If you need to integrate Microsoft BizTalk Server (BTS) 2004 with other
applications and data sources, you're going to need some kind of adapter. BTS
2004 ships with a few, including the file adapter and the Web services
adapter. Other adaptors, especially ones used to integrate BTS with popular
enterprise software, are available from third-party vendors. However, if you
need a JMS (Java Messaging Service) adapter, or one that supports J2EE
facilities such as JNDI (Java Naming and Directory Interface), JAAS (Java
Authentication and Authorization Service), and EJBs (Enterprise Java Beans),
you're probably going to have to build one. This article shows you how to
construct a custom adapter that allows BTS to integrate with JMS. You can
also use these techniques to constru... (more)