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A Connected Learning Community
Name
Title
Group
Microsoft Corporation
Enterprise Application
Integration (EAI)
Integration Within the Educational
Environment
Name
Title
Agenda
• Key concerns
• Increasing school responsiveness by improving
integration between all applications
• The Microsoft® enterprise application integration
solution explored
• Roadmap to effective application integration
• Resources
New School Imperatives
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The connected school requires
systems that
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Are enterprise quality
Are extremely flexible
Leverage existing infrastructure investments
Empower faculty, staff and students
Enterprise Application Integration
Key concerns
What our customers are saying
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Not getting maximum value out of current
technology investments
Need to make strategic decisions, faster
Systems and processes not integrated together
well enough to provide seamless exchange of
information
Primary and Secondary Schools
Key IT Concerns
• Provide the right information to the right parties quickly
and efficiently through application integration
• Bring legacy systems to the Web, including enterprise
portal initiatives
• Develop Web-based systems and on-demand student
services
• Optimize services for teachers, staff administrators,
parents and students
Higher Education
Key IT Concerns
• Find technologies and services that will unify disparate
campus environments
• Optimize services (e.g. online registration, virtual
registrar) for students, faculty, staff and administrators
• Enable students, staff and faculty to access information
and services through Web-based capabilities
• Facilitate information exchange from legacy campus
systems to newer campus systems
Enterprise Application Integration Increases Agility
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Proven
Quality
Immediate
Value
Flexibility
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Improve ability for you to:
 Automate Processes
 Integrate Information Sharing
 Control Costs
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Automate complex education processes easily
Manage and monitor school processes
Improve integration with faculty, students, parents and
staff
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Maximize
Productivity
Control costs, resource requirements and complexity
of integration projects
Maximize value of existing technology investments
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Capitalize on existing skill sets
Minimize learning curve for new solutions
Maximizing IT Value
Proven
Quality
Immediate
Value
Flexibility
Maximize
Productivity
Integrate with virtually any application or
technology
Systems must integrate
Heterogeneous systems
Legacy applications
Isolated islands of data
Case Study
Ocoee Middle School
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Situation
The Ocoee administration and faculty had a vision for their school:
• Easy access to technology
• Student email
• A home-school connection for parents
• Electronic student portfolios
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Solution
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Deploy a Zone Integration Server for all communications between servers
Allow the easy exchange of information by implementing the School’s Interoperability Framework
Standard
Utilize the complete Chancery Student Management Solution
Results
 Data can now be shared seamlessly between
departments
 Processes that were duplicated are now
completed in one step
 With the entire school on the Windows 2000
Platform, students and teachers now have the
information they need at their fingertips
Immediate Value
Proven
Quality
Immediate
Value
Flexibility
Maximize
Productivity
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SIF Compatible
Utilizes existing technical infrastructure
Seamless Information Sharing Across All
Applications and Platforms
Demonstration
EAI
Case Study
Ballston Spa Central School District
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Situation
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The district is connected by a Wide Area Network (WAN) but data is
not easily accessible
Information is isolated within schools, buildings and databases, and
is often inaccurate
Disparate software packages are unable to share information
Solution
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Implement the Schools Interoperability Framework so data can be
shared seamlessly and used universally
Deploy a Zone Integration Server (ZIS), a central clearing house for
all SIF communications
Utilizes of Extensible Markup Language (XML) format
Results
 Data is now accessible, and because it is
entered once, it is much more accurate
 Creating reports is simplified because separate
systems are able to share data
 Interoperability is no longer a problem, allowing
schools to use the best solutions available
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“A major part of my job is to gather information for state
and local reporting--data that helps us get funding and
helps us assess the needs of the district. As short a
period as five years ago, we were collecting much of
this data by pencil and paper. Using SIF will improve
the efficiency and the accuracy of my reporting
enormously. For example, now when a student is
entered into the system from any application – student
information or transportation – that information is
accessible to everyone.”
-Dr. Helen Stuetzel, Director of Instruction, Ballston Spa
Flexibility
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Standards-based
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Proven
Quality
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Immediate
Value
Guaranteed “once only” delivery of
documents
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Maximize
Productivity
Comprehensive document tracking and logging
Failover clustering support
Secure document exchange
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Flexibility
Supports SIF, EDI, XML, SOAP
Ensures flexibility, interoperability with any member
of the educational community
Support latest security features
Case Study
Ramsey Elementary School
• Situation
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Databases within the school cannot share information
Incompatible systems require inputting student data multiple times
• Solution
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Streamline sharing of information by implementing the Schools
Interoperability Framework
Deploy a Zone Integration Server (ZIS), a central clearing house for
all SIF communications
Results
 Information can now easily be shared between
separate databases
 School and district data can be changed in one
step instead of many, saving time and resources
 Ramsey Elementary can now choose the best
software and hardware available for each
educational function
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“Now that we have this interconnectedness at
the building level, the framework will allow us
to take the next step and connect with our
community. And when I’m talking about
community, I’m talking specifically about
parents but also the business community and
the county government too. We need to build
on these relationships and connect our
community with our school.”
-Stan Peichel, Principal, Ramsey Elementary School
Maximize Productivity
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Proven
Quality
Time to
Benefit
IT staff
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School staff
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Flexibility
Maximize
Productivity
Encourage collaboration between IT and staff
Leverage existing skills
Simplify tasks
Speed decision-making
Enable more effective access to current
information
Leverage existing skills
Solution Benefits:
Primary and Secondary
Higher Education
• Enable Improved Information Access and Information
Sharing
• Easily Integrate Applications
• Rapidly Automate Organization Processes
The Microsoft BizTalk EAI
Solution
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Microsoft BizTalk Server 2002
• “The best version of one product ever to come out of Redmond” –
eWeek Magazine
• Enterprise Application Integration made easy
• Reduce integration costs
• Integrate with virtually any application or technology
• Proven global-class scalability
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Suite of tools and services
• Orchestration Designer
• Comprehensive library of ERP, CRM, and other applications and
technology adapters
• XML and .NET-enabled
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Support
Partner applications
Integrate School’s Processes Through
BizTalk
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Making it easier to integrate and
interoperate school’s processes using XML
3 components
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BizTalk Framework: describes how information is being
transferred in a way that other applications will understand
Utilizes industry supported standards
Based on XML packaging standards (www.biztalk.org &
www.sifinfo.org)
XML support built into .NET products and services
Supported Business Applications
Peachtree
Peoplesoft
Peregrine
Pivotal
QAD
Quickbooks
Remedy
SAP
Scala Business Systems
ServiceSwitch
Siebel
Slam Dunk Networks
Staffware
Trade Power
Ultimus
VerticalNet
Visibility
Worldtrak
Ariba
Clarus
Commerce One
Cove Systems
Eqos
FrontStep
Great Plains
J.D. Edwards
Kewill
Manhattan Associates
Mapics
McHugh
Mega
Microsoft Office XP
Navision
Onyx
Oracle
Partner Community
BizTalk Server as an EAI Platform
Scalable, reliable internal integration backbone
Reduced
costs
Lower cost of
application
integration
BizTalk
Server
Greater efficiency
through real-time
data access
Better
integration
through
unified
data
Comprehensive Toolset
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Define Your School’s
Documents
Transform Your
School’s Documents
 BizTalk Editor
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BizTalk Mapper
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Build “Trading
Partner” Relationships
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BizTalk Messaging
Manager
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Orchestrate your
School’s Processes
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BizTalk Orchestration
Designer
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Learn from your data
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Manage the System
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BizTalk Document
Tracking
BizTalk Admin
Console
Scalability
Quickly scale up and scale out processing load
BizTalk
Receive
Servers
BizTalk
Server
Databases
BizTalk
Processing
Servers
BizTalk Messaging Server Group
BizTalk Orchestration Servers
Reliability
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Product
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Meets same testing standards as SQL Server
 Demonstrates enterprise-quality technology
All work performed by BizTalk Server is transacted and persisted for
reliability
 No possibility of lost messages or data
Process
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Configurable retry and data storage mechanisms for all transport
protocols
 Contain system management costs and resources
Guaranteed delivery of documents with
SOAP-based BizTalk Framework support
 Standards-based mechanism for guaranteed delivery over the
Internet
Security
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Role
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Transport
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Directly leverages group and user role-based security of Windows
2000
Secure Channel Services (SSL 2.0/3.0, PCT 1.0, TLS 1.0)
VPN – PPTP (MPPE) and L2TP (IPSec)
Winsock
Message
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Public Key Infrastructure
• Digital Certificates – X.509v3 compliant
S/MIME Versions 1.0, 2.0, 3.0
Other: CAPICOM and DataProtectionAPI
Why Microsoft
BizTalk Server 2002?
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Leverage existing developer community
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Low cost training widely available
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6 million Microsoft developers worldwide
900,000 Microsoft trained professionals
7 of top 10 SIs and regional services partners
Thousands of CTEC training centers
Hundreds of books, courses, users groups
Complementary products and tools
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Dozens of ISPs and ASPs
Hundreds of compatible ISV applications
BizTalk Server Customers
BTS 2002 (second major version) released Dec. 2001
900+ customers, 160+ adapters in less than one year
Fastest growing integration server in history
ABN AMRO
Ford Motor Company
State Of Michigan
Nippon Steel Corporation
Air Liquide
Air Products and Chemicals
Aramark Corporation
Fuji Photo Film Company
State Of Queensland
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
State Of Texas
Nokia Corporation
Texas Instruments
Hewlett-Packard Company
Nomura Securities
Hilton Hotels Corporation
Bertelsmann AG
Boeing
Boise Cascade Corporation
BP
Bridgestone Corporation
Broadwing Inc.
Chevron Corporation
Clear Channel Communications
Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
Compaq Computer Corporation
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
Corning Incorporated
Deutsche Bank
Dresdner Bank
Enron Corp.
Estee Lauder
Federated Department Stores
FleetBoston Financial Corp
Tokyo Electron Limited
Toyota Motor Corporation
Hitachi
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Honeywell International
Novo Nordisk
Intel Corporation
Parker Hannifin Corporation
J. C. Penney Company
Pfizer Inc
Levi Strauss & Co
Pier 1 Imports
Linear Technology Corporation
PPG Industries
Lloyds TSB Group
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Marks and Spencer
Principal Financial Group
Merck
RadioShack Corporation
Merrill Lynch
Raytheon Company
Unocal Corporation
Metropolitan Life Insurance
Reuters Group
Verizon Communications
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance
Volkswagen AG
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Sara Lee Corporation
Volvo
National Gypsum Company
Siemens Corporation
Weyerhaeuser Company
NEC Corporation
Solutia
Whole Foods Market
Nestlé
Sonoco Products Company
Woolworths Holdings
New York Times Company
State Of Arkansas
WorldCom, Inc.
State Of Kansas
Xerox Corporation
Tyco International Ltd.
U.S. Army
U.S. Department Of Defense
U.S. Department Of Energy
U.S. NAVY
UK Government
UnitedHealth Group
Roadmap to EAI
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Learn about BizTalk Server on http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/
Download BizTalk Server Evaluation Edition
Conduct a short pilot project (1-2 weeks)
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Consider end-to-end integration scenarios (including internal and
external applications)
Include multiple business document formats
(XML, flat files, EDI files, etc.)
Benchmark performance throughput if important
Consider deployment and maintenance implications
Participate directly in all integration work
Best way to fairly compare products
and minimize your substantial risk
EAI Resources
To Locate a Partner Who Works With
Microsoft Integration Solutions
For Training and Certification
Questions
Microsoft Certified Providers Directory
http://mcspreferral.microsoft.com
Microsoft Training & Certification
http://www.microsoft.com/trainingandservices/
default.asp
For Technical Information About
Microsoft Integration Solutions
For Information Integrated
Applications
Technical Resources for BizTalk Server
http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/techinfo/default.asp
Many TechNet Courses Are Available, Including:
Course 2379: Developing and Deploying Microsoft BizTalk
Server 2000 Solutions
Course 2420: Designing B2B Trading Partner Integration
Solutions
BizTalk Server Web Site
http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk
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