such as > manufacturing, automotive and petrochemical, but healthcare > is still seriously considering it as it provides a lot of > cross platform opportunities. In addition, it is as secure as > you want to make it. We regularly traffic EDI for companies > that require end to end encryption and authentication via EDI. > > I completely concur, however, that no solution is > z:\setup.exe <next> <next> <next> <finish> when it comes to > HIPAA compliance and the larger picture of EAI or B2B data > management. This is one where rolling your own solution might > be a bit more than you want to bite off. > > Roger > ------------------------------------------------------ > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > Sr. Systems Administrator > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > Atlanta, GA > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rick Kingslan [mailto:rkingsla@;cox.net] > > Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 6:31 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Biztalk > > > > > > Hahaha! Boy, are you in for a REAL shock! Justin, you're > > poised on one > > really TALL cliff! > > > > Cool technology, but one does not just drop in the CD, click a few > > buttons, connect A to B, then begin the transactions. > > > > Given your tagline, I suspect they are wanting to look at > it for the > > HIPAA module(s) that MS offers to do transactions in lieu of EDI - > > which isn't as ubiquitous (or nearly as secure) as the > > medical/insurance industry needs it to be. > > > > At a 50,000 foot level, BizTalk is Microsoft's server for creating > > business logic and rules in XML, and allowing it to > communicate across > > the common communication verbs that is XML, SOAP, etc. > > > > With all due respect, Justin - (there may be one here, I > > don't know) you > > need to find an expert on BizTalk and the medical industry. > > This one's > > a REAL toughy! I'd run away very fast if at all possible. > > > > Rick Kingslan MCSE, MCSA, MCT > > Microsoft MVP - Active Directory > > Associate Expert > > Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@;mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of > > > Salandra, Justin A. > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 3:08 PM > > > To: ActiveDir (E-mail) > > > Subject: [ActiveDir] Biztalk > > > > > > > > > What is Biztalk used for? My CIO asked me to look at it and > > > I have never used it before. Does anyone use it out there? > > > If so what do you do with it? > > > > > > Justin A. Salandra, MCSE > > > Senior Network Engineer > > > Catholic Healthcare System > > > 914.681.8117 office > > > 646.483.3325 cell > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:jasalandra@;chcsnet.org> > > > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > > List archive: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > > > > > > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > List archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
